National Museum of Art & History, Dublin
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The National Museum of Art & History, DublinFree Admission Tourist Attraction in Ireland #6The Art & History Museum is located in Collins Barracks on Benburb Street in Dublin City. The Museum houses a vast range of objects including weaponry, furniture, silver, ceramics and glassware and Irish costumes. Permanent exhibitions include 'The Easter Rising Exhibition' and 'Airgead: a thousand years of Irish coins'. The fine exhibition of reconstructed rooms shows how the (better off!) Irish lived over the last few centuries. 
It is possible to walk along the River Liffey quays from O'Connell Bridge to the Museum but perhaps a bus-ride is in order on this occasion! Alternatively the light rail 'Luas' trams stop at nearby Heuston station - just a short walk away from Collins Barracks. Tours of the Museum can be in the company of the museum staff or self-guided. The museum has an active calendar of events that includes activities for children. View it here: http://www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx The Museum is huge so you could easily spend the entire day visiting and still not have completed your exploration. Alternatively you can just spend a few hours exploring Ireland's past and then have lunch in the cafe with its views of the parade ground outside (the building was recorded as the oldest inhabited army barracks in Europe - it was built in 1702). Some have called the Museum 'a hidden gem' as it is a wee bit off the beaten tourist track and is perhaps worth a wee bit more to visitors for that same reason. Find out more here: http://www.museum.ie/en/tns/visit-the-museum-overview.aspx |
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