Saturday June 10th, 12pm and 2pm
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Crinniú na nÓg: Shadow Puppets
Join us at Collins Barracks for Cruinniú na nÓg and learn how to create shadow puppets.
Exhibitions
Temporary Exhibition
Imaging Conflict; photographs from revolutionary era Ireland 1913-1923
View exhibitionHE:EW.4451- Album page with hand-written caption showing Eden Quay.
Temporary Exhibition Opened on 10th February, 2023
The 18 pounder Field Gun 9168: Lost and Found
View exhibitionA ‘Spoon Garden’ inspired by vegetable gardens as her response to Covid-19, with each silver spoon displayed in a wooden block, with a cut out centre.
Visitor Information
Free Admission to all our museums
Opening hours
Tuesday - Saturday:
10am-5pm
Sunday - Monday:
1pm-5pm
Upcoming Events
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Find out moreCollections pertaining to the decorative arts and history are maintained by curators in the Art and Industrial Division.
Their role is to collect, manage, and preserve Ireland’s heritage in the decorative and applied arts, as well as its political, economic, military and social history.
The primary aim is to promote a wider understanding of Ireland’s cultural heritage and to highlight the country’s contribution to European decorative arts and in a broader international context.
Did you know?
The work of the artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is particularly well represented in the Albert Bender Collection.
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Collins Barracks ,
Benburb St,
Dublin 7,
D07 XKV4
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