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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. As the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks joins together with two other famous museums, Archaeology and National History, to complete the picture as the the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. This museum charts Ireland's economic, social, political and military progress through the ages. Artefacts on display range from silver, Asian Art, ceramic and glassware pieces to weaponry, furniture, examples of folklife and costume.

The new Military History exhibition called 'Soldiers and Chiefs: The Irish at War at Home and Abroad, 1550-2001.' uses original artefacts, letters, replicas and audio accounts, showing how soldiering and war have affected the lives of Irish people. All of these pieces are displayed with imagination in innovative and contemporary galleries, which entice you to go further, look harder and examine more closely.

Opening Times:

Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 2pm-5pm
Closed Monday (including Bank Holidays)
Easter: Closed Good Friday
Christmas: Closed Dec 25th

Facilities:

Museum café, museum gift shop, free car parking, education resource room, fully wheelchair accessible, toilets, baby changing, guided and audio tours and lift

How to Get There:

By bus:
90 (from Aston Quay);
25, 25A, 66, 67 (Pearse St and Westmoreland St)

By train:
DART to Tara Street with connecting bus or Connolly Station with connecting Red Luas line.

Luas: Red Line 'Museum' stop.

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