Throughout the month of December, join one of our FREE public tours to find out more about life in Ireland from the Stone Age to Early Medieval Ireland and see some of Ireland's most iconic treasures at the Museum. 

Join in this tour and see some of the most famous artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland – Kildare Street's collection and learn about life from Stone Age to Medieval Ireland. Discover perfectly preserved fish traps from the Mesolithic, gold objects from the Bronze Age and iconic Early Medieval treasures of the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice.
  
No booking required, places allocated on a first come first served basis. Meet in the Reception, on the ground floor. Wheelchair accessible. Families with children 8+. Children must be fully supervised by a parent or adult who is in loco parentis.

Dates and Times of Tours

Wednesday 3rd December
12:30pm

Thursday 4th December
12:30pm

Saturday 6th December
3:30pm

Wednesday 10th December
12:30pm

Thursday 11th December
12:30pm

Saturday 13th December
3:30pm
 

Winter Highlights Tour of the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology

Join in this tour and discover what life was like from Stone Age to Medieval Ireland. Learn about perfectly preserved fish traps from the Mesolithic, gold objects from the Bronze Age, and iconic Early Medieval treasures of the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice from Early Medieval Ireland. On this special Winter Highlights Tour, discover how people survived in winters past and how they celebrated the rising sun on the Winter Solstice at Newgrange. 

No booking required, places allocated on a first come first served basis. Meet in the Reception, on the ground floor. Wheelchair accessible. Families with children 8+. Children must be fully supervised by a parent or adult who is in loco parentis.

Saturday 20th December
3:30pm

Tuesday 30th December
12pm

Friday 2nd January
2pm

Saturday 3rd January
3:30pm