EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
EPIC
ATTRACTION OVERVIEW
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and Dublin’s newest visitor attraction, dedicated to the story of Ireland’s people and its emigrants.
Today, over 70 million people around the world claim to have Irish ancestors. EPIC Ireland is the world’s first fully digital museum, dedicated to telling the story of Ireland’s people and how they have influenced and changed the world. You will discover Irish emigrants who became scientists, politicians, artists all over the globe.
PRICE
Adults: €16.50
Student: €15.00
Child: €8.00
ATTRACTION DETAILS
Address: The Chq Building, Custom House Quay, North Dock, Dublin, D01 T6K4
ATTRACTION OVERVIEW
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and Dublin’s newest visitor attraction, dedicated to the story of Ireland’s people and its emigrants.
Today, over 70 million people around the world claim to have Irish ancestors. EPIC Ireland is the world’s first fully digital museum, dedicated to telling the story of Ireland’s people and how they have influenced and changed the world. You will discover Irish emigrants who became scientists, politicians, artists all over the globe.
PRICE
Adults: €16.50
Student: €15.00
Child: €8.00
ATTRACTION DETAILS
Address: The Chq Building, Custom House Quay, North Dock, Dublin, D01 T6K4
ATTRACTION DETAILS
Irish history should never be a long list of names and dates, it should be an experience. Get hands on with Irish culture and its past with our fully interactive museum – swipe through video galleries, dance through motion sensor quizzes, listen to remastered audio from 100 years ago and watch videos that bring Irish history to life. At EPIC you’ll discover the far reaching influence of Irish history, and the impact the 10 million Irish men and women who left Ireland had on the world.
MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS
History
Discover how the Irish influenced and shaped the world.
Emigrant Letters
See the world through the eyes of the Irish men and women who left through their letters to home.
Interactive Touch Screens
Don’t just learn about history, reach out, touch and engage with it.
Music and Dance
Ireland is as much bodhrans and tin whistles as it is Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna. Find out how Irish music has influenced everything from pop to rock, while putting your feet to work following the steps of the world famous Riverdance.
Rogues’ Gallery
The good, the bad and the infamous. It’s not all rainbows and green hills, practice your quick-draw with our motion detector Irish outlaws quiz.
Whispering Library
Some of the world’s most famous authors throughout history are Irish. Don’t take our word for it, take theirs, with our whispering library.
Irish Family History Centre
Discover some of your own history with a consultant from our professional genealogy service partners located within EPIC.
LOCATION
We are located in the heart of Dublin city centre, in Dublin’s Docklands. The area is fast becoming a must-see destination on any sightseeing trip of the city.
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