Event Calendar

Country Life / Temporary Exhibition

Our Irish Chair: Tradition Revisited

07 Oct 07Sept

Explore the design and exceptional crafting tradition of an engaging Irish chair type, and the creativity it continues to inspire.

Country Life / Film

Our Irish Chair: Tradition Revisited Craft Challenge

01 Feb 31Dec

A series of videos showing how to make model chairs or flip old ones to give them a new lease of life.

Archaeology / Tour

Public Tours: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland

01 Jul 31Jul

Discover more about some of Ireland's most famous artefacts on our Public Tour

Natural History / ‘Museum at Home’ Online Activity

Museum at Home: Summer Activities with NMI- Natural History

01 Jul 31Jul

Curious about camouflage? This summer learn about the different animals at the Museum that use camouflage to hide, with these fun 'Museum at Home' activities!

Decorative Arts & History / Tour

Summer Family Tours at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History

04 Jul 31Jul

Join Museum Educators for a series of family tours during the month of July and explore stories about the First World War, Eileen Gray and the history of Collins Barracks

Decorative Arts & History /

Meet a Geologist in person

06 Jul

Do you have an rock that you would like to have identified? Or a query about quartz that you would like answered?