Throughout the month of January, 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 8th January
12:30pm

Thursday 9th January
1pm

Saturday 11th January
12:30pm

Wednesday 15th January
12:30pm

Thursday 16th January
1pm

Saturday 18th January
1:30pm

Wednesday 22nd January
12:30pm

Thursday 23rd January
1pm

Saturday 25th January
1:30pm

Wednesday 29th January
12:30pm

Thursday 30th January
1pm

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

Thursday 2nd January
12:30pm

Saturday 4th January
12:30pm