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Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

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Exhibitions

Until December 2020

A Forgotten Polish Hero of the Great Irish Famine

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Opening 5 October 2020

The Courtyard Gallery: Crown beoir

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Until September 2020

Séamus Mag Uidhir Mayo Folklorist

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Until 8 January 2021

Kitchen Power: Women's Experiences of Rural Electrification

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Image courtesy of the ESB Archive

LEVEL 2 - OPEN

Visitor Information

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Free Admission to all our museums

Opening hours
Tuesday - Saturday:
10am-5pm

Sunday - Monday:
1pm-5pm

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Upcoming Events

Great outdoor activity!

Greenway day out

Combine a visit to the National Museum of Ireland with a greenway cycle for a great day out.

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'Museum at Home' Online Activity

VIDEO WORKSHOP: Design your own Rush Basket

An online 'Museum at Home' activity to design your own paper basket inspired by the Museum collections.

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'Museum at Home' Online Activity

VIDEO: How to Make a Harvest Knot

Learn how to make a harvest knot with Tom Doyle from the Museum's Education & Learning team.

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Country Life

Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31

+353 94 903 1755

Announcements

  • Closure of NMI Dublin sites

    National Museum of Ireland regrets that during the current Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions our Dublin sites Natural History, Archaeology & Decorative Arts & History will be closed until further notice.

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