Glebe House and Gallery (OPW)

Glebe House, the home for nearly thirty years of the renowned artist Derek Hill, is situated on rising ground, beside Lough Gartan, east of Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal.

Glebe House and Gallery is home to a large collection of art brought together by Derek Hill. Originally known as St Columb’s, the 1828 Regency-style house is decorated with William Morris textiles, and collections of Islamic and Japanese art, as well as 300 works by leading twentieth-century artists such as Picasso and Kokoshka.

There are over 1,500 items in the whole collection representing various aspects of the multi-faceted life of Derek Hill and his contemporaries. Originally known as St Columb’s, the 1828 Regency-style house is decorated with William Morris textiles, and collections of Islamic and Japanese art, as well as 300 works by leading twentieth-century artists such as Picasso and Kokoshka.

There are over 1,500 items in the whole collection representing various aspects of the multi-faceted life of Derek Hill and his contemporaries.

The house and gardens are displayed in an informal manner, as though Derek Hill was still in residence. Glebe House and Gallery are operated and managed by the Office of Public Works.