Museum of Literature Ireland
Músaem Litríochta na hÉireann | |
Newman House, home of the museum, and previously of UCD; attended by James Joyce | |
| Established | September 2019 |
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| Location | 86 St Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′12″N 06°15′37″W / 53.33667°N 6.26028°W |
| Type | Literary |
| Visitors | nearly 40,000 (first six months) |
| Director | Simon O'Connor |
| Public transit access | Dublin Pearse St Stephen's Green (Green Line) |
| Website | moli |
The Museum of Literature Ireland (Irish: Músaem Litríochta na hÉireann), branded MoLI in an homage to Molly Bloom, is a literary museum in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in September 2019. The museum is a partnership between the National Library of Ireland and University College Dublin (UCD). It is located in UCD's Newman House in St Stephen's Green. It holds a permanent collection of James Joyce–related material, including his "Copy No. 1" of Ulysses, and revolving exhibitions on other Irish literary figures. With a range of audio and immersive displays, it has been nominated for and won a number of awards for design and architecture.