About Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI)
Overlooking St Stephen's Green, close to Merrion Square, MoLI is a modern standout in museums Merrion Square Dublin. Opened in 2019 by the University of Notre Dame and NUI, it celebrates Ireland's literary giants, Joyce, Beckett, Heaney, in immersive, tech-savvy spaces amid Georgian grandeur.
What to Expect
Interactive exhibits: lie in Joyce's bed hearing Ulysses, touch Heaney's notebooks, explore a vast Finnegans Wake library. Sensory theatre with projections, sounds of Irish rain, scents of old books. House of Iris features murals; Prose Atlas maps literary landscapes.
Insider Tips
Friday evenings for live lit events. €13.50 entry; combo with Little Museum saves. Stroll post-visit to Merrion Square's literary plaques (Wilde, Yeats). For literature buffs hunting best museums Merrion Square Dublin, it's transformative. Café's Irish lit-inspired menu delights. Audio-described for accessibility.
Authoritative on Irish canon, MoLI's innovation elevates the neighbourhood's cultural scene.