Best Dublin museums, Ireland
There are certainly some museums worth visiting in the Irish capital and they give an interesting insight into Irish culture. Below some of our favourites.
Book of Kells in Trinity College
The Book of Kells are legendary and a true piece of Irish history. Located in Trinity College, the college grounds themselves are also worth exploring. More about the Book of Kells museum.
Bewley’s Museum
Bewley’s Museum in Grafton Street is a museum that is free to enter and recounts the history of tea and coffee making in Ireland. Another place to visit is the National Museum of Ireland which was constructed in the 1880s and offers fantastic exhibits from the Bronze Age including stunning jewellery and, from more recent times, the Broighter gold 
boat. Also within the museum are fantastic exhibits of Irish silverware and various other mementoes from the Viking era and the War of Independence.
Dublin’s Natural History Museum
Dublin’s Natural History Museum is another of the city’s top attractions exhibiting stuffed animals from all around the world. Irish wildlife is also celebrated including the Irish Elk which is now extinct. Within hundreds of glass cabinets and glass jars are various sea creatures and creepy crawlies. Suspended above the visitors are the skeletons of a fin whale that washed up on the beach in Bantry Bay in 1862, and a Humpback whale, which washed up on the shore at Inishcrone in 1893.
City Assembly House
In the heart of Dublin is the former City Assembly House which covers much of Dublin’s history from the time of the Vikings through to the present day. Much of the history is told through art, old photographs and newspaper cuttings. One of the standout objects is a column that is 134 feet high and has a statue of Admiral Nelson on top, similar to the column in Trafalgar Square.
