Dublinia

We had a lot of fun in this place. This is a great place to take small kids, see a bit of history, and most importantly, interact with a bunch of things. Try out a few costumes, gear and play around the various statues and setups. Most other tourist attractions wont let you touch or play around, so this place was a big hit with our 6 year old!

Absolutely loved it! Worth the money! The experience was quite interactive and you get to learn a lot of interesting facts about vikings, medieval Dublin and diseases from back then. Additionally, you get to take home some free souvenirs, like a secret rune message of your own design. At the end, you can also climb up to a tower where you get to see all of Dublin. They also have a wheelchair accessible lift for those who need it. Finally, you exist the museum in the entrance of a beautiful cathedral.

I joined my family for this tour, I knew nothing going in, just thought we were exploring a castle. I was a bit shocked to realize it was more of a Dublin history museum. Learned a lot of interesting facts. There was too much for my brain to fully absorb, I choose specific topics that interested me to read and learn more about. We also did the coin pouch making. This was very disappointing, but only because it is advertised as making a coin pouch, but is in fact a long talk on the history of leather work. At the very end we were given a string and pleather to put together. This is designed for young kids. Very little instructions given or needed and the part I found most disappointing was that we were rushed out before we had even finished these pouches. I also found the pouch to be unusable once made… didn’t feel true to history by any stretch. The only redeeming perk was that we got to be inside a really beautiful old room. If you want to see the inside of old buildings make sure to find the door by the gift shop that walks over the bridge and to the church. Going further into the church costs money, but worth the free peek you get. Overall I recommend this museum, and even the pouch making talk, just wish the talk had a more appropriate and relevant name.

One of the best museums I've ever visited and a very great addition to going to the national museum. You will see detailed maps, animations, movies, and dioramas of medieval Dublin and how the town formed. Personal narratives and a timeline of its history. Lots of stuff here, any short video on YouTube you might have watched about this place does not adequately cover all there is here, so not a place you want to come if you're looking for a quick in and out in my opinion. You can easily spend several hours here if you're actually trying to learn and read all the info, so FYI. You can probably casually walk through in about an hour skipping a lot of the reading, and maybe sticking to visual media, but the reading is where all the details are. If you want the full experience I would block out two to three hours of your day, and take your time. 2 hours some reading and skipping other parts, maybe up to 3 hours if you read and watch everything.... including short videos and movies. There's a lot of stuff presented to you and it's done extraordinarily well, it's very well put together and in a very modern way. There's also a nice stair climb to the top of the church tower for a nice view. Don't be afraid it only takes a couple minutes to get up there, take your time if you're slow on stairs... it's very short and a nice view from a top Christ Church cathedral which this museum is a part of. Has nice clean restrooms and a nice gift shop as well. Hope that is helpful, definitely go here and definitely take your time!

We went to the viking museum, Dublinia with a group, we didn't book up front, but that was no problem. It wasn't very busy, so we were allowed in and even received a group discount. We didn't have time to visit the cathedral, that was a pity but the museum was great. A lot of stories, and visuals to show the history. I like the fact we were allowed to touch many things, making the museum very interactive. The best part of the museum was that there were several colleagues dressed up, and telling stories in person about the different ages. I would absolutely recommend the museum to viking interested people. The stories about vikings coming to Dublin made it distinctive. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5, is that most of the stories were generic and the museum wasn't very big. They have several floors, but it was well organised for what they have. Be sure to visit such museums!

We visited with our citygo pass. It is s very interactive experience to learn about the vikings. If you have school age kids this would be a great place to visit with them. There are many things to manipulate. Even a spot where you can try writing your name in the language of the vikings. This is a self guided tour that you walk thru. There is a tower you can climb. About 100 steps to reach the top. The view is worth the climb.

Very cool experience, lots of really neat viking artefacts and history. Lots humans scale dioramas that let you step into recreations of viking life. 96 steps up to the top of the tower gets you a very nice view of Dublin.

Amazing for kids and grown-ups to learn abour Dublin in the Viking+Medieval era! The guide/actors, the sensory and visual aids, the staff, everything was just so educational and welcoming. 100% recommend!