Schools & Groups
There's so much to explore and learn at the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology for schools and groups.
Schools
Dig deeper into the Archaeology exhibitions and collections through a range of learning opportunities.
"I'm here with Dunshaughlin Community College, because I'm taking Art as a subject and we're studying the neolithic and the bronze age pieces..."Watch Vox Pop (00:39)
Take a guided tour or participate in a hands-on workshop
Tours and workshop information can be found in our Calendars:
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Meet a Museum Educator
Teachers can talk to a member of the Museum’s Education team in person at the Museum or over the phone in advance of their visit to the Museum.
The Museum’s educators can help teachers prepare for their visits by providing information, expert knowledge and resources on the Museum’s exhibitions, as well as advice on pre- and post-visit activities and tips on how to bring groups around the Museum.
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bookings to make an appointment.
Take a self-directed visit
Self-directed visits enable teachers to focus on specific curriculum needs using a visit to the Museum as a springboard for discussion, project work, and engagement with students. We have developed Teacher Packs and activity sheets to support teachers who take Self-Directed Visits (see below for more details).
Teachers, should you wish to bring a school group to the Museum on a self-directed visit, please give advance notice of your visit, so that we can accommodate your group size.
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Work through teacher packs and activity sheets
We have developed teacher packs and activity sheets to support teachers who take Self-Directed Visits. To find out more about the Packs and discuss which worksheets would be most suitable for your class.
Below is a sample of pdfs of the activity sheets available in the Museum.
Stone Age Activity Sheet (English) Stone Age English WEB.pdf (1.15 MB, Adobe PDF)
Stone Age Activity Sheet (Irish) Stone Age Irish WEB.pdf (1.15 MB, Adobe PDF)
Viking Activity Sheet Viking Special Needs.pdf (1.96 MB, Adobe PDF)
My Favourite Object Activity Sheet (English) My Favourite Object Eng WEB2.pdf (0.11 MB, Adobe PDF)
My Favourite Object Activity Sheet (Irish) My Favourite Object Ire WEB2.pdf (0.11 MB, Adobe PDF)
Everything You Wanted to Know About Mummies Everything you never wanted to know about Mummies.pdf (0.79 MB, Adobe PDF)
So You Want To Be A Mummy So you want to be a Mummy 1.pdf (0.66 MB, Adobe PDF)
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Get to grips with handling collections
We have a small collection of objects which can be handled.
Presently the collection consists of replica Viking objects and prehistoric and Medieval pottery; these replicas were carefully researched and based on what is in the main collection of the Museum.
Check the School Calendars above for details of the next handling session, or
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Utilise the Education Resource Room
The Education Resource Room is an ideal activity and research space for your class.
The room has books, handling artefacts, interactive activities, multimedia packages, and limited Internet access.
Contact bookings or phone +353 1 6486453 for more information about Drop-In Services so your group can utilise the Resource Room.
Group Bookings
Please note at least two week's notice is required when requesting a tour or self guided visit and booking is essential.
We provide free guided tours and workshops for education/ interest and community groups, all other groups should book self guided visits.
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Language School Groups
- The Museum welcomes group visits by Institutes that cater for students of English as a foreign language.
- Currently we are unable to provide guided tours for Language Schools so all visits are self-directed.
- Please note that the Group Leader is asked to remain with the group at all times and we recommend the ratio of leaders to students is 1 to 15.
- We would recommend that all group who are on self directed visit do some preparatory work in the classroom, have tasks to complete during their visit and do post visit work back it the classroom.
- Download and read our Language School Visit Policy language school policy 10.12.08.pdf (0.16 MB, Adobe PDF) before your visit.
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