Rainbow Trail
Explore Collins Barracks through an LGBTQIA+ lens with the Rainbow Trail!
Barracks Life Interactive Space
Have fun learning about the everyday lives of soldiers that lived in Collins Barracks!
Take Your Seats Interactive Space
Delve into the world of chairs and then design your own, inspired by the extraordinary examples around you!
Changing Ireland Audio Tours
Take a free audio tour to discover some of the people, stories, and themes explored in the Changing Ireland galleries.
November Tours at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
Join in a public tour about the National Museum of Ireland's archaeology collection
Public Tours of Collins Barracks
This November, join us at Collins Barracks for a variety of free public tours exploring the Museum's collections!
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.
Trans Awareness Week & Trans Day of Remembrance at Collins Barracks
In celebration of Trans Awareness Week & Trans Day of Remembrance, join us at Collins Barracks to explore LGBTQIA+ history through tours, trails and online resources.
Mayo Lives from the Archives
Join the Mayo Genealogy Group for their annual talks based on their ongoing research and with new insights from the 1926 Census returns.
Armistice Day Commemoration Tours
In commemoration of Armistice Day, join a tour of the military history collections at Collins Barracks
Museum Knitting and Crochet Circle
A friendly meeting of talented craft workers with a keen interest in all things woolly!
LGBTQIA+ Tours of Collins Barracks
Explore the National Museum through an LGBTQIA+ lens on this tour
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The National Museum of Ireland is committed to amplifying women’s stories and will work with the Department to assess the feasibility and funding needs of a potential new facility in Limerick.
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.
