EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
A fully digital, interactive museum telling the story of the 70 million people of Irish descent worldwide.
The call
Worth it if you only have one day and you're traveling with kids.
Short answer
Is EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum worth it?
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum deserves a place on most first itineraries.
The answer depends on your budget, time and travel style; the breakdown below shows who gets the most value.
Why
- 01
A modern, gallery-by-gallery interactive experience that's genuinely well-designed and repeatedly voted Europe's leading tourist attraction.
- 02
The honest catch: there are no real artifacts — it's all screens and projections — and at full price some find it style over substance, especially if they expected a traditional museum.
Is it a fit?
Go if
This is your first trip to Dublin
A modern, painless intro to the Irish diaspora story near the docks.
You only have one day
Short trip or not, keep EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum.
You're traveling with kids
With kids, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is an easy yes.
You're traveling as a couple
As a couple, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is an easy yes.
Plan it well
- Cost
- €18–€21
- Timing
- Allow 1.5–2 hours; mornings are quieter.
- Booking
- Book online for a small discount over the gate price.
- Allow
- 1.5–2 hours
- Accessibility
- Fully step-free with lifts throughout.
- Getting there
- On Custom House Quay in the docklands, a riverside walk east of the centre.
Consider instead
Sources and method (3)
- Won 'Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction' at the World Travel Awards three years running (2019, 2020 and 2021), beating sites like Buckingham Palace and the Eiffel Tower. epicchq.com ↗
- A fully digital, artifact-free museum of the Irish diaspora, housed in the vaults of the CHQ Building on Custom House Quay. en.wikipedia.org ↗
- worldtravelawards.com ↗