The Cork Public Museum is housed in a 19th-century building in Fitzgerald Park, on the River Lee. Its exhibitions are dedicated to the history and social development of Cork and its surroundings. Monuments from prehistoric times to World War II are presented here. The most valuable part of them includes items found during archaeological excavations.
The museum was founded in 1945. Initially, it was under the care of the local university. Currently, it is an independent institution affiliated with the National Museum in Dublin. Its partitions are very diverse and cover the entire period of Cork's history
The exhibitions focus primarily on two aspects of the city's history: the regalia of the city's government, and the history of trade, crafts and industry developing in Cork from the Middle Ages to the present day. The exhibitions show, among others, elements of the costumes of members of municipal authorities, such as chains and collars, guild and guild documents, elements of craft workshop equipment and many more. The archaeological collection is of great value. It includes tools from copper mines from around the city, a helmet with horns from the Iron Age, and items from Rome and Egypt that came here through merchants.
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