This July, we're offering a range of free guided tours of the Museum's collections every week.

Get your mind active during our Game, Set, Match tours and learn about the history of sporting in Ireland. These tours will be offered on 7th July, 21st July (ISL-Interpreted), and 25th July. 

Don't miss the opportunity to hear Lynn Scarff, Director of the National Museum of Ireland, talk about her favourite pieces in the collection in a special Director's tour after-hours at 5:30pm on 11th July. 

Work up an appetite for history in our A Taste of the Past tours. These tours, exploring wining and dining through the ages, will be offered on 4th July and 21st July. 

Tours will begin in Reception at Collins Barracks. Booking is not required. However, places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. For our ISL-interpreted tour at 2pm, 21st July, priority will be given to members of the Deaf community and those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Thursday, 4th July 2024 - Late Night Openings
5:30pm    A Taste of the Past: The History of Food & Drink in the Museum's Collections

Sunday, 7th July 2024
2pm    Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the Museum's Collections
3pm    Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society

Thursday, 11th July 2024 - Late Night Openings
5:30pm    Director's Tour of Collins Barracks
In this special tour, Director of the National Museum Lynn Scarff will share her highlights in the collection. 

Sunday, 14th July 2024
2pm    Eileen Gray: The Making of Modernism in Ireland
3pm    Ireland, Then and Now: Irish Symbolism in the Museum's Collections

Sunday, 21st July 2024 - Irish Sign Language-Interpreted Tour
2pm    Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society (ISL-Interpreted)
For more information about this tour, see here.
3pm    A Taste of the Past: The History of Food & Drink in the Museum's Collections

Thursday, 25th July 2024 - Late Night Openings
5:30pm    Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society

Sunday, 28th July 2024
2pm    Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One
3pm    Ireland, Then and Now: Irish Symbolism in the Museum's Collections

For more information on our tour offerings, contact bookings@museum.ie or call 01 648 6453.