Museums
Museums of Ireland
125 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Art museum25museums
Heritage centre8museums
Heritage railway4museums
Open-air museum3museums
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1National Museum of Ireland
Dublin, Leinster
Military museum · 1877
783k visitors7 famous works
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2National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
Dublin, Leinster
Military museum · 1890
371k visitors6 famous works
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3National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin, Leinster
Art museum · 1854
12 famous works
7National Museum of Ireland, Merrion Street
Dublin, Leinster
1856
109k visitors
9National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
Dublin, Leinster
Art museum · 1997
314k visitors
11Irish Museum of Modern Art
Ranelagh, Leinster
Art museum · 1991
1 famous works
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12Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny, Leinster
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18Science Gallery
Dublin, Leinster
Science center · 2008
242k visitors
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24National Print Museum
Dublin, Leinster
Art museum · 1990
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25Fort Dunree
Portsalon, Ulster
Military museum · 1812
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26Limerick City Gallery of Art
Limerick, Munster
Art museum · 1936
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27Museum of Country Life
Turlough, Connacht
2001
99k visitors
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28Cork Butter Museum
Cork, Munster
1985
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30Lewis Glucksman Gallery
Cork, Munster
Art museum · 2004
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41National Transport Museum of Ireland
Baldoyle, Leinster
1971
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44Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
Baldoyle, Leinster
Technology museum · 1805
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48Cork Public Museum
Cork, Munster
1910
53Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum
Dublin, Leinster
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Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Art museum | 25 |
| Heritage centre | 8 |
| Heritage railway | 4 |
| Open-air museum | 3 |
| Military museum | 3 |
| Historic house museum | 3 |
| Cinematheque | 2 |
| Police museum | 1 |
| Museum ship | 1 |
| Science center | 1 |
| Textile museum | 1 |
| Folk museum | 1 |
| Technology museum | 1 |
| City museum | 1 |