The National Museum of Ireland - Natural History

The National Museum of Ireland - Natural History is a history museum Dublin Leinster located in Ireland.

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  • Phone

    +353 1 677 7444

  • Website

    museum.ie

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    nationalmuseumofireland

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    94907090068

  • Type

    History Museum

Address

Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann, Merrion St Dublin Dublin City Ireland

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dead zoo whale wildlife museums quiet Elk galleries reindeer statues bears
Rahul Reddy

Stuffed animals from every continent, a sense of what museums were like in an earlier era, and friendly staff . It’s also Free. Totally worth a visit, even for 30 minutes if you’re nearby.

Neil Turner

Really enjoyed it here. Sometimes very bizarre - the selection of 'Irish slugs' for example, and some examples of hilariously bad taxidermy , like the confused overstuffed seal upstairs!

DSquirrely

Giant reindeer and a 19th century polar bear among other amazing finds. All in Victorian cabinets.

Éanna M

Its essentially a large converted Library full of stuffed animals, but despite this it has a character and grandeur that brings back sweet memories of my childhood.

Noura Sayed

Not much to see here.. But worth visiting if you're in the area (free); also visit nearby places (archaeological museum + national gallery + Oscar Wilde statue )

Busra Busra

This museum is very informative both for the children and adults! You can learn many kind of specieies

Angela Zhou

Dead zoo in the original Victorian style. Penny Dreadfulwas filmed here. The upper floors are closed, but may open next year.

Vitor Scarpato

Interesting place to visit in Dublin. Admission free!

Joséphine Dubois Capiaux

The place is just beautiful and old fashioned . It's like be in a other century. :)

Tony Blank

The dead zoo ! Hundreds of stuffed animals! So much fun!

Kenn Davis

The Dead Zoo ! Interesting spot. A little eerie, especially as we approach Halloween season.

Ricardo Giga

Quite entertaining, with a bit of a science classroom feeling!definitely worth a visit!

Pedro Vaz

There is a huuuuge variety of animals displayed at this museum . Everything is impecable.

Rafaela Souza Silva

Interesting and free, kids will love it. Better start from top to botttom.

Alwin Sitton - SU6

The entree is free, please donate something. This is a must see if you visit Dublin.

Ondřej Mirtes

Don't forget to go upstairs - they have a lot of stuffed animals from around the world!

Keith Mac Uidhir

I love how old-fashioned it is. It's like visiting a museum one hundred years ago!

Dubravko Garbin

Very good for kids and scholars. Not at all bad even for grown-ups. Do climb to first floor as it is even better than ground floor.

Lívia de Liz

It's nice know this place to discover more about the history irish!

Brook H

Great collection of The Irish wildlife . Free entry .

Halek Born

Great museum , a lot of stuffed animals from all over the world

Hay K

Note that there's no lockers or cloakroom, you take your belongings into the museum .

Kevin Dulin

The upstairs section is very neat. Deceivingly large!

Søren Ragsdale

Go upstairs! There are no signs, but the most exciting part of the collection is upstairs.

R C

It's great if you like dead animals and stuff, actually very complete but that's not for me. It made me sick after a while.

Anna Ohare

Try the cafe , nice and quiet to chat

Aaron Thomas

Its free and worth it

Omid Scheybani

Don't forget to look up ... there're are big sharks and whales hanging from the ceiling.

Ana

It,s an old well preserved real museum

Carl Griffin

Loads of stuffed animals.

John Boyer

The bog bodies! The bog bodies! Freaky!

Brian Ferrario

So awesome and free.

Whizzkids Training

Take your time. Plenty to see here.

Cathal Brennan

Nice playground in merrion park across road

David Anderson

Entry free. Great fun

Harry Hackett

Ask for Harry

Niall Lonergan

Unique - great for kids big n small - great for art students too

Candice Rivera

Taxonomy was fun!

Elif Yalin

It's prefect for rainy day for kids

Niall Smith

Free entry and exit!

Bila Zmrzlina

Großartiges Naturkundemuseum

thewandering1

great. irish. elk .

Kersti Anear

Also known as the Dead Zoo

Bau Twin

Museo di storia naturale davvero bellissimo! C'è davvero tanto da vedere, io ci ho passato delle ore e mi sono sentita di nuovo una bambina ad ammirare da vicino ogni animale ! Consigliatissimo!

Fernanda S Flores

Meu primeiro passeio, amei o lugar!!! eu e meu professor no meu segundo dia de aula 😀😉 esqueletos dos gorilas foi oq mais me chamou a atenção e a fofura dos 🐨 🐨

Bruno Cassio

Achei que só veria um desses em filme. O mais legal é ver jovens indo ali apenas para aprender e estudar. I though that I only will see a museum like this in a movie, beautiful and unforgettable.

Vladimir Pouzanov

Музей просто обалденный! Обязательно посетите, и не пропустите экспозиции на втором этаже !

Svetlana Strukova

Интересно, но не успели посмотреть все. Обязательно вернусь. Особенно понравились мертвые тела

Serçil Solmaz

Dondurulmuş hayvan görmekten hoşlanmıyor isen kesinlikle ugrama

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National Museum Shop

Nice place to flake after lunch - Paul Gosker

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8.1
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Dublinia

Great exhibition of Irish history. Very interesting, we learned so much new things. Well recommended. Just the view from the tower is a bit disappointing. - M@rek

8.5
Museum
National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology

Good selection of exhibits. Compared to the natural history museum around the corner it's more modern, with some excellent exhibits. Beautiful building, too. - Stephen D

8.6
Art Museum
National Gallery of Ireland

The portrait gallery is excellent. Loved that the museum is small enough that you feel as though you can really see it all. - Sarah Doody

9.5
Park
St Stephen's Green

Plenty of green space for lunch or relax during break at work, just perfect - Paula Szegda

9.2
Park
Merrion Square Park

Lovely green space to sit and watch the world go by. - Carl Griffin