Revenue museum

  1. Overview
  2. Exhibitions

Overview

The Revenue Museum provides a unique window on the many and varied activities of Revenue, from tax collection to customs controls over several centuries. Our colourful and insightful displays will surprise and inform you.

In addition to exhibits old and new, the Museum contains audio-visual displays and instructive video games. See if you can find hidden contraband or guess the parts of a house that were subject to tax in days gone by.

Among the many exhibits are:

  • the first set of Exchequer Returns for Saorstát Éireann
  • a poitín stil
  • a Stamp Duty machine
  • examples of counterfeit goods and endangered species seized at ports and airports
  • a wide range of beautiful measuring instruments.

All of these are housed in the atmospheric crypt of the Chapel Royal.

While you are in Dublin Castle, you can also visit the Chester Beatty Library, the State Apartments and the medieval undercroft.

The Museum is generally open Monday to Friday 10.00 to 16.00, excluding bank holidays. 

For further information, please email: museum@revenue.ie

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