Photo Museum Ireland

Photo Museum Ireland is the national centre for contemporary photography in Ireland, with award-winning exhibitions, publications and engagement programmes that showcase the best Irish and international photography.

Entrance

The museum is a big white building in a public square in Temple Bar’s cultural district, in the heart of Dublin City. Entry can be from Eustace Street (East entrance), Essex Street E (North entrance), or via Sycamore Street (West entrance). Please note that outside the building is a large square with smooth surfaces and surrounding streets have a cobblestone surface. If you are using a wheelchair, we recommend coming from either Essex Street East or via Sycamore Street as there are steps from Eustace Street. The entrance to our building has a door which is kept open during opening hours and an inner door which must be pushed open. There are no stairs to enter the building and the lift is accessible directly from the ground floor.

Public Transport

Easily accessible via Dublin’s public transport. Several bus routes and the Luas tram service have stops near Temple Bar.

Parking

Limited street parking is available around Temple Bar, but there are several nearby parking garages.

The physical spaces within the Museum are fully wheelchair accessible. On the ground floor, visitors will find the Museum Shop and reception area. There is a lower level access desk on the left of the reception desk. There is a Hearing Loop System at the reception desk.

On the first and second level, visitors will find the exhibitions which are accessible to wheelchair users via our lift.

The Museum has toilet facilities on the first floor and a wheelchair accessible toilet with baby changing facilities on the basement floor. The basement floor toilet is accessed via the lift. You will need a staff member to provide access to the basement floor.

Most of our seating in the gallery space is benches. We provide folding chairs with arm rests, please ask at the reception area. Service, assistant and emotional support animals – including assistant dogs in training – are welcome at the Museum.

You can access a sensory map and visual guide on our websites access page to pre-plan your visit. Sensory borrow bags, visual aids, communication cards, are available upon request in the reception area in the bookshop.

There is a quiet space available on the third floor. Please ask staff for access.