This collection documents sculptures that comprise part of the University College Dublin art collection. Many of these sculptures have featured in the UCD Sculpture Trail. The UCD Sculpture Trail comprises public works of art that are an integral part of the urban fabric of the university, enriching the sense of place and the physical beauty of the natural environment. Varying in style and material, the collection is representative of national and internationally renowned artists including John Burke, Jason Ellis, Thomas Glendon, James Hogan, Kevin O'Dwyer, Bob Quinn and Giorgio Zennaro.

Photograph of Michael Tierney and Carmel Humphries in front of a bust of an unidentified man.

Photograph of Michael Tierney and Carmel Humphries in front of a bust of an unidentified man.

Photograph of James Malachy O'Connor, P. O'Shea, D. O'Shea, Michael Tierney, J. Hughes and (P. or J.) Fletcher at the presentation of wallets to UCD porters on their retirement.

Photograph of Eoin MacNeill and members of the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.

[Photograph of the sculptor Albert Power working on a bust of James Stephens.]

[Photograph of the sculptor Albert Power working on a bust of James Stephens, as Stephens looks on.]

Residence of Henry Loftus, 3rd Earl of Ely. The staircase is a scaled-down replica of that in the Palace of Charles of Lorraine at Brussels, completed by the Flemish sculptor Laurent Delvaux in 1769. This version attributed to the Flemish sculptor and stuccodore Barthomolew Cramillion who was active in Dublin after 1772.