EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin

Dubbed by The Irish Times as the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 first fully digital museum,鈥� EPIC isn鈥檛 your average hall of dusty artifacts and fading family trees. Nope鈥攖his is where history gets a tech upgrade: motion sensors, glowing walls, and interactive everything鈥攁ll telling the epic tale of some 70 million people with Irish roots worldwide.

Why did they leave? Where did they land? And how did they keep the 鈥渉undred thousand welcomes鈥� (a universal Irish greeting) spirit alive across oceans? EPIC dives into all that with flair.

The mastermind behind it is Neville Isdell鈥攆ormer Coca-Cola boss and proud son of County Down. He poured fizz and vision into the project, and in May 2016, former Irish President Mary Robinson officially popped the cork and opened the doors.

The accolades came fast: shortlisted for 鈥淓uropean Museum of the Year鈥� in 2018, and by 2019, crowned 鈥淓urope鈥檚 Leading Tourist Attraction鈥� at the World Travel Awards. Not bad for a newbie...

Designed by the same folks who brought you Titanic Belfast (don鈥檛 worry, this one doesn鈥檛 sink), EPIC features 20 immersive galleries split into four themes: Migration, Motivation, Influence, and Diaspora Today.

First stop: Migration (galleries 1 to 2)鈥攐ffers a journey through Irish movement since 500 AD. Then, Motivation (galleries 4-7): explores why they left鈥攆amine, faith, conflict, and, in some cases, a gentle shove from the legal system. In Influence (galleries 8-18), you鈥檒l meet Irish trailblazers in music, politics, sports, science, and even food. And, finally, Diaspora Today (galleries 19-20)鈥攖hat鈥檚 where the global Irish story lives on鈥攙ia parades, parties, and a rogue鈥檚 gallery of heritage-infused mischief-makers.

In short, the EPIC museum is more like a digital love letter to the Irish who packed their bags鈥攁nd never lost the plot...

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Sight Location: Dublin, Ireland (See walking tours in Dublin)
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