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Galleries

Dublin has been known far and wide as a city oozing with art and culture. The two famed museums and galleries at the place are the National Gallery and the National Museum and the Irish Museum of Modern art. In addition to the above, the city also offers its visitor, exhibits and private collections of celebrities. Time will be never enough time for you to visit the mammoth collection of arts and artifacts that Dublin has accumulated across its various museums and galleries.

National Museum of Ireland

If you have been through a dozen museums and if you fancy prehistoric gold artifacts, the National Museum of Ireland does not fail to impress. In fact, when it comes to gold artefacts it is this museum which surpasses all other ones in Europe. The museum’s proud collections of Irish antiquities which have a history dating back to 7000 BC are also loved by many.

Dublin Writers Museum

Get here to take a peep at the Irish literature and its history. The city has been well acclaimed as the home of celebrated literature workers and writers and the Dublin writer’s museum stands proof to this reality. If you are curious to delve into the depths of the city’s immense literary heritage on your Dublin city break, this Museum, a reinstated Georgian mansion is a must-visit. The museum throws light on the books, portraits and letters of the city’s literary celebrities.

The city break visitor can immerse himself into the colossal literary heritage Dublin boasts of, once at this museum. The museum houses works of the city’s literary celebrities who lived centuries ago. This Georgian mansion standing on the Parnell Square is by itself worth seeing. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions.

Opulent plasterwork will welcome you to the Gallery of writers sited in the first floor of the building. This by itself will make your visit to the place worthy enough. The digital audio guide at the museum is the only one of its kind in Dublin. The museum also comes along with a bookshop as well as conference rooms.

Opening Times

January to December incl: Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm

Sunday and Public Holidays: 11.00am - 5.00pm.

Ticket Prices

Adults: €7.50 (Group rates €6.50)

Concessions: €6.30 (Group rates €5.30)

Child: €4.70 (Group rates €3.70)

Family(2 Adults & 3 Children under 12): €20.00

Highlight:: A probe into the literary heritage of Dublin

Dublin City Hall

Well, it is said that if you want to know the story weaving around Ireland’s capital city, a visit to the Dublin City Hall would suffice. Exhibits in the city hall sketch out the fruition of today’s Dublin. A few minutes at the place and you are enlightened on over 1000 years of history as well as the multi-hued past of Dublin.

Opening Times:

Monday-Saturday: 10am-5.15pm

Sunday & Bank Holidays: 11am-5pm

Admission Prices:

Adults: €4

Seniors/Students/Unwaged: €2

Children: €1.50

Family: €10

Highlight:: get to know the history of the city

National Museums:

Among the museums that are worth visiting in Ireland, popular names include its national museums

• National Museum of Archaeology and History - in Kildare Street- famous for its historical and archeological collection-iconic exhibits on Tara booth and bog bodies

•National Museum of Decorative Arts and History – in Collins Barracks –famous for its assorted collection on historical items and decorative arts.

National Gallery of Ireland

You can marvel at over 2500 paintings including a distinguished collection of Irish paintings, all unique in their own sense in addition to another 10000 works in other media. You can spot paintings from almost all the major European school of paintings.

At the centre of attraction of this National Gallery Of Ireland which dates back to 1864 is the Yeats museum and the Millennium wing. Works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Caravaggio and Vermeer do not fail to impress.

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