Make your own mini paper Viking sword, etched with Viking runes, during this drop-in craft workshop.

Explore the lives of Viking warriors and their swords at this drop-in workshop. Craft and decorate your own mini paper Viking sword and mark it with a secret message in Viking runes to take home with you. Afterwards, take a visit to the ‘Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe’ exhibition to see the recently conserved Viking sword from the River Shannon, Co. Limerick.
 
If you would like to find out more about Viking Are Ireland, check out the Museum's Viking Ireland exhibition or our range of resources for at home or in the classroom in our Museum at Home section.
 
No booking required. Located in the Learning Resource Room, First Floor. Not wheelchair accessible. This workshop is for families.

What is a Drop-In Workshop?
Drop-In Workshops take place in the Learning Resource Room (first floor) or the Kildare Room, (ground floor) at the Nation Museum of Ireland. These workshops are designed with families and children in mind. Each drop-in session takes place over two hours and features an activity that will take about 15-30 minutes to complete. There is no booking required, and you can take part in the activity at any time, and for however long you wish. The activities that take place includes seeing and handling replica objects, colouring, or, a ‘make and take’ craft activity. Every activity is inspired by artefacts and exhibitions in the Museum.

For full details of our list of Drop-In Workshops and events, please see our Event Calendar. Please do make note of where the drop-in is taking place before you arrive as the Learning Resource Room is not wheelchair accessible.