Online Activity with the Dead Zoo for the October Midterm
Learn all about the thylacine in this online activity.
November Family Drop-ins at the Dead Zoo Lab
Drop into the new Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks this November
The Ancestor's Supper
Forage talk and walk as part of the Ancestor Supper project
'A Scare in the Museum' storytelling tours
Discover some of our spookiest museum objects with Hannah Gallagher
Drop-In: Raiders, Traders and Settlers! Viking Ireland Handling Workshop
Find out about life in Viking Dublin by visiting the Learning Resource Room at the Museum to see some replica Viking Artefacts!
Halloween Crafts at the Museum
Enjoy some drop-in crafting activities inspired by all things Halloween!
Drop-In: Forge and Rune! Viking Sword Craft Workshop
Make your own mini paper Viking sword during this drop-in craft workshop.
Bram Stoker Festival - Family Workshop - Making Faces!
Trick or Treat! Drop in to Collins Barracks to make a Halloween mask inspired by the Museum's collections in this family-friendly art-making workshop.
Bram Stoker Festival 2025
Bram Stoker Festival is a yearly celebration of all things eerie, inspired by the spooky oeuvre of Dublin's own Bram Stoker.
EVENT BOOKED OUT: Bram Stoker Festival - Life, Disease, and Death tours of Collins Barracks
EVENT BOOKED OUT: Culture Club: An Introduction to Changing Ireland
Explore the newly opened Changing Ireland galleries on this free introductory tour
Cláraigh dár nuachtlitir
Receive updates on the latest exhibitions
Dublin 7 & Dublin 8 Community Engagement - NMI Collins Barracks
Spark curiousity, learning and engagement this school term with a class visit to the National Museum of Ireland!
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.
Mar chomhartha ómóis, beidh Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, dúnta don phobal ón 1pm Dé hAoine, an 13 Nollaig. Beidh an tArd-Mhúsaem i nDún Uí Choileáin oscailte mar is gnách Dé hAoine.
