Dublin: EPIC Museum Entrance Ticket
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Dublin: EPIC Museum Entrance Ticket

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Highlights

  • 20 state-of-the-art interactive galleries covering Irish emigration and the diaspora
  • Touch screens, motion sensor quizzes, and audio-visual storytelling throughout
  • Voted Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction three years in a row at the World Travel Awards
  • Ideal for the 70 million people worldwide who claim Irish heritage and ancestry
  • Combine with the Jeanie Johnston Famine ship and Irish Family History Centre on site

About This Tour

There are roughly 70 million people around the world who claim Irish heritage, and EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum tells the story of how that happened. Housed in the beautifully restored CHQ Building in Dublin’s Docklands - a warehouse that once stored goods bound for the same ships that carried emigrants across the Atlantic - the museum covers the full sweep of the Irish diaspora, from the reasons people left to the extraordinary things they achieved when they arrived.

This is not a museum of glass cases and faded labels. EPIC is hands-on from start to finish, with 20 interactive galleries that use touch screens, motion sensors, audio-visual storytelling, and clever design to pull you into the narrative. You will discover the Irish scientists, politicians, artists, soldiers, and outlaws who shaped communities on every continent. The approach is personal rather than academic, which is why it won Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the World Travel Awards three years running.

The self-guided format means you can take as long as you want. Some visitors spend an hour, others stay for three. The Irish Family History Centre is on site too, which is worth knowing if you are trying to trace your own Irish roots.

What’s Included

  • Self-guided entry to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
  • Access to all 20 interactive galleries
  • No time limit on your visit
  • Access to the Irish Family History Centre on site

Good to Know

  • Located at the CHQ Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin Docklands - about 10 minutes’ walk from O’Connell Street
  • The Jeanie Johnston Famine ship is a 2-minute walk away and can be booked as a combo ticket
  • Open daily with flexible visiting times
  • Very well suited to visitors with Irish heritage looking to connect with their family story
  • The Luas Red Line to George’s Dock or the DART to Connolly Station are the closest public transport options
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