Photographic & Art Collection

The National Folklore Collection is home to more than 80,000 archive photographs, encompassing glass plates, film negatives and transparencies.

The Collection also hosts a unique collection of paintings and drawings acquired by the Irish Folklore Commission and its successors.

A selection of our photographs are hosted by UCD’s Digital Library, available to view (opens in a new window)here.

We ask that visitors contact us to make an appointment to view our collections.