Located on College Street in Carlow town, the building was originally the Presentation Convent; it also houses the County Library and Archives.

[2] The collections were housed first in the old Christian Brothers' building, and latterly the former theatre room of the Town Hall from 1979.

[3] The museum consists of four exhibition rooms, housing permanent and temporary displays.

It is designated to collect archaeological finds by the National Museum of Ireland.

[4] Other notable objects in the Museum's collections pertain to John Tyndall, Kevin Barry, Captain Myles Kehoe, and the Carlow Sugar Factory.