National Print Museum, Print heritage museum in Beggar's Bush, Ireland

The National Print Museum is a museum in Beggar's Bush, County Dublin, dedicated to the history and practice of printing and houses thousands of objects. The building displays printing machines, blocks, metal type, wooden movable characters, and printed materials spanning different periods.

The museum was established in 1996 in a former military chapel at Beggars Bush Barracks and preserves the heritage of Ireland's printing industry. The site documents the evolution and techniques that shaped the production of printed materials across generations.

The museum demonstrates how printing was practiced as a living craft in Ireland, with real machines that visitors can observe in operation. The spaces feel like a working print shop from the past, showing how people engaged daily with type, ink, and paper.

The museum is located near Grand Canal Dock railway station and opens six days per week with no admission charge. A café, shop, and children's area are available on site to make your visit comfortable.

A group of volunteers, mostly retired printers, keep many of the machines running and run an apprenticeship programme to pass on their skills. The museum also displays a replica Gutenberg press on loan from the television series The Tudors.