Museum Highlights

This branch of the National Museum of Ireland displays houses fine examples of silver, ceramics, glassware, weaponry, furniture, Folklife, clothing, jewellery, coins and medals. All of these are displayed with imagination in innovative and contemporary galleries, which entice you to go further, look harder and examine more closely.

Special exhibitions include Soldiers and Chiefs: The Irish at War at Home and Abroad from 1550, an extensive collection of military artefacts from all over the world; and The Easter Rising: Understanding 1916, which examines the decade of disturbance in Ireland between 1913 and 1923.

Other exhibitions include the Curator’s Choice exhibition where, amongst other treasures, there is an ancient Japanese ceremonial bell, which dates back over 2,000 years. What’s in Store? gives you the chance to get behind the scenes and explore a working museum collection. The double-height Out of Storage gallery also provides a fascinating opportunity to view artefacts that were previously held in storage.