Museums in Ireland
Collections with a door and posted hours, from county history to aviation and rail. What the record knows about each is what the page says.
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232 museums are published in Ireland. The list below holds the 143 best-documented.
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland
- Fort Dunree Military Museum
- Chester Beatty Library
- National Museum of Ireland (Decorative Arts & History)
- National Print Museum
- Enniscorthy Castle
- National 1798 Centre
- The Butter Museum
- Museum of Literature Ireland
- Cork City Gaol
- Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
- Garda Museum
- Dublin Writers Museum
- Famine Warhouse 1848
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre
- National Science Museum
- Old Jameson Distillery
- Casino Model Railway Museum
- Heritage Centre
- James Joyce Tower and Museum
- Irish Agricultural Museum
- National Museum of Ireland, Country Life
- Irish Jewish Museum
- The James Joyce Centre
- Hunt Museum
- The Little Museum of Dublin
- Donegal County Museum
- Louth County Museum
- James Mitchell Geology MuseumBuilt 1952
- The Steam Musem
- National Transport Museum
- Clonalis House
- Kilmainham Jail Museum
- Glucksman Gallery
- Galway City Museum
- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
- 14 Henrietta Street museumBuilt 2017
- Irish Architectural Archive
- Jeanie Johnston
- Cavan County Museum
- Medieval Mile Museum
- Ennis Abbey
- Carlow County Museum
- National Museum of Ireland, Natural History9 m
- Cavan & Leitrim Railway
- Waterford County Museum
- Allihies Copper Mine Museum
- Clare Museum
- Medieval Museum
- Cork Public Museum
- Pearse Museum12 m
- Kylemore Abbey
- Dublinia
- Dwyer McAllister Cottage
- Newbridge Silverware
- National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
- Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre
- Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum
- Town Hall
- Heritage Centre
- Lartigue Monorail
- Abbeyleix Heritage Centre
- Kerry County Museum
- Kiltartan Gregory Museum
- Balrothery Heritage Centre
- Cobh Museum
- Teach Synge
- Arigna Mining Experience
- Station House Museum
- Millmount Museum
- Tullow Museum
- Limerick Museum
- Quiet Man Museum
- Birr Heritage Centre
- Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre
- Lusitania Museum
- Folk Village Museum
- Rothe House & Garden
- Zoology Museum
- Glendalough Visitor Centre
- Heritage Centre
- Bonane Heritage Park
- Carlow Military Museum
- Monaghan County Museum
- Culture House
- Temple Bar Gallery
- The National Wax Museum Plus
- Cork Folklore Project
- Clare County Museum
- Malahide Historical Society Museum
- Leamy House
- The Redbrick SubstationBuilt 2023
- Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre
- Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir
- St. Mary's Famine and War Museum
- Irish Whiskey Museum
- Imaginosity
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
- Irish Military Museum And Park
- Irish Wake MuseumBuilt 2023-06-17
- Atlantic Air Venture
- Kells Priory Mill Museum
- Mullingar Cathedral Museum
- The Irish Rock 'n' Roll Museum Experience
- Lough Boora Sculpture Park
- Kinsale Regional Museum & Courthouse
- GPO MuseumBuilt 2016
- National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland
- Claddagh Ring Museum
- Irish Famine Cottages
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre
- Sligo Abbey
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum
- Irish Silver Museum
- The Cassandra Hand Centre
- Goodly Barrow Museum
- Dún Aonghasa Visitor Centre
- Historic Science Centre
- Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again
- Revenue Museum
- The Riding School
- Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre
- Kerry Writers' Museum
- Lifetime Lab
- Connaght Rangers
- Timahoe Heritage Centre
- Galway Arts Centre
- Nano Nagle Heritage Centre
- Shackleton Museum
- The Bailieborough Bridewell
- Passage West Maritime Museum
- Heritage Center
- Shannon Airport Aviation Gallery
- Zoology Museum
- Cormackstown Heritage Centre
- Valentia Island Lighthouse
- Clonmacnoise
- Collins Barracks Military Museum
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes)
- Richmond Barracks
- National Co-op MuseumBuilt 1889
- Strokestown House
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