BOO! Sink your teeth into history this October, with a range of free guided tours at Collins Barracks!

We've something for everyone this spooky season. Into sports? Game, Set, Match discusses the fascinating history of sporting in Ireland. Into fashion? Learn about the changing costumes and roles of Irish women in The Way We Wore tour. Into the finer things in life? Whet your appetite with A Taste of the Past, examining wining & dining through the ages.

And for those whom the darkness calls, Life, Disease, and Death is a sickening tour that explores gloom and gore, ghosts and more! Don't miss this special Halloween offering...or else...

Tours will begin in Reception at Collins Barracks. Booking is not required. However, places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, 5th October 2024 - Dublin Festival of History
1pm    Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society
2pm    Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society

Sunday, 6th October 2024 - Dublin Festival of History
2pm   The Way We Wore: Representations of Social Change through Clothing
3pm   The Way We Wore: Representations of Social Change through Clothing

Saturday, 12th October 2024 - Dublin Festival of History
1pm    A Taste of the Past: The History of Food & Drink
2pm    A Taste of the Past: The History of Food & Drink

Sunday, 13th October 2024
2pm    Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One
3pm    Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One

Saturday, 19th October 2024 - Open House
12pm   Architectural Tour of Collins Barracks
1pm    Architectural Tour of Collins Barracks
For more information about this tour, see here.

Sunday, 20th October 2024 - Open House
2pm    Architectural Tour of Collins Barracks
3pm    Architectural Tour of Collins Barracks
For more information about this tour, see here.

Friday, 25th October 2024
2pm    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks
3pm    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks

Saturday, 26th October 2024
2pm    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks
3pm    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks

Sunday, 27th October 2024
2pm    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks
3pm    Life, Disease, and Death at Collins Barracks

For more information on our tour offerings, contact bookings@museum.ie or call 01 648 6453.