Over 150 years later, it has changed little and is known as the “Dead Zoo”, a true museum of a museum.
Access new learning opportunities with the Discovery Zone by opening the drawers to see what is inside. Take a break in the Reading Area on the first floor: it is a great place to settle down with a book. The traditional exhibition style and furnishings are unchanged.
Exhibits cover the animals of Ireland at ground floor level and mammals of the world on the first floor. The balcony levels of the museum are not accessible at present.
A statue of Victorian surgeon and explorer, Thomas Heazle Parke, stands guard at the front of the Natural Building building. Parke acted as surgeon to an expedition led by Henry Morton Stanley in 1887.
Only the ground floor is wheelchair accessible.
Opening Times:
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00–17:00
Sunday & Monday: 13:00–17:00
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday
Located in the heart of Georgian Dublin
Contact
National Museum of Ireland – Natural History
Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
‘Your Daily Adventure’ is loved by visitors. There is so much to enjoy, we’ve had to create six regional editions to cover every part of Ireland.
Each FREE edition is packed with up-to-date information on all there is to do, see and enjoy around Ireland. Watch out for them in your travels, or ask for them by name ‘Your Daily Adventure’. They are stocked in most places visitors’ frequent – particularly visitor-friendly accommodation!
