'Dead Zoo' won't reopen until 'well into 2030s', PAC told

RTÉ News · Róisín Cullen · 2026-11-05 13:17 UTC

The Public Accounts Committee has heard that the Natural History Museum will not reopen until the 2030s, with €3.6 million spent on its refurbishment to date and no final budget in place.

The Public Accounts Committee has heard that the Natural History Museum will not reopen until the 2030s, with €3.6 million spent on its refurbishment to date and no final budget in place.

The Natural History Museum, known as the 'Dead Zoo' in Dublin, closed in September 2024 to facilitate major refurbishment works.

It was built in 1856 and is often referred to as a 'museum in a museum'.

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