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Collecting policies of the Museum through the years

Horse, earthenware, Chinese, T'ang Dynasty, 7th - 8th Century

The 500 pieces displayed in the Out of Storage exhibition were chosen to reflect the collecting policies of the Museum through the years.

Explore more below on the origins and development of the National Museum of Ireland and its collecting policies.

Origins of the National Museum of Ireland

From 1731: The Royal Dublin Society

From 1785: The Royal Irish Academy

1845-1865: The Museum of Irish Industry

1877-1899: The Science and Art Museum, Dublin

1899-1914: The National Museum of Science and Art

1914-1927: The birth of the National Museum of Ireland

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