Festive Family Drop-ins
Drop into the new Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks this December and January
Holiday Highlights: Daily Tours of Collins Barracks
Celebrate the magic of the Christmas season, and ring in the New Year with Museum Guides at Collins Barracks to explore a variety of engaging free tours exploring the Museum and its collection.
ISL Drop-in at the Dead Zoo Lab
Join an ISL Drop-in Event at the Dead Zoo Lab
Tour: The Saints and Scholars of Ireland
Learn about the Saints and Scholars of Ireland
January Tours at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
Join in a public tour about the National Museum of Ireland's archaeology collection
Tour: Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland
Discover more about some of Ireland's most famous artefacts on our Public Tour
Tour: Prehistoric Ireland
Join a Prehistoric Ireland tour!
Drop-In: Knot Again! Manuscript Decorating Workshop
Uncover the secrets of interlace, knotwork and spirals used to decorate early medieval Irish manuscripts and objects
First Fortnight Festival 2026
Celebrate creativity and wellbeing at Collins Barracks as part of First Fortnight Festival 2026.
First Fortnight: (Re)Writing the Past: Poetry, Objects and Creative Writing
Explore the Changing Ireland Galleries with poet Paula Meehan whose poems are on display, and then join a creative writing workshop afterwards.
First Fortnight: Joy in the Museum: A Guide’s Guide to the National Museum of Ireland Slow-Looking Tour
Take a reflective journey through the Museum’s collections with our expert guide, exploring stories and artefacts that spark memory, emotion, and connection.
Tour: Viking Ireland
Join a tour about the Vikings in Ireland
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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.
