GAA Museum

About the museum

The GAA Museum is part of the Croke Park stadium complex in north Dublin, the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Ireland’s largest sporting organisation. It follows the story of the Gaelic games of hurling and Gaelic football from ancient times to the present day across two floors of galleries, with permanent displays and a temporary annual exhibition on a single theme, such as the sporting links between the GAA and the Americas.

The ground-floor gallery is built around the Treasury of Trophies. Here the original Sam Maguire Cup and Liam MacCarthy Cup, awarded to the All-Ireland football and hurling champions, are displayed together with historic cups such as the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon, Croke and Bob O’Keeffe cups. The official GAA Hall of Fame, opened in 2013 with the players of the teams of the millennium, is on the same floor. Upstairs, the galleries deal with the games as they are played today, and the Interactive Games Zone lets visitors test their own hurling and football skills.

The museum also looks after the GAA Library and Archive, the national repository for the association’s records, publications and papers from the 1880s onwards, which researchers can consult by appointment in a supervised reading room. Museum entry is combined with the Croke Park Stadium Tour and the Skyline Tour, and a special tour marks the history of Bloody Sunday at Croke Park.

Highlights

• Original Sam Maguire Cup and Liam MacCarthy Cup in the Treasury of Trophies
• Official GAA Hall of Fame
• Interactive Games Zone for hurling and football skills
• Annual temporary exhibition on a different theme each year
• Combined with the Croke Park Stadium Tour and Skyline Tour

Permanent exhibitions

• Treasury of Trophies – The original Sam Maguire Cup and Liam MacCarthy Cup form the centrepiece of a display that also includes the original Sigerson, Fitzgibbon, Croke and Bob O’Keeffe cups.
• GAA Hall of Fame – The official hall of fame honours players who have made an exceptional contribution to hurling and football; it opened in 2013 with the teams of the millennium.
• Interactive Games Zone – A hands-on area where visitors test their reaction time, passing, fingertip saves and high catches in hurling and Gaelic football.

Admission & discounts

Prices shown are the 2026 museum-only prices. All tour tickets include admission to the museum.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum entrance has accessible automatic doors and ramps, and all exhibitions are wheelchair accessible. Staff take visitors to the first floor by lift on request; the lift is under maintenance from 9 September to mid-October 2026, so the first floor can only be reached by stairs during that time. There is a fully fitted accessible toilet on the ground floor, and a hoist and changing room are available on request. A sensory room for up to six people is on the first floor, a sensory map and visual guide are available, and the museum is JAM card friendly. Seating is provided throughout. The Stadium Tour is wheelchair accessible; the Skyline Tour is reached by a service lift that must be arranged in advance, and a wheelchair can be borrowed on request.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The Interactive Games Zone lets children and adults try hurling and football skills. Seasonal family events include Teidí Tours at Halloween, where each child makes a sports teddy to take home, and a Santa Experience in December.

Getting there & parking

Croke Park is a 15-minute walk from the city centre. Visitors with accessibility needs can be dropped at the A10 gate on St Joseph’s Avenue after contacting the museum.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

A gift shop is open to the public without advance booking.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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