March down to Collins Barracks for a variety of free public tours exploring the Museum's collections in this busy month of national days, holidays, and other festivities!

Don't miss our bilingual tours (Gaeilge agus Béarla/Irish and English) of Collins Barracks for Seachtain na Gaeilge, a week celebrating and uplifting the Irish language in our society. Join us for a weekend of tours in celebration of International Women's Day, and share in the stories of women through a series of remarkable costumes and artefacts on our The Way We Wore and 'Revolutionary Women' tours. Over St. Patrick's Weekend, discover the fascinating range of symbols used to represent Ireland through time on our Not Just Shamrocks tour.

On Sunday, 23rd March, we will have an Irish Sign Language-interpreted tour showcasing examples of Irish symbolism through the National Museums collections. No prebooking is required, however priority for spaces on this tour will be given to members of the Deaf community and those who are deaf or hard of hearing. 

Tours will begin in Reception at Collins Barracks. Booking for the weekend tours is not required. However, places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, 1 March 2025 - Seachtain na Gaeilge
14:00    Ó Bheairic go Músaem: Réamhrá Dún Uí Choileáin (Turas dátheangach - Gaeilge/Bearla)
15:15    Ó Bheairic go Músaem: Réamhrá Dún Uí Choileáin (Turas dátheangach - Gaeilge/Bearla). More information on these tours can be found here.

Sunday, 2 March 2025 
14:00    A Taste of the Past - The History of Food and Drink
15:15    An Introduction to Collins Barracks featuring Harry Clarke

Thursday, 6 March 2025 
14:00    Special Public Tour - Behind the Scenes: Conservation at the Museum. Spaces for this tour are available by prebooking only via the following link:
Behind the Scenes: Conservation at the National Museum of Ireland Tickets, Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite

Saturday, 8 March 2025 - International Women's Day 2025
14:00    The Way We Wore: Representations of Social Change through Clothing
15:15    Revolutionary Women: Exploring Women's Roles in Conflict in Ireland

Sunday, 9 March 2025 - International Women's Day 2025
14:00    The Way We Wore: Representations of Social Change through Clothing
15:15    Revolutionary Women: Exploring Women's Roles in Conflict in Ireland. More information on these tours can be found here.

Saturday, 15 March 2025 - St. Patricks Weekend 2025
14:00    Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the Museum's Collections
15:15    Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the Museum's Collections

Sunday, 16 March 2025 - St. Patricks Weekend 2025
14:00    Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the Museum's Collections
15:15    Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the Museum's Collections. To read about the full programme of events taking place at Collins Barracks during St. Patricks Weekend, click here. 

Saturday 22 March 2025
14:00    An Introduction to Collins Barracks featuring Harry Clarke
15:15    Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One

Sunday 23 March 2025
14:00   A Taste of the Past - The History of Food and Drink
15:15   Irish Sign Language Interpreted tour - Symbols of Ireland in the National Museum's Collection. To read more about this tour, please click here.

Saturday 29 March 2025
14:00    Revolutionary Women: Exploring Women's Roles in Conflict in Ireland
15:15    Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society

Sunday 30 March 2025
14:00    Eileen Gray: The Making of Modernism
15:15    The Way We Wore: Representations of Social Change through Clothing

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