Type National museum Visitors 313,790 (2009) Province Leinster | Collection size 150,000 items Phone +353 1 677 7444 | |
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Established 18 September 1997 (18 September 1997) Hours Closed now Tuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday2–5PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit Similar National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks - Dublin, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Ireland, The National Wax Mus | ||
The National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History (Irish: Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann - Na hEalaíona Maisiúla ⁊ Stair) is a branch of the National Museum of Ireland located at the former Collins Barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland. The main focus of the galleries is on arts, craft and wares, including exhibits on: Irish coins and currency, silverware, furniture, folklife and costumes, ceramics, and glassware. Included are artifacts such as Etruscan vases, gauntlets worn by King William at the Battle of the Boyne, a life belt and oar salvaged from the wreck of the RMS Lusitania and a pocket book carried by Wolfe Tone whilst imprisoned in the Barracks.
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