Museums & Galleries in Dublin

Merrion Square West & Clare Street,   Dublin 2

The National Gallery of Ireland opened its doors to the public in January 1864. Today the collection includes over 2,500 paintings and some 10,000 other works in different media including watercolours, drawings, prints and sculpture. Every major European ...

  Dublin 2

Walk into the National Museum of Ireland on Kildare Street and you are magically transported back to 7000BC. From there, a stroll though time will bring you right back up to the 20th century. The Museum first opened its doors in 1890 and since then it has ...

  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 ...

  Dublin 2

Just two years before Charles Darwin published his famous work, 'The Origin of Species', the Natural History Museum in Merrion Street was opened to the public for the first time in 1857. Now, as then, it educates and inspires, leaving us feeling small and ...

  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 ...

  Dublin 4

The National Print Museum was offically opened in 1996 in the former Garrison Chapel of Beggars Bush Barracks in Dublin 4. The museum was established to document the history of printing. The museum has a collection of over 10,000 objects that cover the ...

  County Dublin

The National Transport Museum was established by the Transport Museum Society of Ireland. This collection is Ireland’s only comprehensive assembly of public and commercial road transport. A century separates the oldest of the sixty exhibits from the newest, ...

Foster Place, College Green,   Dublin 2

Founded in 1983, The Wax Museum is relocating to Foster Place, College Green Dublin 2, and plans to open there by the end of March 2009. Meet the famous, past and present, in their new surroundings. Prepare to be scared in the new Chamber of Horrors, and ...

The Armoury Foster Place College Green Dublin 2   Dublin 2

Located in the stunning historical Armoury building in Foster Place, Dublin 2, the National Wax Museum Plus will bring visitors on a memorable journey through time, allowing you to meet some of the great characters that shaped the country. Life-sized wax ...

  Dublin 2

Number Twenty Nine is a completely restored middle class house of the late 18th century. The owners, Electricity Supply Board and National Museum of Ireland, have sought to recapture the atmosphere and furnishings of a typical comfortable home of the period ...

  Dublin 16

Closed 2006 due to renovation works. Please check website for details. A former school run by Patriot and Educationalist Patrick Pearse, it is now a museum in beautiful grounds. Attractions include exhibitions, a nature study room with attractive ...

  County Dublin

Tara's Palace is undoubtedly one of the world's most significant Dolls Houses. Inspired by Sir Neville Wilkinson's celebrated Titania's Palace of 1907, Ron and Doreen McDonnell sought to recapture the spirit and purpose of Sir Neville, when they began the ...

  Dublin 3

The Casino is considered to be one of the finest 18th century neo-classical buildings in Europe. Designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house for James Caulfield, 1st Earl of Charlemont, The Casino meaning 'small house', surprisingly contains 16 ...

  County Dublin

Closed from October 1st for the winter season The Fry Model Railway is a unique collection of handmade models of Irish trains, from the beginning of rail travel to modern times. Situated in the beautiful grounds surrounding Malahide Castle, this ...

  Dublin 7

Originally built in 1780, The Old Jameson Distillery, once considered one of the largest and finest distilleries in the world, has been recreated to it's former glory and is now an award winning visitor centre. Take a guided tour of the Distillery, and ...