EPIC Museum: Discover Irish Heritage

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Dive into Irish history and celebrate global Irishness at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. Discover the impact of Irish emigration on the world through interactive exhibits and immersive storytelling. Winner of Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction three years in a row!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - Through 20 state-of-the-art galleries, visitors immerse themselves in the stories of some of the most remarkable tales of sacrifice, endurance, adventure, and discovery the world has ever known.

What's Included

Downloadable audio guide app for both iPhone and Android, available in nine languages
Complimentary souvenir passport to remember your EPIC journey

What's Not Included

Entry to the Irish Family History Centre is not included with standard admission to EPIC.
Can’t download our app? Audio guide devices in nine languages are available for an additional €2.

Additional Information

Explore Ireland from a fresh perspective by visiting EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum! Recognized as Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction for three consecutive years at the World Travel Awards in 2019, 2020, and 2021, this is the perfect starting point for any trip to Dublin.
EPIC offers an engaging exploration of how a small island has made a significant…

Location

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

Custom House Quay, The Chq Building

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Freedom18167792670

Aug 22, 2025

Recommend! - Really great museum, extremely interactive, keeping you engaged throughout the whole museum. Great for all ages, kids or adults. I really enjoyed it.

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Margaret_m

Aug 21, 2025

EPIC museum is EPIC! - Great museum experience highlighting Irish history, success and contributions through generations of hardship.

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Lori_h

Aug 18, 2025

Would definitely visit again! - Self paced, lots of interactive bits, not crowded at all Sunday morning 🙌🏻. Comfortable, situated on historical building, great gift shop, covers so very many facets of Irish history, sport, music, inventions, politicians, impactful emigrants…..fascinating!

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Jessicact9419jf

Aug 17, 2025

Fascinating but lacking something of a narrative - My husband and I went to this museum while on holiday with Dublin without our two kids - which was a real pity as they would have loved it as much as we did, if not more! We were in Ireland visiting my husband's Irish family so it was very pertinent. I found the individual stories fascinating, and I appreciated the focus on the push vs. pull factors of emigration, and the focus on protestant non-conformism which was unexpected! I highly advise people to really devote the time to looking through EVERY exhibit - where there are 4+ screens on both sides of the rooms they are often all showing something different. My husband and I went through every single one and we spent 3.5 hours. I also got the shock of my life to see a trad session in my old local pub on a very well done "Irish pub" display...small world! My absolute favourite discovery was the old American showtunes, which apparently included things like "Mosche Malone" and "My yiddisha colleen" - dying to hear the original crossover event of the century (and again, very relevant for us as I am early 20th century Eastern European British Jewish & he is Irish!)

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Vjplex

Aug 16, 2025

Bravo - There is a reason this museum gets European museum awards. It was great. The first 5-6 rooms are a very powerful depiction of what it was like for real people during the Famine. History really comes alive. Well done. Bravo.

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T5568nppamelam

Aug 16, 2025

Informative and interactive - This exhibition that shows a lot about the reasons for emigration, many accounts of the Irish experience abroad - the good and bad. The Exhibits were Interactive, engaging and beautiful. A mixture of film, touchscreen, audio and some wonderful pieces of design. Very informative and I would highly recommended coming here.

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Paddyo140

Aug 15, 2025

Wonderful experience - Wonderful experience. So many great accounts of the Irish experience abroad - the good & the bad, and often the very surprising. The exhibitions themselves are very engaging and immersive, using a great mix of film, touchscreen, audio and some wonderful pieces of design. HIghly recommended. Great staff and service, too

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Elaine_n

Aug 14, 2025

Touching and informative - Touching and informative. I was enthralled through the history and the stories of the immigrants through famous Irish people. But I "faded" and did not stay long through the sports section....but, then I care nothing for sports! That's just me! Overall, a true experience I will value and remember. Gave me much more understanding of what my Irish ancestors went through.

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Martin

Aug 22, 2025

Great museum to visit! - The Epic Museum is a 'must see' when visiting Dublin. It is extremely accessible and well organised. You probably need 2 hours to get the most out of your visit and there are some great coffee shops nearby!

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Curiosity725357

Aug 22, 2025

Disappointing - As far as digital interactive museum experiences go this is well designed and very polished. But you get breadth and very little depth. The low point for me was the section on storytelling where we had a tiny segment on Sam Beckett swiftly followed by a segment on Terry Wogan - as if they were both figures of equal cultural consequence. Better a good walking tour or of course a well written book on the Irish diaspora.

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