Museums & Galleries in Dublin

Dublin has long been a centre of art and culture. Apart from the large collections of the National Museum and National Gallery and Irish Museum of Modern Art, the city also boasts many fine small private collections. The range of art and artifacts is enormous, and the visitor will have no problem spending many hours enthralled.

Below you will find a list of Museums & Galleries in Dublin City and the surrounding regions. Click on the 'more information' tab in order to find out more about any one of them.

You can also download Cultúr a free guide to Irelands National Cultural Institutions. (Adobe PDF file, 4MB)

  • An Post Museum

    An Post Museum

    O'Connell Street Dublin 1

    The An Post Museum offers visitors a fascinating insight into the role played by Post Office ... Find out more »

  • Chester Beatty Library

    Chester Beatty Library

    Dublin Castle Dublin 2

    European Museum of the Year 2002, Irish Museum of the Year 2000. Situated in the heart of ... Find out more »

  • Croke Park Experience, Incorporating The GAA Museum

    Croke Park Experience, Incorporating The GAA Museum

    The GAA Museum, St Joseph's Avenue (off Clonliffe Road Dublin 3

    A must for anyone interested in the history and development of Ireland's national games of ... Find out more »

  • Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

    Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

    Charlemont House, Parnell Square North Dublin 1

    2009 marks the centenary of Francis Bacon, the greatest figuartive artist of the 20th Century . ... Find out more »

  • Dublin Writers Museum

    Dublin Writers Museum

    18 Parnell Square North Dublin 1

    The Irish literary tradition is one of the most illustrious in the world, famous for four Nobel ... Find out more »

  • Glasnevin Museum

    Glasnevin Museum

    Glasnevin Cemetery, Finglas Road Dublin 11

    Glasnevin Museum features a fully interactive exhibition highlighting the history of the ... Find out more »

  • Graphic Studio Gallery

    Graphic Studio Gallery

    Through The Arch, Off Cope Street, Temple Bar Dublin 2

    Graphic Studio Gallery is the oldest gallery in Dublin dealing exclusively in original fine art ... Find out more »

  • Imaginosity, Dublin Children’s Museum

    Imaginosity, Dublin Children’s Museum

    The Plaza, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18

    Imaginosity, Dublin Children’s Museum, is a unique child-centred creative space for children up ... Find out more »

  • Irish Museum of Modern Art

    Irish Museum of Modern Art

    Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8

    The Irish Museum of Modern Art is Ireland's leading national institution for the collection and ... Find out more »

  • James Joyce Museum

    James Joyce Museum

    Joyce Tower, Sandycove County Dublin

    The James Joyce Tower was one of a series of Martello towers built to withstand an invasion by ... Find out more »