Science Gallery Dublin

Innovative, interactive, imaginative and educational, this small gallery nestled in a corner of Trinity College (close to Pearse Station), is well worth a detour and a look in, to discover something new.
A constantly changing exhibition space (each theme lasts 2 – 3 months) means that there is usually something new and exciting to look at when you come on a trip to town. In addition to hosting the exhibition pieces, there are usually talks and workshops linked to the theme (many of which are free to attend).
The current exhibition (Nov 2015– Feb 2016) focusses on «Trauma» — knitted skulls, amputated limbs, psychotic stalkers, Syrian explosions, the effects of nuclear explosions on plant life, and much much more, definitely worth checking out next time you’re passing through Dublin.

Love this place. Probably irrelevant to add thoughts on the already-​over exhibition I saw not so long ago, but certainly got time to share how impressed I am with the café.
No chance for bites, but… erm, a museum/​gallery space with… actually great coffee?
I’m deadly serious. That flat white was killer, the service was so good they brought the coffee to me, and there are power points to plug in if you’re laptopping.
Makes me embarrassed and, to be honest –angry– by the state of the cafes in almost all of the UK when it comes to galleries. That might be an exaggeration. There’s no way I’ve been to enough for a reliable survey. Let’s at least say I’m embarrassed by Leeds.
Enough of that. Bonus on top of the science tings? Amazing gadgets in the gift shop. Love a gadget, me.
I’m into it.

This museum in Dublin is doing at the moment a huge effort to bring many aspects of science to the public in general. Really nice expositions with interesting topics. Interactive when possible. Highly recommended to visit the expositions and subscribe for newsletters.

It was my first day in Dublin and I’m so glad this place was here as I awaited my room at Trinity to be ready.
The service is great and the exhibits are interesting and fun.
Sit down and enjoy tea there versus take away. You get a nice pot that gives you about two cups.
Definitely check it out.

I love it here. Amazingly curated museum with a great café. I’ve been to a good few of their exhibitions (which are all free) and have loved them all, really interactive and informative. It’s defo one of my top tips for Dublin.

Currently running an exhibitions application of personal information, it’s a great place for kids and adults alike, friendly and helpful staff. It’s a small and compact gallery but has a great shop as well with self assembly robots, chemistry lab kits.

The Science Gallery experience varies from exhibition to exhibition. The space itself is lovely and fits the different exhibitions in quite well and there’s a great little café and nice giftshop particularly good for kids. The opening hours are very surprising too, open ’til 8 pm on weekdays!
Yesterday I went to the Lifelogging exhibition at around 6pm. It was very quiet and the gallery workers didn’t offer any information to us on what the exhibition was about. The installations were very abstract and very data heavy, it was hard to figure out what was being said at each of the various stations.
I’m more basing my review on my excellent experience at the Blood exhibition in which they had lots of thought-​provoking pieces, and one of the gallery workers explained and asked me interesting questions on what I thought about the exhibit. Even got my blood typed which I’ve been wanting to know for a long time.
Basically, I think it all depends on the time you go, the exhibition that’s on, and whether the workers interact with you or not.

I definitely don’t go here often enough.
The different exhibitions they have are always interesting and thought provoking I find. And even just to have a look through the little shop is fun and just something different.

Very small gallery with a tiny coffee shop and very interesting themed exhibitions. In many of these exhibitions, you are invited to be part of research and tests as, for example, checking your blood sugar levels — and the staff is always helpful. You can pop in and in about 30 minutes you can leave having learnt something new. The best one I have seen there was related to Body Fat. Surprisingly cool.

The Science Gallery is’nt talked about enough! relly cool place they have interesting exhibitions on, and change them regularly so be sure to keep an eye on it or you could miss out n a good one :) There’s a shop down the back where you can buy science books, little puzzles and souvenirs.
Down the very back they run a really cool little café. there re little buttons on each table that you use for calling table service, ordering a coffee and asking for the bill. I LOVE THAT! really neat cool idea ! every place needs that. the food it actually really good to and the coffee is cloud picker so is up to par with most good cafes around dublin.
Really do like this place nice to drop in every now and then for a nose around the gallery and quick meal

This place is amazing and they have awesome exhibitions for free.
Go there to learn something new and enjoy one of the best venue in Dublin.
Awesome for kids as they have a lot of activities, coder dojo as well, to empower your kid for a bright future!

I find this gallery a very interesting place. And I really like their café, they have a good menu serving different stuff; salads, pizza, soups, noodles, burgers.ect. I enjoy spending my breaks their having my tea or coffee. They also have a gift shop which really like and you can find various of strange or interesting stuff and books. My fav part is when you press the button to call for a service or coffee or even to pay your bill.

