Join an experienced Museum Guide on our 'Top 10 Tour'.
Find out about how our ancestors lived in this interactive and informative tour told through stories about key objects in the Museums' collection.
Activity at a Glance
Level: All classes
Group Size: Classroom size
Set-up:
5min: Introduction to Museum
40min: Tour through the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life exhibition galleries
5min: Conclusion Q & A
Availability: Various dates and times - please check availability with the bookings office
Times: Various dates and times - please check availability with the bookings office
Booking: Booking required
Bookings and information:
Please complete an online enquiry form and we will be in touch soon.
Alternatively, you can email the Bookings Office at BookingsCountryLife@museum.ie or telephone (094) 90 31751.
Curriculum Links:
History:
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Working as an historian; Discuss the Past and Present – Imagine and Discuss Stories from the Past
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Local studies; Story; Life, society, work and culture in the past;Home – School – Trades – Craft – Feasts and Festivals – Games – Stories of People in the Past – Farming - Fishing
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Eras of change and conflict; Politics, conflict and society; Emigration – Famine – Change in Land Ownership – Foundation of the State – Northern Ireland
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Continuity and change over time; Food – Farming – Clothes – Transport – Craft – Culture – Communications – Energy and Power
Geography:
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Sense of Place – People and Communities Living and Working in the Area - How Culture, Language and Customs Reflect the Nature of Places – Home – Economic and Leisure Activities
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Human Environments – People Living and Working in the Local Area and Contrasting Parts of Ireland – Communities – Settlement – People at Work – Transport and Communications
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Caring for the Environment – Changes in Farming Practice
Learning Outcomes:
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Gain an understanding of the National Folklife Collection and associated themes through 10 key objects on display
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Learn about the people, events, issues and cultural experiences which have helped to shape the local community and the environment
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Appreciation of cultural and historical inheritances from a local and national context
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Learn about conservation and change in the environment
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Develop a sense of personal, local, national, European and wider identities through studying the history and cultural inheritance of local and other communities
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Develop a sense of responsibility for, and a willingness to participate in, the preservation of heritage
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Learn about the impact of environmental conditions on the lives of people in the locality and in other areas, and come to appreciate some of the ways in which humans use, modify or influence their environments
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Learn about and come to value the diversity of peoples, cultures and societies in Ireland