About Us
The National Museum of Ireland has three locations in Dublin and one in Co. Mayo with a strong emphasis on Irish art, culture and natural history. Admission is free to all four museums.
Archaeology - Kildare Street
- Visitors can see the beautiful Iconics Treasures Exhibition which features iconic artefacts such as the Ardagh Chalice, the Tara Brooch and the Derrynaflan Hoard.
- Make sure to visit the Kingship and Sacrifice Exhibition which includes recently found bog bodies.
- Or - Ireland's Gold Exhibition is one of the largest and most important gold collections in Europe.
Decorative Arts & History - Collins Barracks
- Exhibitions include the 1916 Rising which examines the disturbance between 1913 and 1923.
- The Irish Silver Collection traces the development of the Silversmith's craft from the early 17th Century to the present day.
- The Way We Wore Exhibition displays stylish clothing and jewellery worn in Ireland principally from the 1760's to the 1960's.
- The Irish High Crosses temporary Exhibition is not to be missed.
Natural History- Merrion Street
- Also known as the 'Dead Zoo' the Museum's 10,000 exhibits provide a glimpse of the natural world since the doors opened in 1857.
- The Irish Room is dedicated to animals native to Ireland.
- The Mammals of the World collection contains and elephant, polar bear, lions, monkeys, apes and lemurs.
- The Museum has a Discovery Zone and Reading Room for visitors to enjoy also.
Country Life - Co Mayo
- The award-winning Museum of Country Life is home to the National Folklife Collection.
- With exhibitions spread over four floors, the museum gives visitors a unique opportunity to see how the people of Ireland lived in the hundred years between the Great Famine and the end of the 1950's.
