A barracks built in 1702 and used by British and then Irish troops for three centuries, now the national museum of decorative arts and history: silver, furniture, costume, weapons and the story of 1916 and the Civil War. It now also hosts the 'Dead Zoo Lab', with specimens from the closed Natural History Museum.
- Address
- Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7, D07 XKV4
- Hours
- Tue-Sat 10:00-17:00; Sun-Mon 13:00-17:00 (museum.ie, 2026)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 2 h
- Price
- Free admission (museum.ie, 2026)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Free; open from 10:00 Tue-Sat, 13:00 on Sundays and Mondays.
- The Natural History Museum on Merrion Street is closed for refurbishment: see its animals in the Dead Zoo Lab here.
- Luas Red Line to Museum stop is at the gate.