Highly collectable jade artefacts, including ornaments, pendants and seals, feature strongly in the auction house’s Asian sale, while Irish silver is to the fore at a US sale

Keeper of Ireland’s Natural History Museum, Paolo Viscardi talks weird collections, ‘sexy’ science and the role of museums in a biodiversity crisis.

“Now, you’re not going to see anyone dressed as little people,” warns Tom O’Rahilly as he leads my group into Dublin’s new National Leprechaun Museum on a preview tour last month. “In fact, you are highly unlikely to see any actual leprechauns ...

AMSTERDAM, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Irish pub stands tall among cultural icons, revered locally and globally for their unparalleled social atmospheres. Recognised as the beating heart of Ireland's social scene, where stories and conversations ...

Museums and galleries in Ireland will be hosting night-time tours and events throughout the summer and autumn as part of a plan unveiled by Ireland’s Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media today, June 7. The National Museum of ...

It was with trepidation that I went to spend my afternoon at what may just be Ireland's creepiest attraction - Monsieur Pompier's Museum Of Curiosities on Pembroke Street, Dublin.

As the name of the organization implies, The Great Hunger Museum itself — possibly the world’s largest collection of art related to the Irish famine — currently has an uncertain future. With months of rallies under its belt, a groundswell of ...

A new museum celebrating death and its traditions in Ireland has opened its doors in Waterford. The Irish Wake Museum officially opened on Friday, June 16, in a former almshouse in Waterford city center, founded in the 1400s. Opened in 1478, the ...

As Irish people, we are known to be a nation of storytellers.And while modern technologies have allowed museums and tourist attractions to offer contactless experiences through self-guided audio tours and interactive videos,

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky An investigation is underway into the shuttered Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University after a group fighting for its ...

When the National Museum of Ireland received a parcel containing two ancient axe heads in June, its researchers were stumped. Besides an unsigned note from an anonymous sender, the artifacts came with no accompanying details about the find or contact ...