Decorative Arts & History
LEVEL 5 - CLOSED
Collins Barracks,
Dublin 7
Virtual Tours
Our Museums may be closed for now but you can still enjoy a virtual tour of some of our key exhibitions and galleries
Take a virtual tour of the Museum of Decorative Arts & History
Take a virtual tour of the Museum of Country Life
Take a virtual tour of the Museum of Natural History
Current Exhibitions
Take time to explore our variety of exhibitions
Irish Wars 1919 to 1923
Decorative Arts & History
Exhibition / Permanent Exhibition
Irish Wars 1919 – 1923 forms part of the permanent exhibition ‘Soldiers and Chiefs’, but it has been substantially reimagined as part of the Museum’s Decade of Centenaries Commemorations
Alison Lowry: (A)Dressing Our Hidden Truths
Decorative Arts & History
Exhibition / December 2021
An artistic response to the legacy of mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries by Alison Lowry
A Dubliner’s Collection of Asian Art: The Albert Bender Exhibition
Decorative Arts & History
Exhibition / Permanent exhibition
Learn about the Museum's Asian art collection and its donor, Irish-American, Albert Bender
Martin O'Meara: Victoria Cross
Decorative Arts & History
Exhibition / April 2021
Victoria Cross awarded to Martin O'Meara for gallant behaviour under indescribable conditions in no man's land during WWI
Ib Jorgensen: A Fashion Retrospective
Decorative Arts & History
Exhibition / Ongoing
From the 1950s to the 1990s, Danish born Ib Jorgensen was one of Ireland’s leading fashion designers
Crown beoir
Country Life
Exhibition / Exhibition and online gallery
A Courtyard Gallery exhibition
Kitchen Power: Women's Experiences of Rural Electrification
Country Life
Exhibition / Now available as an online exhibition
Explore the introduction of electricity to homes across Ireland
Cycling the Country
Country Life
Exhibition / Permanent exhibition
Exploring the importance of the bicycle in rural life in the Ireland
A Forgotten Polish Hero of the Great Irish Famine
Country Life
Exhibition / Until December 2020
Paul Strzelecki’s Struggle to Save Thousands
Polish Folk Art - Beliefs, Colour and Symbols
Country Life
Exhibition / Temporary exhibition
An exhibition of Polish folk art curated by Bardzo Ladnie Foundation
Irish Fauna
Natural History
Exhibition / Permanent exhibition
Discover examples of Ireland's insects, mammals, birds, sea life and predators.
Mammals of the World
Natural History
Exhibition / Permanent exhibition
Discover skeletons and stuffed specimens of non-Irish animal species, from elephants to whales
Glendalough: Power, Prayer and Pilgrimage
Archaeology
Exhibition / Now open
Making places with objects
Ceramics and Glass from Ancient Cyprus
Archaeology
Exhibition / Permanent Exhibition
Learn about Roman and Bronze Age Cyprus with excavated clay figurines
Viking Ireland
Archaeology
Exhibition / Permanent Exhibition
Explore the Vikings and how they changed Ireland between 800 and 1150 AD.
Kingship and Sacrifice
Archaeology
Exhibition / Permanent Exhibition
An exhibition of Iron Age bog bodies and their sacrificial regalia.
Medieval Ireland 1150-1550
Archaeology
Exhibition / Closed until further notice
Discover Medieval Ireland, its farmers and nobles, churches, books, and art
Online Events
Discover something new with our online events
Symbols of Ireland
Decorative Arts & History
Event / 17 Mar 2021
Explore and learn about some of the hidden meanings behind the symbols of Ireland.
OUTing the Past Dublin 2021 - Breaking Down Barriers
Decorative Arts & History
Event / 24 Mar 2021
Dan Vo will deliver a live presentation of original research conducted with 50 galleries, libraries, archives, museums across the UK engaged in LGBTQ+ programming.
OUTing the Past Dublin 2021 - I am and CAMP Project
Decorative Arts & History
Event / 26 Mar 2021
Bríd Murphy and Darren Collins will discuss the CAMP Project and the art installation tilted, 'I am'.
OUTing the Past Dublin 2021 - Reclaiming the Link with the Past: History and Legacy of the Pink Triangle
Decorative Arts & History
Event / 26 Mar 2021
Dr Rainer Schulze will discuss the links the generation of gay men (and LGBTIQ people more widely) persecution under the Nazi regime (and before) through the “AIDS crisis”.
OUTing the Past Dublin 2021 - Fashion Activism Workshop
Decorative Arts & History
Event / 28 Mar 2021
Join Taryn de Vere will examine how LGBTQI+ Activism demonstrates the power of fashion as an activist tool.
WATCH BACK: How to Make Your Own Hedgehog Highways and More!
Country Life
Event / 31 Mar 2021
A Museum at Home' biodiversity event
Tales from the Decant: How to Dismantle a Whale?
Natural History
Event / 19 Mar 2021
Have a question you would like featured in the pre-recording? Please submit to educationnh@museum.ie before Tuesday 2nd March 2021.
Online Activity: Colouring Sheets of St. Patrick’s Relics
Archaeology
Event / 14 Mar 2021 - 18 Mar 2021
Learn more about St. Patrick and his relics