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 – Archaeology’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+
 

Dates and Times of Tours

Wednesday 4th December
12:30pm

Thursday 5th December
1pm

Saturday 7th December
1:30pm

Wednesday 11th December
12:30pm

Thursday 12th December
1pm

Saturday 14th December
1:30pm
 

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 at the beginning in reception, on the ground floor. Wheelchair accessible. Families with children 8+

Dates and Times of Tours

Friday 20th December
3:30pm

Saturday 21st December
10:30am
3:30pm

Saturday 28th December
11am