National Gallery of Ireland
Free national art gallery on Merrion Square with Irish and European masterpieces, family packs, a kids’ audio tour and a relaxed, buggy-friendly layout.
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Large art museum beside Merrion Square with rooms of Irish and European painting, sculpture and works on paper. Families wander through quieter galleries, stop at famous works like Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ or paintings by Jack B. Yeats, and dip in and out rather than trying to see everything in one go. The permanent collection is free, so you can call in for an hour between other city-centre plans. For children there are family packs, an Atrium Creative Space with drawing materials, and an audio tour made for kids. Wide corridors, lifts and buggy-friendly routes make it workable with babies and toddlers.
- Free entry to the national collection of Irish and European art, with visits possible in short, kid-friendly chunks.
- Family Packs with drawing materials that children can use anywhere in the galleries.
- Atrium Creative Space with year-round art materials where kids can sit and make their own pictures.
- Dedicated audio tour designed for children and families using your own phone and headphones.
- Regular free public and family tours, including specific family tours and new parents’ tours.
- Fully wheelchair and buggy accessible galleries with lifts to all levels and a Changing Places bathroom on site.
- AsIAm Approved Autism Friendly Accreditation, with autism-friendly resources and supports for neurodivergent visitors.
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About
Large art museum beside Merrion Square with rooms of Irish and European painting, sculpture and works on paper. Families wander through quieter galleries, stop at famous works like Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ or paintings by Jack B. Yeats, and dip in and out rather than trying to see everything in one go. The permanent collection is free, so you can call in for an hour between other city-centre plans. For children there are family packs, an Atrium Creative Space with drawing materials, and an audio tour made for kids. Wide corridors, lifts and buggy-friendly routes make it workable with babies and toddlers.