Things to do in County Kildare, Province of Leinster: The Best Museums

June 23, 2021 Franklyn Hardiman

Discover the best top things to do in County Kildare, Ireland including Museum of Style Icons (M.O.S.I), Imagination Station, Arthur’s Grave Exhibition, Castletown House, Steam Museum, Athy Heritage Centre-Museum, The Curragh Military Museum, The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden, The Kildare Gallery.
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1. Museum of Style Icons (M.O.S.I)

Newbridge Silverware, Kildare Ireland +353 45 431 301 [email protected] http://www.newbridgesilverware.com/visit_us/museum
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5.0 based on 61 reviews

Museum of Style Icons (M.O.S.I)

2. Imagination Station

Moat Theatre, Naas W91 FP48 Ireland +353 85 151 9626 [email protected] http://www.imaginationstation.ie
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Imagination Station

The Imagination Station is a place where children are free to be creative in their own unique way. They can explore and experiment with tons of materials and will learn lots of techniques and processes including, painting, sculpting, collage, toy making, animation, costume design, fashion, knitting, mosaic, papier mache, printing, pottery, crafts, etc All Creative play Sessions, workshops, and parties are run by fully qualified, and garda vetted staff. and can be booked online

3. Arthur’s Grave Exhibition

Ardclough Village Centre Wheatfield Upper, Straffan W23 YY32 Ireland http://ardcloughvc.com/malt-to-vault/
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Arthur’s Grave Exhibition

4. Castletown House

Castletown House Castletown House and Parklands Castletown House & Parklands, Celbridge W23 V9H3 Ireland +353 1 628 8252 [email protected] http://castletown.ie
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4.5 based on 370 reviews

Castletown House

Castletown is the first and largest Palladian style mansion in Ireland and is just 20km from Dublin City Centre and sits on the banks of the River Liffey. The house is open daily for tours Mid March to the 4th November 2018, access to the house is by guided or self-guided tour. For tour times and admission charges see website. FREE admission to the restored 18th century parklands, open daily throughout the year. For gate opening times see website or refer to the signs on the site. Extensive events programme which includes: Children's art and craft workshops, music recitals, parkland tours, evening concerts, 'Family nights' in the Courtyard Cafe for all this and more refer to website.

Reviewed By BJDublin

We visited Castletown House for the first time recently and absolutely loved it! There are lovely grounds to walk through. Ideal for couples, or families with children to enjoy or to walk your dog. There is a market held on the last Sunday of the month selling everything from local arts and crafts to delicious food. We spent a full day there by the time we had seen the market, had coffee and cake and then had a lovely walk for an hour. The paths are very well laid out and you can see the house clearly so you can't get lost! After our walk we had lunch in the cafe and then did the tour of the house. Our guide was Deirdre and she had so much information to tell us about the history of the house and the family that lived there. It was a very enjoyable day and we would highly recommend a visit. It's a real gem just outside of Dublin.

5. Steam Museum

Straffan Ireland +353 1 627 3155 http://www.steam-museum.com
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4.5 based on 22 reviews

Steam Museum

6. Athy Heritage Centre-Museum

Emily Square, Athy Ireland +353 59 863 3075 [email protected] http://www.athyheritagecentre-museum.ie
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4.5 based on 45 reviews

Athy Heritage Centre-Museum

Reviewed By Sightsee471311

Great little museum with a wealth of artefacts in the the Shackleton exhibition .It is so well laid out with and gives a great insight into both his exploits and personal life .Definitely a must see for anyone with an interest in Antarctic explorations . Also the audio visual introduction to The Grand canal,Gordon Bennett Race and WW1 gives a succinct account of these events in the community. The staff were very pleasant and helpful and is a little gem to visit .

7. The Curragh Military Museum

Curragh Camp Ireland +353 45 445 342 [email protected] http://www.military.ie/en/info-centre/defence-forces-museums/the-curragh-museum/
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4.5 based on 17 reviews

The Curragh Military Museum

Reviewed By Chadso0243 - Dublin, Ireland

The previous review is not accurate. Passing comments supposedly from a gift shop owner is untrue considering there's no gift shop in the vicinity. The military museum has been in existence for years and it was the Defence Forces who established it not any private individual. The staff are excellent.

8. The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden

Lodge Park, Kildare Ireland +353 1 628 8412 [email protected] http://www.steam-museum.ie
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4.5 based on 4 reviews

Carton House, Maynooth Ireland +353 87 116 5914 [email protected] http://thekildaregallery.ie/
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

Reviewed By paulmS4313VM - Clonroche, Ireland

Visited this gallery again last weekend and am always impressed. It is a small gallery located in a cottage on the grounds of Carton House which gives it a very welcoming and homely feel. The staff are extremely friendly and professional and the gallery showcases a huge selection of Irish paintings, sculptures, garden sculptures and prints. If you are an art lover this gallery has something for everyone and everyone’s budget and is a gallery that you must visit!

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