Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2026
681. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of persons that attended each of the National Culture Institutions under the remit of his Department in 2025; if he will provide the corresponding figures for 2024, in tabular form. [10305/26]
View answerI have set out the details requested by the Deputy in the table below.
|
National Cultural Institution |
2024 Visitors |
2025 Visitors |
|
Chester Beatty Library |
531,902 |
505,814 |
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
159,186 up to Sunday 22nd September, which was the date of closure for decant of collection and preparation of building for re-development. |
Gallery closed for decant of collection and preparation of building for re-development. |
|
Irish Museum of Modern Art |
622,678 |
644,411 |
|
National Concert Hall |
247,985 |
277,369 |
|
National Library of Ireland |
154,546 |
152,281 |
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
1,058,259 |
1,049,683 |
|
National Museum of Ireland |
1,325,268 |
1,001,574 |
Please note that the figures in this table are limited to in-person visitors to the National Cultural Institution venues. The reach of the National Collection is substantially extended through the websites of the National Cultural Institutions, many of which have online tours and digital modelling of cultural objects, and also through public engagement activities at other venues.
