Activity Sheet: My Favourite Animal
Come to the Dead Zoo Lab and try our new activity sheets!
Fright at the Museum! Halloween Family Trail
Creep in to Collins Barracks this weekend and challenge yourself with our Fright at the Museum! Halloween Family Trail
'Scary Objects' Halloween Trail
Can you find the scary Halloween objects in the exhibition galleries?
Midterm Family Drop-ins in the Dead Zoo Lab
Drop into the new Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks this October Midterm.
'Scarecrow Jack' Halloween Trail
Can you find Scarecrow Jack hiding in the woods of Turlough Park? Enjoy a fun Halloween scarecrow trail through the gardens and woodland
Changing Ireland Guided Tours
Join us at Collins Barracks and become immersed in the new Changing Ireland galleries, interpreting Irish political, cultural and social history from 1900-2020.
Online Activity with the Dead Zoo for the October Midterm
Learn all about the thylacine in this online activity.
November Family Drop-ins at the Dead Zoo Lab
Drop into the new Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks this November
The Ancestor's Supper - a socially engaged arts project led by artist Niamh Gibbons
Ancestors Supper - a socially engaged arts project led by artist Niamh Gibbons
EVENT BOOKED OUT: Bram Stoker Festival - Life, Disease, and Death tours of Collins Barracks
Bram Stoker Festival is a yearly celebration of all things eerie, inspired by the spooky oeuvre of Dublin's own Bram Stoker.
Bram Stoker Festival 2025
November 'Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection' Tours
Discover more about some of Ireland's most famous artefacts on our Public Tour
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Our Merrion Street location is closed for works but learn more about an exciting new space called the 'Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks'
Gallery 4 (the Irish in British Regiments) of the Soldiers and Chiefs exhibition is temporarily closed to the public.
