Decorative Arts & History
Free Admission
Collins Barracks,
Dublin 7
Current Exhibitions
Take time to explore our variety of exhibitions
Alison Lowry: (A)Dressing Our Hidden Truths
Decorative Arts & History
Exhibition / December 2020
An artistic response to the legacy of mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries by Alison Lowry
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
Asgard: From Gun-Running to Recent Conservation
Decorative Arts & History
Exhibition / Ongoing
Discover the historic Asgard yacht
21st Century Irish Craft
Decorative Arts & History
Exhibition / Ongoing
The exhibition showcases contemporary Irish material in the national collection
Tales of the Titanic: 'The Cruel Sea' and 'Waking the Titanic'
Country Life
Exhibition / This exhibition has now closed
An exhibition exploring the fragile hopes of a County Mayo community
Séamus Mag Uidhir Mayo Folklorist
Country Life
Exhibition / Until September 2020
National Museum of Ireland celebrates life and work of Erris folklorist
Straw, Hay & Rushes
Country Life
Exhibition / Closed until further notice
People in rural Ireland used to grow materials for everyday items like rush saddles, baskets, beehives, chairs & mattresses.
Kitchen Power
Country Life
Exhibition / Until July 2020
Explore the introduction of electricity to homes across Ireland
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
Rites of Passage at Tara
Archaeology
Exhibition / Temporary Exhibition
This exhibition explores the oldest visible monument on the Hill of Tara.
Prehistoric Ireland
Archaeology
Exhibition / Permanent Exhibition
Visit Neolithic and Bronze Age Ireland with tools, tombs and weaponry.
Viking Ireland
Archaeology
Exhibition / Permanent Exhibition
Explore the Vikings and how they changed Ireland between 800 and 1150 AD.
Ceramics and Glass from Ancient Cyprus
Archaeology
Exhibition / Permanent Exhibition
Learn about Roman and Bronze Age Cyprus with excavated clay figurines
Kingship and Sacrifice
Archaeology
Exhibition / Closed until further notice
An exhibition of Iron Age bog bodies and their sacrificial regalia.