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EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is one of those places that genuinely catches people off guard - in the best way. It won Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction three years running at the World Travel Awards (2019, 2020 and 2021), and it earns that. Located in the vaults of a beautiful Victorian building on Custom House Quay, it tells the story of how a small island shaped an outsized portion of the world.
The 20 galleries take you through Irish emigration from the perspective of the people who lived it - why they left, how they built new lives, and how those threads still run back to Ireland today. The storytelling is personal rather than textbook-dry, covering sacrifice, adventure, endurance and discovery from the Irish diaspora around the world.
When you arrive, you’re handed a souvenir passport that gets stamped as you move through the galleries at your own pace. Your skip-the-line access is included, so you walk straight in.
Download the audio guide app before you arrive. It’s free, available on iPhone and Android in nine languages, and saves you the €2 device rental. If you’re travelling with kids or a mixed group, the app means everyone can move at their own pace without waiting on a shared device.
Budget at least two hours if you’re at all interested in the subject matter. You can do a quick pass in an hour, but the galleries reward time. The interactive elements work properly if you engage with them rather than speed-read the panels.
The Irish Family History Centre is a separate admission and worth considering if you have Irish roots. It’s not included in the standard ticket but sits in the same building. If you’ve ever wanted to trace family records, it’s a good place to start - staff there know how to work with the records and can point you in the right direction.
EPIC pairs well with a walk along the Docklands. The museum sits at the edge of Dublin’s regenerated docklands, and the surrounding area has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. A stroll along the quays after your visit gives a sense of the city as it is now alongside the story of the city as it was.