This huge,state of the art art museum occupied many delightful hours on my recent visit to Dublin.It has a splendid array of Italian paintings from the Late Gothic Period(Ugolino Di Nerio,Master of St.Verdiana)to the late eighteenth century(Bellotto,Longhi).It has a huge,fine collection of Dutch Master paintings(Nicolas de Gyslaer,Jan Steen,Rembrandt,Frans Hals,Anthonie de Lorme).It has an encyclopedic collection of Irish paintings(James Barry,Nathaniel Hone... more

This has to be one of the treasures of Dublin. The original section was built in the middle 18th century and there are also very modern sections. The museum is free and you get a free audio guide. The art collection spans many different types of mainly European art and the list of masters is too long to name here.... more

That Dublin has a world class art gallery is poorly known. In fact the collection is one of the finest in the world and bears comparison with most similar institutions. The ground floor hosts the Irish collection - key works include those by Osborne, Orpen, Roderick O'Connor, Yeats, Barry and Robers. The English pictures are next door and include the... more

This is great museum to visit in Dublin. There are loads of beautiful British, French, Italian and Spanish masterpieces. The only problem I had with this museum was that it was in bad need of serious dusting. Not sure if it’s the place to go if you are sensitive to dust. There wasn’t any remodelling going on; it just looks... more

Their exhibit whilst I was there was of the Irish bog people. It was fascinating! Their collections primarily focus on Irish history so if you're a buff for that sort of thing - go. They also have some smaller collections of international antiquities such as artifacts from Egypt. The cafe was a nice place to pop in for a coffee.... more

Best place to spend a rainy afternoon in Dublin. Nice collection and free- but I spend alot of time in art museums and galleries so I cannot rave. Emphasis on Irish artists or tie-in to Dublin and Ireland, so that was nice. The cafeteria is great! more

Well for a start, its free! So you can pop in at your lesiure. The Staff are always super friendly including the security staff who will usually strike up a conversation. One of them sometimes wears a fake nose and teeth to freak people out. There are some great Irish paintings in here and the Caravaggio is great. There are... more

I could be jaded, living in New York City, but I didn't find anything really special here. Some nice paintings but not anything special. The one they are most famous for, a Caravaggio, was on loan to somewhere else. So I was disappointed. But it is free (and a nice building) so if you are in the area, and curious,... more