MUSEUMS

Dublin Castle,Dublin 2
European Museum of the Year 2002, Irish Museum of the Year 2000. Situated in the heart of the city centre, the Chester Beatty Library's exhibitions open a window on the artistic treasures of the great cultures and religions of the world. The Library's rich collection of manuscripts, prints, icons, miniature paintings, early printed books and objects d'art from countries across the world offers ...

18 Parnell Square North,Dublin 1
The Irish literary tradition is one of the most illustrious in the world, famous for four Nobel Prize winners and for many other writers of international renown. In 1991, the Dublin Writers Museum was opened to house a history and celebration of literary Dublin. Situated in a magnificent 18th century mansion in the north city centre, the collection features the lives and works of Dublin's ...

2-3 Kildare Street,Dublin 2
A State Heraldic Museum has been attached to the Office of Arms (now the Office of the Chief Herald) since 1909.

3 Walworth Road, PortobelloDublin 8
The Museum is located in a former Synagogue, with its original features and preserves memorabilia relating to Irish Jewry.

Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham,Dublin 8
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is Ireland's leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. The Museum presents a wide variety of art in a dynamic programme of exhibitions, which regularly includes bodies of work from its own Collection and its award winning Education and Community Department. It also creates more widespread access to art and ...

Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire,County Dublin
**Please note: The National Maritime Museum / Mariners Church, Dun Laoghaire, will remain closed for the remainder of 2009 due to major restoration work on the building**

Kildare Street,Dublin 2
Walk into the National Museum of Ireland on Kildare Street and you are magically transported back in time. A stroll through time will take you all the way back to 7,000BC. The Museum first opened its doors in 1890 and since then it has been filling in the blanks for us through its extensive archeological collections. Take time at The Treasury which features outstanding examples of Celtic and ...

Collins Barracks, Benburb Street,Dublin 7
Collins Barracks could be said to be the National Museum of Ireland's largest artefact, having had a unique history all of its own in another life. It now completes the picture for the National Museum in Dublin and joins the two already famous buildings in the possession of the Museum. Collins Barracks has been completely renovated and restored to become the National Museum of Ireland - ...

Merrion Street,Dublin 2
The Museum of Natural History will be closed to the public until further notice in order to carry out some refurbishments. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The Dead Zoo At Large- A temporary exhibition @ Collins Barracks Step back in time and savour the atmosphere of this temporary exhibition reconstructed at a new venue. This temporary exhibition fills the gap left by ...

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar,Dublin 2
The National Photographic Archive houses the photographic collection of the National Library of Ireland, of over 600,000 photographs. The collection can be viewed in the reading room, and an increasing selection are available online. While most of the collections are historical there are also some contemporary collections. Subject matter ranges from topographical views to studio portraits ...