Irish Museums

The National Gallery of Ireland houses the national collection of Irish art and European master paintings.

One of Ireland's greatest private collections of art and antiquities, dating from the Neolithic to the 20th Century.

Waterford is Ireland&#3 9;s oldest city, founded by Viking raiders in 914 A.D. The city centre was extensivel y excavated between 1986 and 1992 and the range, quantity and quality of what was found from Waterford& #39;s Viking and Medieval past, surpassed all expectatio ns. Waterford Museum of Treasures brings together for the first time the excavated objects and the historic municipal collection and displays them in optimum conditions . The exhibition celebrates the ethnic, cultural and religious diversity of all who contribute d to the making of Waterford.