Ireland’s National Theatre, The Abbey, has played a central cultural role in the country for over 100 years. Opened in 1904, 20 years before Independence,...

Controversial when it was unveiled in 2002, The Spire is already one of Dublin’s best-known landmarks and by far the tallest. The stainless steel sculpture...

The best place in Ireland to see and to buy fine art prints, the Graphics Studio Gallery is the oldest gallery of its kind in...

The Wall of Fame is a permanent outdoor exhibition celebrating Ireland’s musical heroes. Twelve of them have been chosen because of their influence on Irish...

The Book of Kells represents the artistic zenith of Celtic Christianity and it’s regarded as the finest illuminated manuscript in Europe. Probably produced on the...

The National Photographic Archive is a growing collection of some 600,000 photos. Collections include the Cardall Collection, comprising postcards from the 1950s and 1960s, the...

The General Post Office was the stronghold of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, and bullet holes still scar its façade. The inside was...

The James Joyce Centre celebrates and details the life and work of one of the world’s greatest 20th-century writers. Interactive displays and films introduce visitors...

Deep within the vaults of the City Hall, Dublin’s eventful past unfolds. The Story of the Capital follows the City’s journey from Viking settlement to...

The National Library of Ireland is the best place in the world to find out about this fascinating country. The largest collection of Irish material...

Almost all archeological artefacts found in Ireland are in this Museum - some two million of them. The oldest are over 9000 years old and...

Dublin Castle stands in the centre of the city on strategic high ground, which has been fortified for a least a millennium. The present building...

The Chester Beatty Library illuminates the world’s artistic and theological traditions through two permanent exhibitions, Artistic Traditions and Sacred Traditions. Highlights include important biblical papyri,...

Ireland’s National Gallery houses 2,500 paintings and some 10,000 other works. All the major European Schools are represented. Highlights include Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ...

Two centuries of zoological discoveries and acquisitions are here. Two million species, half of them insects, have been collected from around the world by...

For many, Newman House sums up Georgian Dublin. Elegant 18th-century rooms, elaborate plasterwork and a sturdy granite façade help to explain why. Daily tours guide...

Dublin City Gallery contains the entire studio contents of Francis Bacon. Bacon’s heir, John Edwards gave the collection of over 7,500 items to the gallery...

Dublin’s literary heritage is immense. Dublin Writers Museum celebrates the life and work of four Nobel Prize Winners and countless world-renowned authors. Samuel Beckett, James...

Christ Church Cathedral is Dublin’s oldest building. Dating from 1038, it was founded by Sitriuc, first Christian King of the Dublin Norsemen, but in 1172,...

Free guided tours of Ireland’s magnificent Government Buildings leave four times a day every Saturday. They take visitors deep into the last major public building...