Museums and Exhibitions in Co. Dublin
4 places
1.National Gallery of Ireland
Caravaggio, Vermeer & Yeats under one roof — free
Ireland's national art collection, spanning from the 14th century to today — with masterpieces by Caravaggio, Vermeer, Monet, and Yeats, all in the heart of Georgian Dublin, and entry is free.
- Highlights
- Caravaggio's The Taking of Christ (1602)
- Vermeer's Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid
- Jack B. Yeats' The Liffey Swim
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
2.EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Voted Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction 3 years running
A fully digital, interactive museum in Dublin's Docklands telling the story of 10 million Irish emigrants and their extraordinary global impact — voted Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction three years in a row.
- Highlights
- 20 interactive digital galleries across four themes
- World's only fully digital museum
- Irish Family History Centre on-site (genealogy consultations)
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
3.National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
free home to the Ardagh Chalice, Tara Brooch & Iron Age bog bodies
Ireland's national archaeological treasures — from prehistoric gold to Viking artefacts and Iron Age bog bodies — housed in a stunning Victorian Palladian building in the heart of Dublin.
- Highlights
- The Ardagh Chalice and Tara Brooch in The Treasury
- Ór – Ireland's Gold, one of Europe's finest prehistoric gold collections
- Iron Age bog bodies in Kingship and Sacrifice
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
4.Trinity College Dublin
Ireland's oldest university, home to the 1,200-year-old Book of Kells
Ireland's oldest university, founded in 1592, is a 47-acre oasis in central Dublin housing the world-famous Book of Kells, the stunning Long Room library, and centuries of hidden stories brought to life by student-led tours.
- Highlights
- The 1,200-year-old Book of Kells, Ireland's greatest cultural treasure
- The Long Room — one of the world's most beautiful libraries
- Gaia: a suspended illuminated Earth installation by Luke Jerram
- Facilities
- Wheelchair access