Archaeology

Primary

Capture the imagination of your students at the Museum

Our workshops, tours and resources are:

Curriculum-linked
Created to help your students discover new facts and skills in a fun and engaging environment
Designed by our experienced education team

Choose a topic below to find the tours, workshops, activity sheets and other resources that are available for primary schools.

Primary NMI Schools Calendar Primary NMI Schools Calendar.pdf (2.97 MB, Adobe PDF)

Handling Collection

Handle replica Prehistoric arrowheads, Medieval armour and more!

Explore a Viking Chest Workshop

Investigate the contents of a Viking chest and handle replica swords, helmets and real ancient amber!

Art and Archaeology Workshops

Go potty over Ireland's first pottery, handle replica pieces and make your own clay pot to take home!

Viking Ireland Tour

Hear about the warrior graves, slave chains, fishing boats and game-boards of Viking Age Ireland!

Medieval Ireland

Are you looking for information and resources about Medieval Ireland? Discover how we can help.

Top Ten Tour

Explore 7,000 years of Irish history through 10 exciting artefacts, including the gold lunula, Tara Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice!

Prehistoric Ireland Tour

Discover more about Ireland's earliest people, from the hunter-gatherers and first farmers of the Stone Age to the goldsmiths and warriors of the Bronze Age.