National Museum of Ireland, ArchaeologyThe Kildare Street museum. The Ardagh Chalice, the Tara Brooch and the bog bodies are all in it.
Museum
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin 2, County Dublin
The state art collection on Merrion Square. You can walk in free, and Caravaggio's Taking of Christ is in there.
The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin City displays work by many artists including Johannes Vermeer, Lavinia Fontana, Jack B Yeats, Alice Neel, Caravaggio, Mainie Jellett and many more.
- Where
- Dublin 2, County Dublin
- Address
- Merrion Square W
- Official site
- nationalgallery.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
National Museum of Ireland, ArchaeologyThe Kildare Street museum. The Ardagh Chalice, the Tara Brooch and the bog bodies are all in it.
Trinity College and the Long RoomThe Book of Kells is in the Treasury under the Long Room. Most of the Long Room's books are out while the building is restored.
Temple BarCobbled lanes on the south bank, with galleries, pubs and a food market at the weekend.
St Stephen's GreenA square of park in the middle of the south side, with a lake, a bandstand and gates onto Grafton Street.
The Ha'penny BridgeThe cast iron footbridge over the Liffey, named after the toll it used to charge to cross.
EPIC The Irish Emigration MuseumIrish emigration, told underground in the vaults of the CHQ Building on the north quays.What’s on nearby
Coming up within about 25km.
Today, Sunday 8th November
- Sun8 NovA concert for the Faithful Departed - Duruflé RequiemChurch of the Immaculate Conception - Adam and Eve's
- Sun8 NovBallet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling ShowO'Reilly Theatre
- Sun8 NovChamber Music Series: Pirosmani Quartet: Tenderness and TurmoilNational Concert Hall
- Sun8 NovCheerful Earful Comedy FestivalHen's Teeth
- Sun8 NovClub Orange Men's FAI Cup FinalAviva Stadium
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