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Limited Access to the museum

July 18th

On Monday 18th July there will be limited access to the museum from 12:30pm as we are hosting a wedding.

Limited Access to the museum

July 21st

On Thursday 21st July there will be limited access to the museum from between 11:00am and 1:00pm as we are holding a private function.

Limited Access to the museum

July 22nd

On Friday 22nd July there will be limited access to the museum from 12:30pm as we are hosting a wedding.

Limited Access to the museum

29th & 30th July

On Friday 29th and Saturday 30th July there will be limited access to the museum before 2:00pm as we are hosting weddings on both dates.

Limited Access to the museum

4th August

On Thursday 4th August there will be limited access to the museum from 12:00pm as we are hosting a wedding.

The museum’s greatest artefact is probably the building itself as it is one of a few custom built places of worship for seafarers remaining intact in the world today.

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Opening Times

Open Daily
11:00 to 5:00

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Free Tours from July 4th

Summer of Heritage

The Summer of Heritage programme of events are a series of Free guided tours run by the Heritage Office of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. From July 4th every Monday and Wednesday @11:00 we have holding free guided tours of the Maritime Museum. Limited to 30 places and booking is essential

Opening 21st April

Captain Halpin Exhibition

The Halpin exhibition has three strands, the man himself and his uniform, the ship he commanded, the Great Eastern, and the achievement in laying the first successful trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. Most of the artefacts in the display are part of “The Halpin Collection”, donated by the Halpin family.

The Chilean Ambassador Visits

The Chilean Ambassador to Ireland, Ms. Carla Serazzi, accompanied by the Second Secretary Daniel Mora, was received on March 3 by members of the Maritime Museum. More

Annual Membership

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Entrance Tickets

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CE Scheme Recruitment

We are Hiring

The Maritime Museum is looking to recruit for the following positions: Receptionist, Cleaner/Caretaker and an Office Administrator

Tuesday 11.00 to 17.00 hrs

Library Re-opening

Museum Library is only open on Tuesdays (11.00 to 17.00). Appointments to be booked in advance by email to librarian@mariner.ie

Lecture Series:

Ireland and the WW1 Endgame

My search for Du Teillay

SS Isolda

Archbishop Mannix

A Dangerous Stretch of Water

Cpt Robert Halpin

Ghost Ship Legends

Dalkey Coast Watchers

Ernest Shackleton

Open every day 11:00am–5.00pm . See our Admission Fees here

National Maritime Museum

Ireland’s National Maritime Museum is housed in Dun Laoghaire’s 180-year-old Mariners Church, directly opposite the new DLR Lexicon library and easily accessible by DART suburban train and several bus services.
The museum’s greatest artefact is probably the building itself as it is one of a few custom built places of worship for seafarers remaining intact in the world today.
Experienced guides will bring you on a voyage of discovery, enthralling you with stories of discovery, heroism, war and disasters at sea. You will learn about maritime history, exploration, navigation, radio, deep-sea cable technology, nature, wildlife and view art inspired by the sea.

Here’s a 3D view of the Museum

Kindly produced by Terry McDonagh.

Pride of Place Award Winner 2019

The National Maritime Museum received a special award for at the Pride of Place Awards ceremony which took place on Saturday 30^th November in Lyrath Estate Kilkenny.

They noted that the Museum was“…an exceptional showcase of a heritage that is of the utmost importance and international interest…” Read more