Viceroy Lord French inspecting Auxiliaries, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 1921

Learn more about the plans for for NMI Natural History

We regret that the Asgard exhibition will be temporarily closed on Fri 5th and Sat 6th July. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Enjoy our extended opening hours until 8pm on Thursday evenings throughout July, August & September at our three Dublin museums.

The "we make our own histories" exhibition will be closed from the Thursday 4th until 9th July inclusive. We apologise for any inconvenience.

We regret that some of our Military History galleries at the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, are temporarily closed for repairs

Our current restoration work means the first floor of our museum is closed. This limits our capacity so visitors should be prepared to wait in line outside for up to 1 hour