Whats on in Glasnevin Museum

Glasnevin Museum Exhibitions

The 1,983 square metres (21,345 sq. ft.) Museum hosts three main feature exhibits:

The City of the Dead

An immersive exhibition in the basement of the Museum. It covers the burial practices and religious beliefs, as well as the meticulous record-keeping, of the 1.5 million people buried in Glasnevin.

The Milestone Gallery

A succession of special exhibitions on key historical figures, starting with Glasnevin’s founder Daniel O’Connell. It also houses ‘the Timeline’ – a ten-metre long digitally interactive table containing details of the lives and connections of hundreds of the most interesting people buried there.

The Prospect Gallery

This gallery offers a breathtaking panorama of the cemetery, along with information on its marvellous array of funerary monuments and historic graves.

Genealogist Searches on the www.glasnevintrust.ie Genealogy page are made accessible in a research area.