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.
The building, a restored Georgian mansion on Parnell Square, is a treasure
in itself. The sumptuous plasterwork in the rst oor Gallery of Writers is
worth a visit alone.
Temporary exhibitions and lunchtime theatre, a specialist bookshop, and a
cafémake this compact and informative Museum all the more appealing
to anyone interested in discovering more about Dublin’ immense literary
heritage.
