Explore the National Museum through an LGBTQIA+ lens on our brand new tour, available on the following upcoming date:

Saturday, 5 July 2025 
14:00   LGBTQIA+ Tour

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This new guided LGBTQIA+ tour views the exhibitions through alternative lenses, bringing some hidden histories and perspectives to the fore. Focusing on objects and individuals from the 17th to the 21st century, the tour reveals a wide variety of identities, genders and sexualities along the way. This tour is not a complete or comprehensive LGBTQIA+ history of the collection at Collins Barracks, but an effort to highlight the rich diversity of lives and experiences on the island of Ireland across time.

Spanning the establishment of the Barracks itself to Ireland’s passing of the Marriage Equality Referendum in 2015, highlights include the non-conformist chair by world renowned designer and architect Eileen Gray and artefacts belonging to some of the women of Ireland’s revolutionary period.

To learn more about this tour, and the research project which informed it's creation, please follow the link below:

LGBTQIA+ Tour of Collins Barracks | Decorative Arts & History | National Museum of Ireland

The National Museum of Ireland’s programming on LGBTQIA+ topics include exciting events, talks, webinars and workshops. You can access the Museum’s YouTube channel at the following link to learn more:

LGBTI+ history at the National Museum of Ireland - YouTube

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

Please note that these tours are run for individuals, small social units and families, and are not suitable for large private groups. For information on Community Group bookings for this tour, please see the following link:

Community Groups | Decorative Arts & History | National Museum of Ireland