Dublin museums and galleries

Everyday prison life and the fate of Irish patriots who had to spend their lives here. This 200-year-old prison consists of an old prison wing that was first used in 1796. Those who participate in the ...

An impressive reading room and the Book of Kells. Of all the library buildings at the university, the Old Library, built from 1712-1732, attracts the most visitors. The 70 m long room with a wooden vau...

The museum is a gift from the American mining millionaire Sir Alfred Chester Beatty. The highlights here include papyrus scripts, valuable copies of the Koran from Turkey, Iran and India, Buddhist and ...

Gold and other treasures recount Ireland's Christian and pre-Christian past. If you wanted to fill an ark with objects that document the history of Ireland, you could confidently fill it up with the ex...

The visitor centre in a disused distillery offers a great insight into the art of distilling whiskey. The distillery's chimney, which is almost 60 m high, has a lift and a glass viewing platform. Guid...

A diverse collection of applied art. Since 1997 this has been home to a significant collection as well as weapons, ceramics, fashion, silver, glass from many different centuries, Irish popular art, Chi...

Portraits from Ireland, Great Britain and Europe from the late Middle Ages up to the end of the 19th century are on display. Here you can admire European works of art, including works by Angelico, Goya...

address: St Josephs Avenue, Dublin 3

address: Bow Street, Dublin 7