Meet a geologist in September
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Meet a Geologist in person
Do you have an rock that you would like to have identified? Or a query about quartz that you would like answered?
Exhibitions
Mineral: sulphur crystals from Cianciana, Sicily, Italy (NMING:M46)
Pictured is a camogie dress worn by Maeve Gilroy in the 1960s. She was wearing this dress when she won her second All-Ireland Senior camogie title with Antrim in 1967.
Non-Conformist Chair, Eileen Gray
A ‘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.
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Tuesday - Saturday:
10am-5pm
Sunday - Monday:
1pm-5pm
Upcoming Events
Engage and Learn
Discover a range of learning resources for at home or in the classroom.
Museum in the Classroom
Capture the imagination of your students and make learning fun!
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Discover our online family resources inspired by the collections at the Museum.
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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