Welcome to MoLI

Visit MoLI – a museum of literature for the world’s greatest storytellers, now open on Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green. Experience immersive exhibitions, and treasured collections, that explore the story of Ireland’s most celebrated writers, past and present.

Visit MoLI

Go on a journey through our famous literary history, wander in beautiful historic architecture, and relax amid the birdsong in our tranquil gardens and café.

Book one of our guided tours today and let our expert guides bring our exhibitions and stunning buildings to life. There’s something for everyone at MoLI, including family-friendly experiences and a book lovers’ favourite gift shop.

Exhibitions

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Families

Lovely museum about Irish literature ☘️ has a lovely garden, cafe and small shop.

Olga Zograf

Google

Well worth a visit & I spent an hour & a half here just soaking up the history. It's a stunning building & the cafe is terrific.

40carolynm

TripAdvisor

Great exhibits with a variety of film, sound, text and visual features. Even people who aren’t literature enthusiasts will find something to enjoy.

Chris Park

Google

Really informative and interesting museum in a beautiful, historic building with lovely gardens leading out to the peaceful Iveagh Gardens. The Joyce exhibits were excellent and a pleasure to see the 1st edition of Ulysses.

T205VQmaureens

TripAdvisor

Real gem of a museum in the heart of Dublin city. I ... two very interesting guided tours, wandered around the rooms and exhibitions, chatted with the extremely friendly staff and grabbed some food at the marvellous cafeteria.

Gianlucca Tettamanti

Google

Went in for the historic house tour. The buildings are truly a work of art and the attention to detail in the decor and architecture is a marvel. The history of the house is quite intriguing as well.

Noor F

Google

Literature definitely isn’t my strong suit. However MoLI really makes literature fun and interesting. The staff really look after their environment and it makes me feel proud and want to be a part of what they’ve built over the years!

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TripAdvisor

We spent several hours here and with the downstairs cafe, you could easily spend all day. Everything was immensely detailed. The staff was very nice and the experience was wonderful overall.

Cass

Google

An amazing museum – the highlight of our trip to Dublin. We came back a second time for the Sunday tours of the old house and it was well worth it. A pilgrimage any literature lover should make!

Maria Constantine

Google

My tour with Peter was incredible! Thank you so much for this lovely visit and for sharing your knowledge with us. Highly recommended.

Larispezzapria

TripAdvisor

Current Exhibitions

Events

Graphic advertising Happy Ever After event.

Friday, 17 October 2025 | 6:30pm

Happy Ever After: Anna Carey & Sylvia Leatham: Join Anna Carey ( Our Song ) and Sylvia ...

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Graphic advertising First Fridays in October 2025.

Friday, 7 November 2025 | 6pm

First Fridays: Join us on Friday, 7 November, for First Fridays! ...

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23 November – 1 February 2026

The Dead by James Joyce: A uniquely intimate way for small audience groups to experience Joyce’s masterpiece.

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The MoLI Shop

Photograph of a book of poems titled 'In Dublin They Really Tell You Things' by Pat Ingoldsby.

Pat Ingoldsby Selection Poems 1986-2021

€25.00 EUR

Photograph of a tote bag depicting Newman House.

MoLI Newman House Tote Bag Small

€12.00 EUR

Special offer

Photograph of a postcard depicting a stylised James Joyce.

James Joyce Poster

€16.00 EUR

Become a MoLI Member

MoLI Members enjoy unlimited free museum entry, a private members’ library, discounts, and exclusive event invitations. Every membership supports the museum’s programming.

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RadioMoLI

News

Friday, 26 September 2025

Relaunching RadioMoLI, Ireland's Literature Channel: The Museum of Literature Ireland celebrated the relaunch of ...

Monday, 23 June 2025

James Joyce's The Dead returns to MoLI: Snow was general all over Ireland. Following a sold-out ...

Photograph of two women holding a book titled 'What We're Made Of'.

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

"What We're Made of" launched at MoLI: On Tuesday, 27 May, MoLI was proud to host ...

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Learning at MoLI

A brief introduction to MoLI's learning programmes followed by links to programme elements. A brief introduction to MoLI's learning programmes followed by links to programme elements.