The National Museum of Ireland is delighted to announce regular tours & events interpreted in Irish Sign Language (ISL), creating a more inclusive and accessible experience for our Deaf and hard of hearing visitors. These guided tours invite everyone to connect more deeply with our exhibitions and stories.
Check back here regularly for details of our upcoming tours with Irish Sign Language Interpretation.
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Family Drop-in: Footprints in the Snow with Irish Sign Language
13:30 - 15:30 | Sunday 30 November | Families
Dead Zoo Lab at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7
Join us for a fun and creative winter-themed drop-in session where you can make your own greeting card featuring a deer or polar bear and their footprints in the snow! Alongside the craft, you'll get hands-on with fascinating objects including a real red deer antler, a replica polar bear skull, and animal footprints.
An Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreter will be present throughout the event to ensure it's accessible to all. No booking required - just drop in and get creative! This event is also fully wheelchair accessible.
From Revolution to Repeal: An Introduction to Changing Ireland tour with Irish Sign Language interpretation
15:30 | Sunday, 14th December | Adults and Families
Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7
This tour takes participants through the new Changing Ireland galleries, focusing on objects which demonstrate to us how Ireland has changed in the past 120 years. We will explore objects from the political and social backdrop of Ireland at the beginning of the century, which led towards rebellion and revolution, the partitioning of Ireland and Irish independence. We will follow the establishment of the new Irish state through the 20th century. We will explore the beginning of ‘The Troubles’ – the violent conflict that engulfed Northern Ireland in the late 20th century. Finally, we encounter Ireland at the beginning of the 21st century, and social movements towards a more open and accepting society.
This ISL-interpreted tour will start at 15:30 in Reception at Collins Barracks. Admission is free and booking is not required. Places are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. However, priority will be given to members of the Deaf community and those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Let the Sun Shine Winter Solstice Tour with Irish Sign Language interpretation
1.30pm | Friday 19th December | General, 8+
Kildare Street, Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2
To celebrate the rising sun of the Winter Solstice at Newgrange, join our special tour to discover how ancient monuments and archaeological objects are linked to celestial events. Learn how passage tombs, such as Newgrange, are aligned to the Winter Solstice. Take a look at objects found in Ireland’s tombs and find out how Bronze Age objects, such as lunulae and sun discs, are linked to solar symbols.
Please Note: An interpretor will be present on this tour to provide Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation. 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+
Irish Sign Language Drop-in at the Dead Zoo Lab
11:00 - 13:00 | Tuesday, 30 December | Families
Dead Zoo Lab at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7
This December, bring the family along and join a short activity to learn about animals who were alive during the Ice Age... ! Please Note: An interpreter will be present at this event to provide Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation.
No booking required but there may be a short waiting time. Suitable for Families. Wheelchair accessible. Children must be fully supervised by a parent or adult who is in loco parentis.