FREE ENTRY + select 4 free postcards from our range highlighting the many wonderful objects in each of our museums & 10% discount in the Museum Cafe. Admission to the National Museums of Ireland are free.

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 7000BC. The museum first opened its doors in 1890 and since then it has been filling in the blanks for us through its extensive archaeological collections.

Take time at The Treasury, which features outstanding examples of Celtic and Medieval art, such as the famous Ardagh Chalice, the Tara Brooch and the Derrynaflan Hoard. Gaze in wonder at the finest collection of prehistoric gold artefacts in Europe, which is to found in Ór – Ireland’s Gold.

Ramble through Prehistoric Ireland and experience life at the time of the Vikings in Viking Age Ireland. Medieval Ireland 1150-1550 documents life in Ireland in the age of cathedrals, monasteries and castles. The fascinating Kingship & Sacrifice exhibition centres on a number of recently found bog bodies dating back to the Iron Age. Displayed along with other bog finds from the Museum’s collections, it offers you an opportunity to come 'face to face' with your ancient ancestors.


Opening Times:

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

Facilities:

Museum café, museum gift shop, education resource room, lift, audio visual presentation, disabled access only to ground floor museum.
Calendar of events available – call or email us for details.

How to Get There:

By bus:
7, 7A, 8 (from Burgh Quay);
11, 13 (from O’Connell Street)

DART to Pearse Station (Westland Row)

Luas: Green Line to St. Stephens Green

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