State Heraldic Museum

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The State Heraldic Museum in Kildare St., Dublin was founded in 1909 and is one of the first and oldest such museums in the world. It is housed in part of the building occupied by the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland. Among its many exhibits are representations of corporate and civic arms and the heraldic banners of the Chiefs of the Name.

Museums and Public Galleries in Ireland

The Chester Beatty Library | The Crawford Municipal Art Gallery | Downpatrick & County Down Railway* | Dublin Writers Museum | The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery | The Hunt Museum | The Irish Museum of Modern Art | The Irish Jewish Museum | James Joyce Centre | Kilmainham Jail | Marsh's Library | The National Gallery of Ireland | The National Museum of Ireland | The National Print Museum of Ireland | The Natural History Museum | National Library of Ireland | National Transport Museum of Ireland | National Wax Museum | Ormeau Baths Gallery* | The Pearse Museum | The Somme Heritage Centre* | Saint Patrick Visitor Centre* | The State Heraldic Museum | The Ulster Folk & Transport Museum* | The Ulster Museum* * indicates Northern Ireland