Little Museum of Dublin returns to St Stephen’s Green after €4.3m transformation

Kenneth Fox

The Little Museum of Dublin has announced that tickets are now available to purchase here ahead of the busy summer season.

The museum will close its current temporary location at 33 Pembroke Street on May 25th as the team prepares to return to its restored Georgian home on St Stephen’s Green in the heart of Dublin.

Doors are scheduled to reopen to the public in early June.

After a €4.3 million renovation, the museum's historic townhouse has been transformed with a plethora of new enhancements.

Visitors can expect reimagined exhibition spaces, a new reception area, an integrated lift to improve accessibility, a sun-trap patio, along with a collection of artefacts donated by the people of Dublin.

Since 2011, the Little Museum of Dublin has welcomed over one million visitors and stands as a celebration of the city’s history and community.

Ranked number twelve among Europe’s top twenty-five attractions on TripAdvisor, the museum has earned a reputation for immersive storytelling, theatrical flair, and hospitality.

Despite operating from a temporary home on Pembroke Street for nearly a year, the museum retained its crown as the number one “Thing to Do” in Dublin on TripAdvisor, which is a testament to the extraordinary response from guests who enjoyed the museum’s guided tour experience.

The renovations were part-funded by Fáilte Ireland, along with the Department of Tourism, Dublin City Council, and generous corporate and individual funders.

The museum worked with conservation architects Deaton Lysaght to realise this project, which not only enhanced the building’s fabric but also created a new youth education space, upgraded exhibitions, and improved interpretation.

The museum will be open seven days a week from 9:30am to 5pm, offering guided tours every forty minutes.

In addition, a new daily walking tour, The Little Walking Tour of St Stephen’s Green, will take place each afternoon at 2:15pm.