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Read the latest media and press releases about events at the National Museum of Ireland.

29 May 2025: Landmark exhibition on early medieval Ireland and its impact on Europe opens at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street

22 May 2025: Explore the National Museum of Ireland through an LGBTQIA+ lens

03 April 2025: Adare bypass discovery shown to Minister O’Donovan

04 February 2025: Join the Conversation at the National Museum of Ireland in 2025

05 December 2024: Harry Clarke’s-Stained Glass opens at the National Museum of Ireland

17 October 2024: Rory Gallagher’s iconic guitar destined to become part of the collection at the National Museum of Ireland

03 October 2024: New exhibition celebrates the contribution of community midwives to maternity care in early 20th century Ireland

24 September 2024: Wood Quay 50- What's it all about?

9 July 2024 National Museum of Ireland Appeals for Information on Bronze Age Axeheads Found in Westmeath

14 June 2024:National Museum of Ireland - Natural History closes to facilitate extensive works required to protect and conserve the 168-year-old ‘Dead Zoo’ for future generations

29 April 2024: The Mincéiri Archives A growing collection of stories that celebrates Irish Traveller culture, past and present.

28 February 2024: The first exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland featuring a contemporary artist responding to its collection

7 February 2024: New exhibition explores the influence of bees on our culture and environment

13 September 2023: GAA: People, Objects & Stories - a new exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland gives a new perspective on Ireland’s largest sporting organisation

06 July 2023: Accessibility and Inspiration at Heart of New and Ambitious 5 Year Strategic Plan for National Museum of Ireland

29 June, 2023: LGBTI+ storytelling through video trail across Irish Local Authority Museums

31 May 2023: The Heritage Council joins the National Museum of Ireland and participating local authorities in funding the digitisation of Ireland’s community archives, through iCAN

11 May, 2023 Silversmith artist Annemarie Reinhold awarded National Museum of Ireland and Design & Crafts Council Ireland Covid-19 Commission

09 February, 2023 An 18pdr field gun with an intriguing backstory goes on display at the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History today, on loan from the Irish Defence Forces.

23 November, 2022: Neon Installation created by artist Anthony Haughey in collaboration with more than 120 young people from Dublin and Mayo goes on display at the National Museum of Ireland

11 November 2022: Medieval Glendalough Model in Lego© at the National Museum of Ireland- Archaeology

4th July 2022: Eamon de Valera 1919 Revolver Recently Donated to the National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History

25 May 2022: National Museum of Ireland unveils exhibit to acknowledge the 175th Anniversary of “Black ’47”

04 May 2022: The Geological Survey of Ireland hosts a Geology Open Day at the National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks.

20 April 2022- Portrait of Nation: Art Politics and the Anglo-Irish Treaty

03 March 2022: The international festival of LGBTI+ history OUTing the Past returns to Ireland this spring

09 February, 2022: Rare 15th Century Bells Donated to the National Museum of Ireland

01 February, 2022: 21 unique St Brigid’s crosses go on display at the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life

07 December 2021: National Museum of Ireland Opens New Exhibition Celebrating Life and Artefacts of St Columba – one of Ireland’s three patron saints

25 November 2021 What’s the Scéal? Annual Storytelling Festival

23 November 2021, Studio & State: The Lavery's and the Anglo-Irish Treaty

13 November, 2021: '1845: Memento Mori' by Paula Stokes at the National Museum of Ireland, Country Life

04 November, 2021: ‘Wonder Cabinet’ at the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History lands prestigious ICAD design award

27 September, 2021: Minister Eamon Ryan launches Down to Earth, a collaborative exhibition between the National Museum of Ireland & Geological Survey Ireland

24 May 2021: Minister Catherine Martin launches InForm, an exhibition driven by a two-year collaboration between the National Museum of Ireland & Design & Crafts Council Ireland

27 April 2021: National Museum of Ireland welcomes announcement of €2.2 million capital investment for new 20th Century History of Ireland Galleries as part of Decade of Centenaries Programme

21 April 2021: New online exhibition reveals unique currach building video and archival material

11 March 2021: The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) and the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023, seeks to engage an Artist-in-Residence to work with the Museum in 2021/2022

26 February 2021: Irish cultural institutions celebrate festival of LGBT history in March 2021

12 February 2021: NMI and Mayo County Council welcome installation of 'Straw Sister'

04 November, 2021: ‘Wonder Cabinet’ at the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History lands prestigious ICAD design award

09 December 2020: National Museum of Ireland acquires works from Alison Lowry: (A) Dressing our Hidden Truths for the national collection

07 December 2020: The National Museum of Ireland publishes most authoritative study ever undertaken on medieval hand-bells

26 November 2020: Silversmith Annemarie Reinhold selected for prestigious commission in response to COVID-19

10 November 2020: NMI invites teachers to bring the Museum to the classroom

27 October 2020: Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) wins prestigious award

01 October 2020: Exhibitions exploring hair, culture and identity set to open in Mayo this week

16 September 2020: First genome sequences of Irish Vikings reveal ties to Norway and interactions with the locals

16 September 2020: ‘Glendalough: Power, Prayer and Pilgrimage’ opens at the National Museum of Ireland

27 August 2020: New exhibition celebrates life and achievements of Paul Strzelecki

21 July 2020: Remaining two National Museum of Ireland sites re-open to the public

06 May 2020: How well do you KnowYour5K?

23 April 2020: The National Museum of Ireland invites the public to ‘Reflect on Resilience’

21 January 2020: Launch of refurbished and reimagined Irish Wars 1919 – 1923 at the National Museum of Ireland

14 January 2019: Historic 'Moon Car' donation for National Museum of Ireland

07 October 2021: Distinctive collection of Irish chairs goes on display at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life in Co Mayo

03 November, 2021: Minister of State Malcolm Noonan launches Little Houses, an exhibition driven by a collaboration between the National Museum of Ireland & Stoneybatter Youth Services

11 November 2019: Ireland in Focus: Photographing Ireland in the 1950s

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