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Tuesday – Saturday, 11.00 – 18.00
Sunday, 13.00 – 17.00

Open Mondays by appointment for ongoing education, artists archiving and training.

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

We curate thought-provoking, innovative, and inspirational exhibitions that reflect the changing role of photography and broader social and political shifts, engaging diverse audiences and communities nationally and internationally.

We support the artists of today and tomorrow through our comprehensive programme of artist residencies, commissions, publications, mentoring, training, and unique serviced production and archiving facilities.

Free and open for all, our exhibitions showcase the best of Irish and international photography.

Ireland’s largest photography book specialist

A hub for contemporary photography, Photo Museum Ireland’s bookshop brings together leading Irish and international artist photobooks alongside cutting-edge emerging voices.. A space to discover, explore and deepen your understanding of the art of photography.

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Meet our 2026 Early Career Artist Award Residents

Each artist joins us for a year-long residency designed to accelerate their creative practice. They’ll receive expert curatorial and mentorship, building the next generation of contemporary photographic talent.

Kindly supported by the SIGMA TALENTS Scholarship Award

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Young Photographer Awards

Our Young Photographer Award Winners has been on tour around Dublin city as part of IPUT’s Living Canvas Outdoor Art Initiative.

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Artist-Led Participatory Photography Programme with Young People

Photo Museum Ireland recently delivered an artist-led participatory photography programme with a group of young people in partnership with Southside PartnershipSupported by the Heritage Council and the Arts Council of Ireland, the programme invited participants to use...

Photo Museum Ireland Achieves Full Museum Accreditation – A First for Photography in Ireland

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded full accreditation by the Museum Standards Programme of Ireland (MSPI), the national benchmark for excellence in museum practice, administered by the Heritage Council.This accreditation recognises our commitment...

Meet the Talents: Ronan Callahan

Meet the Talents: Ronan Callahan The Sigma Talent Awards programme continues by spotlighting another of this year’s selected photographers, Ronan Callahan, a Dublin-based image-maker whose work explores themes of memory, masculinity, and institutional legacy. Ronan...

Meet the Talents: Inés Pesado Catrufo

Meet the Talents: Inés Pesado CatrufoThe Sigma Talent Artist Awards programme continues by spotlighting another of this year’s selected photographers, Inés Pesado Catrufo, a Dublin-based visual artist whose practice sits in the spaces between memory, imagination, and...

Meet the Talents: Ewan Power

Meet the Talents: Ewan Power The Sigma Talent Awards programme continues by spotlighting another of this year’s selected photographers, Ewan Power, an emerging Irish visual artist working primarily with analogue photography, whose work feels both intensely personal...

Photo Museum Ireland Curator Darren Campion Awarded Research & Development Grant

Photo Museum Ireland is delighted to share that our Curator, Darren Campion, has been named as a recipient of the 2026 Research and Development Grant, funded by the Irish Museums Trust and operated in partnership with the Irish Museums Association. The annual...

Young Photographers Explore Cyanotype at Photo Museum Ireland for Cruinniú na nÓg

Photo Museum Ireland was thrilled to welcome young photographers for When I Feel Blue, a special cyanotype workshop delivered as part of Cruinniú na nÓg. Led by artist and Photo Museum Ireland Youth Panel member Laura Nadal, the workshop invited young people to...

Evanna Devine Awarded Women in Nature Photography Commission

Selected through an international open call, Devine has been awarded a €15,000 commission to create a new body of photographic work documenting women leading nature restoration across Ireland.

Conversations on the Bog: Developing Women in Nature at Bog Bothy

Selected through an international open call, Devine has been awarded a €15,000 commission to create a new body of photographic work documenting women leading nature restoration across Ireland.

Photo Museum Ireland attends the Irish Museums Association Education & Outreach Forum

Photo Museum Ireland's Education Team was delighted to attend this year’s Irish Museums Association Education and Outreach Forum. Presented by the Irish Museums Association in partnership with the NI Museums Council, the annual Ed+O Forum brings together museum...

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