Primary

Learning through handling objects

Make the Museum your classroom for a day - give your students an out-of-the-classroom experience that can have a lasting impact. 

Plan your own visit or contact us about what we can provide for you to meet the needs of your class and the curriculum.

Primary Schools Programme 2012 to 2013 NMI Decorative Arts & History NMI CB PRIMARY programme 2012.pdf (1.48 MB, Adobe PDF) 

Planning a project or lesson? Choose a topic below to plan your visit on your own or with us:

 
Primary Resource pack
Get a general introduction to the Museum

With 'What's in the Museum?' A Teachers' Pack designed for you to introduce the Museum to your students.

KPS and Schooling in the Nineteenth Century
What was school like 200 years ago?

Book a visit to the Kildare Place Society exhibition and explore what learning was like for children in the early 19th century.

School Tour through Understanding 1916 Gallery
Focus on Irish History: The 1916 Easter Rising

In the exhibitions, Understanding 1916 and Soldiers and Chiefs, explore the events leading up to, during, and the aftermath of Easter Week 1916.

Barracks Life Room
Focus on Irish History: Change and Conflict

Through the eyes of Irish soldiers and civilians in the Soldiers and Chiefs exhibition.

20101008_7204.jpg
Explore art, craft and design

Looking for ideas for an art, craft or design project? The Museum's decorative arts galleries - Silver, Glass, Ceramics and Furniture - are full of surprising and inspirational objects for you to explore.

The Way We Wore Gallery
What does clothing and jewellery tell us about Irish history?

Explore Life, Society, Work and Culture through the exhibition 'The Way We Wore: 250 years of clothing and jewellery'. This exhibition provides a fascinating way in to Irish history from the mid-18th to the the present day.

School Tour
Gallery Workshops and Object Handling Sessions

Let your class explore object-based learning through Gallery Games and If Things Could Talk - Exploring Museums Workshops.

Quick Links

Tips for your visit

* For tours and workshops, the maximum number of students per group is 30.

More Tips and How to Plan a Visit...


Make a bookingLinks to external website
Primary Resources in other Museums

 

Archaeology

 

Country Life

 

Natural History

 

 

Web Design by Arekibo