Galleries, Museums & Libraries

Ireland has a unique selection of galleries, museums and libraries that display cultural, artistic, scientific, historical and natural collections. Check out our extensive list and start planning your next fun-filled family day out.

Clare Museum

This museum is situated in the centre of town and features the exhibition ‘The Riches of Clare’. The museum is open all year round.

Clonaog Heritage

This heritage centre offers a wide variety of books on local history. Learn the legends of the surrounding areas and read these fascinating stories such as ‘The Lisnaskea Story’ and ‘The...

Cobh Museum

Cobh Museum is located in the former Scots Presbyterian Church on the High Road [the main road into Cobh] above the Heritage Centre. Cobh Museum opened in 1973 and has grown over the years...

Cockle Row Cottages

Cockle Row Cottages will walk you through the lives of fishermen in the last century. There is a seasonal tourist information centre and shop available. The cottages are open from June to...

Cockleshell Art Gallery

The Cockleshell Gallery, situated in Duncannon's Elizabethan Fort was opened in 1998 with the aim of promoting the arts in this corner of the South East. Since it's inception the gallery...

Coleraine Library

Library

Cork Butter Museum

The Cork Butter Museum is a unique institution, celebrating one of the great success stories of Ireland, the butter trade. Located in the historic Shandon area of Cork city, the story begins...

Cork City Libraries

Are you a child needing help with a school project or a teenager who wants to read the latest bestseller? Or perhaps you are an adult doing a course in higher education or a businessman who...

Cork Public Museum

The Cork Public Museum is located in a two storey Georgian house in Fitzgerald Park, Cork. The house itself is worth a visit and was built in 1845 by the Bearnish Family. The museum features...

Cork Vision Centre

Located in the heart of Cork's historic centre, and within walking distance of the city's artistic, commercial and diverse tourist attractions, the Cork Vision Centre offers visitors an...