The Science Gallery just do a bleedin great job really don’t they.
Their programme is second to none — always something interesting and informative happening — from exhibitions about Space, to Blood and Weather, they always seem to strike the balance between outlining some really excellent facts and figures, in a casual, highly visual and easily digestible way.
On top of this, the building itself is airy and pleasant to be in, and they have a lovely little café, and a gift shop that’s nice for browsing in even if you’re not attending any of the shows. It’s a great place in particular to buy unusual gifts for people — they have a stunning collection of books that would look extra smug on any sitting room coffee table.

What’s not to love about the Science Gallery? It’s free, easily accessible, complete with all the amenities you may need — toilets, shop, café — and it’s a great way to spend some leisure time.
The exhibits here are always about the intersection between science and art, commissioned under a specific theme — think «Bio Engineering», «Weather» or even «Fat». Expect to be challenged both by the technical information as by the artistic ideas presented. Visiting the Science Gallery is like being introduced to possible futures, and that makes you think about what we’re doing towards that right now in the present.
That being said, it’s not overly conceptual. Quite the opposite, actually: many of the pieces are interactive and some of them are kids-​friendly or even dedicated to them.
After you’ve been through both exhibition floors, why not pop over to their shop and wonder at all the interesting books over there — ranging from DIY and cooking to typography — and the quirky gadgets and toys. Stay well away if you’re a stationery nerd, as they sell the cutest rubbers and notebooks.

I maybe biased but Science Gallery is a great place to learn, debate on their exhibitions that are unique and so different to other museums and galleries. It’s science meets art in the most modern way! Every exhibition has its own distinct identity, and best of all, it’s FREE. Great for family as well.
They also have lots of events going on, so be sure to check them out at their site.

I first came to the Science Gallery to take in a talk by Paola Antonelli, the head of the architecture and design department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She was captivating and the intimate space where she gave her lecture really made it feel special.
Since then I’ve been back to the Science Gallery on a handful of occasions for events and exhibitions and always thoroughly enjoy myself. I’d definitely put this place on a must-​see list whilst in Dublin.

There really is nothing negative I could say about the Science Gallery to be blunt about it. No matter what exhibit is currently on there will always be something to intrigue and interest your nerdy side. The gift shop is fantastic with all manner of quirky products and fascinating books on subjects you never even realised there could be a book about. The staff are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the exhibits and you can really tell everyone loves working there. Who could blame them? Getting to talk about science in an environment such as this is a rare privilege.
Science Gallery also features a rather fancy café with delightful staff and a cool seating area with unusually designed tables and chairs. The coffee is quite nice too!
This is a great place to while away an hour or two either alone or with friends. It’s very children friendly too.

The science gallery provides great entertainment and is free! :)
I’d particularly recommend the current exhibition «Game. The future of play.». It’s all about different concepts involved in games and gaming, and how it’s evolved over years. It’s a very interactive exhibition with loads of fun things you can do. For eg. you have to physically navigate your way around a maze while wearing video goggles that show you a video of you in the maze from a camera view in front and overhead to add the challenge of rethinking your lefts from rights and distances etc. As well as that there are ping pong games where you control your bat going up and down on the screen by speaking in a higher or lower pitch.
Definitely pop along if you are looking for something fun to do to kill some time! I didn’t have time to do everything on Saturday so I’m going back tomorrow!

A new discovery for me — which is shocking considering it has been there for so long and also given that there has been at least one big Unilocal event there in the recent past!
I was really impressed, it is light, bright, airy with random bits of technology all over the place (funnily enough) and a small counter area serving some of the most inviting looking pastries and biscuits I have seen since I last walked into Poppies in Dun Laoghaire (
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We entered and sat and on the table is a little stand saying «Push The Button» with 3 keys on it (have attached a pic!), I pressed II for coffee, 2 seconds later a very friendly girl was over to ask what coffee we wanted, an excellent espresso and cappuccino duly arrived.
Will be back as soon as I can find an excuse… the caramel squares looked spectacular!

So we were going somewhere by train and we needed to kill 40 mins, so Science Gallery popped in to my head.
I had been here before to see what was going on as I was passing. Its great for nosey and doesn’t cost the earth (its free, but you can give a donation). Today it was all about robots.
But we went straight to the café for a refuel. My cappuccino was grand and the muffin my buddy had was very nice. They brought our order to the table when it was ready too, good stuff.
In the café section, there are blackboards with stuff on them, but they also want people to get involved, so we added out own nonsense to them.
The shop has some quirky stuff too, if a little pricey. There was this ice tray that made ice in the shape of Space Invaders — cool! But 10EUR… hmmm, maybe after payday.