IE Ireland 2 Free Museums

Best Museums in Dublin

Dublin is home to 2 world-class museums. From ancient collections to contemporary art, here is your complete guide with opening hours, prices, and directions.

National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin Free Entry

National Gallery of Ireland

Ireland's national art museum — free to enter, with a Caravaggio rediscovered in a Jesuit dining room, the world's largest collection of Jack B. Yeats, and European masters from Vermeer to Velázquez.

Admission
Free admission to permanent collection; special exhibitions may require a ticket
Founded
1854
National Museum of Ireland in Dublin Free Entry

National Museum of Ireland

Ireland's national museum — free to enter, with the Tara Brooch, the Ardagh Chalice, Iron Age bog bodies, Viking Dublin, and the world's most important collection of early medieval Irish art.

Admission
Free admission
Founded
1877

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