Photo Museum Ireland

I did a darkroom Worksop with Darragh on a Saturday afternoon and would highly recommend this for anyone interested in the analogue process. Darragh is a great teacher and shared a wealth of information. It was really enjoyable learning how to make test strips, contact sheets, and full prints. Looking forward to getting back into the darkroom again soon! This is also a great gallery space and bookshop that I’ve seen countless exhibitions in over the years.

I popped in here unexpectedly, and I was so impressed with the collection and community space the Photo Museum seems to provide and cultivate! From the beginning, there were lots of flyers for community events. The shop has lots of film and interesting books on photography. The two floors of free exhibits were really beautiful, and I deeply appreciated the intention in curation and storytelling. Seems they support new and diverse voices in photography, which is great. Also saw ads for workshops and the like of which I’m sure would be lots of fun to try out. Cool place. Free and accessible!

I was really looking forward to visiting the Photo Museum Ireland. I had read about it in advance and expected an engaging, well-curated experience that reflected its title as the national centre for contemporary photography. Unfortunately, I left feeling quite disappointed. The space is very minimal — a few photos on the wall, and that’s about it. There were no clear explanations, no interactive elements, no atmosphere that would make this feel like a museum. We even wandered around hoping to find other exhibition rooms or hidden galleries… but this was it. Honestly, it felt more like a quiet corridor in a gallery building than a proper museum. If I hadn’t known where I was, I wouldn’t have guessed it was a cultural institution at all. This place might work for people deeply into contemporary minimalist photography, but for the average visitor expecting a museum experience, it’s extremely underwhelming. In my opinion, calling it a museum is misleading.

Attended a wonderful darkroom workshop here with Darragh. It was an unexpected present that I received and it was a fantastic experience. Darragh made the whole workshop hand's on and coached me through the development and printing of a 35mm Black and White film. Getting to know the real wet bits behind the darkroom door was fascinating and expanded my understanding of the whole shot to framed object in a brilliant way. So highly recommended for yourself or as a gift to someone you know who used to send off their roll and wait in trepidation to see what actually came out!

From the moment I first walked into the Photo Museum Ireland I felt welcome. Doing the Introduction to 35mm Film Photography & Darkroom workshop sparked a fire within that hasn't dampened since. I've now done multiple courses and have consistently found the staff, tutors and other students to be friendly, patient and passionate people. I have also that the staff have been generous at providing support and guidance whenever I have reached out. The exhibitions are always worth a visit and the workshops offered are delivered to the highest standard. The equipment, facilities and location are top notch and in particular I have found the darkroom to be a wonderful place. It has everything I need and I always find it to be great working order and notice that it is respected by all that use it before and after. The one-to-ones have been particularly helpful to me as well as the introductory sessions to the facilities. I wholeheartedly recommend Photo Museum Ireland and am truly delighted that Dublin has a facility like this.

We brought a group of 20 third level students to the exhibition of Maija Tammi's work. A fantastic tour was facilitated by Darragh Shanahan of the museum who couldn't have been more generous with his time and expertise in opening up the work on show for the student group. Many of the students plan to become members of the museum and avail of the darkroom and other production facilities on site. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Photo Museum Ireland to both specialist and non-specialist audiences alike.

Darragh gave us a tour of the museum and the exhibition and it was fantastic! It’s a beautiful space with brilliantly curated exhibitions and an extremely passionate team working there! This is such an amazing resource to have in the heart of Dublin city. I came away feeling very inspired and will definitely be back again!!!

Woah, it was a really cool museum. It’s quite small but their current exhibition was powerful. It’s right in city centre and free so no reason to skip it.

This is a pretty deadly spot isn't it really. It's places like this that should be talked about more with regards to Temple Bar, rather than the diddle-dee-eye side of it. Tucked away inside Meeting House Square, the Gallery of Deadliness always has so much cool exhibits on. It's a nice airy exhibition space as well that lends itself well to medium sized showings. I most recently went to see Man On The Bridge, which is just a beautiful show - if you ever get the chance to go along, I'd highly recommend it. They also have a really nice shop downstairs that stocks some gorgeous photography based books. I could spend a fortune in here if I had it!

I love doing things for free in this city especially during these times. The Gallery of Photography is a compact place, that you can easily explore in under an hour. They always have some fresh exhibit on show and the layout of the gallery is open and modern. Downstairs is the bookstore, which is stocked with a wide assortment of titles on the photography theme.

At present there is a Steve McCurry display there and it is fantastic. This review should be more about the venue, I feel, but I also feel I should mention how great these photos are. Beautiful venue to display the pictures with a lot of space. I will definitely be going back for another event. The only problem is the flow, there was not enough room to comfortably walk by the other people there. Also, free!

The Gallery of Photography is the perfect place to learn about the art of photography. Its location in Meeting House Square conceals it from the hoards of Temple Bar shoppers so it's not overcrowded either. It sells books on the trade and postcards of famous icons. The shop leads to a free gallery upstairs. This afternoon, the gallery was hosting an exhibition of photographer Josef Koudelka's work. He captured images of Russians invading Prague in 1968. Koudelka's voice narrated while his powerful shots were projected on the wall. The Gallery of Photography is a great place to visit for all people interested in this art form.

One of the amazing free things to do in Dublin City Centre, The Gallery of Photography is a perfect Cultural pop-in. It's a smaller Gallery, that can provide for a quick trip in or a day of reflection. They always have something new/fresh to see and nothing about this gallery feels stagnant or stuffy. This is a Two level gallery with the lower level housing a bookstore with books, etc for purchase.

Nice place. Free admission. Quality selection of photos. Not very big, but that what is presented, is showed in a caring and good quality facility. Also: Check out the shop. Great selection of books - but no Gregory Crewdson. Shame on you!

At least when we stopped in there was no actual "gallery" to speak of. All of the walls were bare and the only pictures to be seen where on a slideshow being projected on one wall. Maybe we just happened to stop in here when they were in transition between exhibits, but if a new exhibit was coming there weren't any signs to saying when it was expected be ready to view. At least it was free, so all I wasted was a couple minute walking through a few empty rooms.