Dublin is famous as a city of writers and literature, and the Dublin Writers Museum is an essential visit for anyone who wants to discover, explore, or simply enjoy Dublin's immense literary heritage.

At the Writers Museum, Dublin’s literary celebrities from the past three hundred years are brought to life through their books, letters, portraits and personal items.

Whatever you think you know about Irish literature, you’re sure to find something to astound and delight you at the Dublin Writers Museum. Did you know, for example, that Oscar Wilde was a promising pugilist during his days at Trinity College, and that Samuel Beckett, had he not turned out to be one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, would also have made a name for himself in the TCD cricket first eleven ?

The building, a restored Georgian mansion on Parnell Square, is a treasure in itself. The sumptuous plasterwork in the first floor Gallery of Writers is worth a visit alone.

Temporary exhibitions and lunchtime theatre, a specialist bookshop, and a café make this compact and informative Museum all the more appealing to anyone interested in discovering more about Dublin’s immense literary heritage.

Win a tour of the Dublin Writers Museum with lunch for 2 in the Chapterhouse Café plus 2 tickets for the Abbey Theatre (Thursday 18 February show only).

Dublin Writers Museum - How many literature Nobel prize winners came from Dublin?  What type of sport did Samuel Beckett play at Trinity College?  The Museum houses a collection which features the lives and works of Dublin’s literary celebrity writers Swift, Wilde, Joyce, Behan, Beckett and Shaw.  Dublin’s illustrious literary history, showcased in a magnificent 18th century mansion.

Chapterhouse Café - Located at the back of the building beside Volumes bookshop.  Offers lunches, homemade desserts, tea/coffee/scones.

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