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FREE DUBLIN EXPERIENCES
National Museums of Ireland (NMI)
All Museums Contact details
Tel +353 (0)1 6777444
Email
(Booking office open Mon-Fri 1000-1400hrs)
Web
Advance booking required to ensure accommodation of your group size
(Min. 1 month advance booking advised). Min. 1 hour recommended for
each museum visit.
International and Language Group visits are self-directed in each museum
allowing your group take in the Museum’s collections at their own pace to
focus on the areas of particular interest. Knowledgeable attendants are on
hand to answer questions. Note: For conservation purposes, no food or drink
allowed in Museum spaces.
All Museum Opening Times
Open Year Round. Tues-Sat 1000-1700hrs; Sunday 1400-1700hrs.
Closed: Mondays (including Bank Holidays), Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Experience Description, Location & Opening Times
NMI – Decorative Arts, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7.
GPS 53.347868, -6.285242.
At the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History you will
find Irish haute couture garments, furniture, silver, jewellery, ceramics,
and exhibitions exploring Irish military history, including the 1916 Easter
Rising. To help plan your visit a floor plan is available to download at:
NMI – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
GPS 53.340617, -6.255244
The National Archaeology Museum carries artefacts dating from 7000BC to
the 20th Century over seven galleries. Language Guides & Floorplans available
to download at:
NMI – Natural History Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin 2.
GPS 53.339722, -6.252100
Also known as ‘The Dead Zoo’, the Museum carries 10,000 exhibits of the natural
world showcasing (in decorative cabinets) a wide-ranging and comprehensive
zoological collection. The Discovery Zone offers a unique chance to get to grips
with a Badger and a Pilot Whale skull. This hands-on area has two mobile units
with the themes: Life on Land and The Life Aquatic. To help plan your visit a
floor plan is available to download at:
Group Bookings/Tour Operator Rates N/A. FREE
Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements
No min/max age. Each museum is wheelchair accessible (although some
floors have no lift access – please check website for details). Public Restrooms,
including wheelchair accessible restrooms at each Museum. An onsite café
(at NMI Archaeology) and variety of Cafés and shops all within 5 mins. walk
of all Museums. Coach Parking available within walking distance. Public Coach
parking available throughout the city, all within walking distance of each
museum. For further information see
Public Transport
All parks are serviced by Luas (Roadtram), DART (Coastal Dublin Lightrail)
and Dublin Bus routes.
Other Experiences Nearby
NMI – Natural History: NMI – Archaeology (8 mins Walk); National Gallery
of Ireland (5 mins walk).
NMI – Archaeology: Little Museum of Dublin (5 mins Walk) St Stephen’s
Green (5 Mins Walk); Merrion Square (5 Mins Walk).
NMI – Decorative Arts: Phoenix Park (10 mins walk), Dublin Zoo
(20 mins walk).
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The remains of St. Valentine are contained
inWhitefriar Street Carmelite Church, on
Aungier Street in Dublin.
The lion who roars at the start of
every MGM movie was born in
Dublin Zoo in 1927.