Throughout the month of October join a tour with a Museum guide for a free and engaging tour of the collection of the National Museum of Ireland Kildare Street about the Museum's archaeology collection. Please see below for a full list of tours taking place this month at the Museum. 

The tours that will be taking place are:

• Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

• Prehistoric Ireland Tour 

• The Viking Ireland Tour - Please note that this tour is not wheelchair accessible. 

• Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen Tour 

• ​The History of Art in Ireland Tour​

No booking required, places allocated on a first come first served basis. Meet in the Reception, on the ground floor. Families with children 8+. Children must be fully supervised by a parent or adult who is in loco parentis.

Dates, Times and Tours 

Wednesday 1st October
12:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Thursday 2nd October
12:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Friday 3rd October
1pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen 
3:30pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen

Wednesday 8th October
12:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Thursday 9th October
12:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Friday 10th October
10:30am: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen 
1pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen

Saturday 11th October
1pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen 
2pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection
3:30pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen

Wednesday 15th October
12:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Thursday 16th October
12:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Friday 17th October
1pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen
3:30pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen

Saturday 18th October
10:30am: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen 
11:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection
1pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen
2pm: The Prehistoric Ireland Tour
3:30pm: The Vikings in Ireland

Wednesday 22nd October
12:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Thursday 23rd October
12:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Friday 24th October
10:30m: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen
1pm: Early Medieval Ireland; Ireland to St. Gallen

Saturday 25th October
10:30am: Prehistoric Ireland Tour
12pm: Viking Ireland Tour
2pm: The History of Art in Ireland
3:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Wednesday 29th October
10:30am: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection
12pm: Prehistoric Ireland Tour

Thursday 30th October
2pm: Viking Ireland Tour
3:30pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection

Friday 31st October
12pm: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection
1:30pm: Prehistoric Ireland Tour