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Dublin Writers Museum

The Dublin Writers Museum was a museum of literary history in , . It opened in November 1991, and was hailed as an "iconic" museum in Dublin. It closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was brought to an end in 2022 without ever reopening.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin
  • Address: 18 Parnell Square North, Dublin

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garden Of Remembrance and Hugh Lane Gallery.

Park
Photo: Alandavis ie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a memorial garden in dedicated to the memory of "all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom". It is located in the northern fifth of the former Rotunda Gardens in Parnell Square, a Georgian square at the northern end of O'Connell Street.

Art gallery
Photo: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , and originally the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, is an art museum operated by Dublin City Council and its wholly owned company, the Trust.

Theater building
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The is a theatre on Cavendish Row in , Ireland. It was founded in 1928. is situated 190 metres southeast of Dublin Writers Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Phibsborough and Temple Bar.

Suburb
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, also spelled Phibsboro, is a mixed commercial and residential neighbourhood on the Northside of , . The Bradogue River crosses the area in a culvert, and the passes through its northern reaches, notably at Cross Guns Bridge.

Quarter
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Dublin is the capital city of Ireland. Its vibrancy, nightlife and tourist attractions are world renowned and it's the most popular entry point for international visitors to Ireland.

Suburb
is an inner suburb on the northside of city, . The area is administered by Dublin City Council. It was best known for decades as the location of St Brendan's Hospital, which was the main psychiatric hospital serving the greater Dublin region.

Dublin Writers Museum

Latitude
53.35441° or 53° 21′ 16″ north
Longitude
-6.26405° or 6° 15′ 51″ west
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
9C5M9P3P+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 281253912
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11749845
Wiki­data ID
Q3040529
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Dublin Writers Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “作家博物馆”
  • Chinese: “都柏林作家博物館”
  • Chinese: “都柏林作家博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Dublin Writers Museum”
  • French: “musée des écrivains de Dublin”
  • French: “Musée des écrivains de Dublin”
  • German: “Dublin Writers Museum”
  • Irish: “Músaem na Scríbhneoirí, Baile Átha Cliath”
  • Japanese: “ダブリン・ライターズ・ミュージアム”
  • Korean: “더블린 작가 박물관”
  • Russian: “Литературный музей Дублина”
  • Spanish: “Dublin Writers Museum”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dublin Writers Museum”. Photo: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0.