Dublin by Dusk 🌙 Late-night opening at the National Museum of Ireland - Thurs 25 June Tours, talks & after-hours access: ✨ LGBTQIA+ history tours ✨ Harry Clarke curator talk ✨ Guided tours Explore after hours →https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/Dublin-by-Dusk-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland

Late Evening Discovery Tours offer a quieter way to explore Ireland’s past with expert guides. Experience the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, after hours. 📅 25 June| 17:00 |18:30 🎟️ Free Discover #DublinByDusk. www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/D...

We had a great time at the Annual @isparasitology.bsky.social meeting at the @nmireland.bsky.social, Dublin, last week! Proud to see our PhD researcher Tadhg Kilbane present his work on thrombin inhibitors secreted by Schistosoma mansoni cercariae.👏👏🪱 Thank you to the ISP for a great meeting!

Vacancy - Head of National Centre for Research and Remembrance at National Museum of Ireland. 3-year contract to develop the former #Magdalene Laundry on Sean McDermott Street in Dublin. Closing 3 July, €83k. #SpeirGorm #museum #jobs www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/...

From rare shells and “unicorn horns” to modern museums… 🐚🦄 How did curiosity shape the collections we treasure today? Dive into the story behind cabinets of curiosity 👇 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog #RegistrationCorner #Museumology

Just out of a wonderful event with Maggie O’Farrell talking about her new book Land (sounds fascinating, looking forward to reading it!). Really interesting to know there is a prehistoric section in it and parts inspired by @nmireland.bsky.social, her favorite museum in the world (apparently!).

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Calling all curators, librarians, and archivists who work with religious objects or collections associated with prayer! The Prayticipate COST Action will hold a networking event in Limerick on the 1-2 October. Funding available! prayticipate.eu/activities/p...

Ireland’s National Cultural Institutions @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social @immaireland.bsky.social @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social generate €209m annually but their true value goes beyond economics. From wellbeing to social cohesion, culture shapes stronger societies www.museum.ie/en-IE/Press-...

Led by the Chairs of @nmireland.bsky.social, @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social, @immaireland.bsky.social and @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social, the event took place this morning at the National Library of Ireland.

For the first time, Ireland’s five national collecting cultural institutions came together to explore their collective socio-economic impact. Read the report and learn more about the findings on our website: www.nli.ie/news-stories...

Let’s get one thing straight: Irish history isn’t 🌈 Mother Pride Block Party lands at Collins Barracks on Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, 2026. 🎶 All welcome. 🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/M... #Pride #DublinEvents #LGBTQHistory

A huge thank you to Dr Amy Geraghty @geraghtyamy.bsky.social, Curator of Zoology at the National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social y.social for a fascinating talk at our ISP Meeting on the Natural History Division's parasite collections, spanning arthropods, nematodes and platyhelminthes!

The National Museum of Ireland has some amazing posts on maritime and boaty stuff. This is just the latest example of their brilliant stuff

Join us on Wednesday, 17 June, as the Army No. 1 Band performs a Free Lunchtime Recital at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

It is a keen eye & a gifted hand that can look at a willow hedgerow & not just envision a boat but build it too. Craftsman Tom Delaney has those exceptional abilities. Curator Noel Campbell recently travelled to Tom's workshop to find out more. www.ouririshheritage.org/content/arch... #CuratorBlog

📢 Job fairy @nmireland.bsky.social are seeking applications to fill the post of Head of National Centre for Research and Remembrance based in NMI, Collins Barracks & National Centre for Research and Remembrance. This is a full-time, 3 year fixed term contract. www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/...

Kicking off this year’s ISP Annual Meeting at the historic Collins Barracks, National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social in Dublin, with a warm welcome from our ISP President, Dr. Christopher Coates @cjcoates.bsky.social! Looking forward to a great lineup of talks ahead!

Paolo Viscardi, Keeper of Natural History at the National Museum of Ireland, opened the first session of the day, sharing his expertise on the vital role museum collections play as a rich repository for biodiversity research. Thank you for such a brilliant start! @nmireland.bsky.social

“It’s better to light a candle than to blame the dark.” @ncad-ireland.bsky.social Student Emilio Gabat transforms this proverb into jewellery using silver + beads 🔥 Part of The Weight of Words - an exhibition inspired by Akan gold weights and cultural storytelling. 🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

One of Ireland’s most impressive marine biologists for #WorldOceansDay #SpeirGorm

What if the most influential organisms on Earth are the ones we rarely see? Parasite Tales at the Dead Zoo Lab uncovers the hidden world of parasitic worms-revealing their role in biodiversity, evolution & health. Discover the science of the unseen: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

📅 June at Collins Barracks 🇮🇪 Pride tours (incl. ISL), Quiet Hour, guided tours & Dublin by Dusk ✨ Free Rainbow Trail + more. 📣 June 25 update: 17:30 LGBTQIA+ Tour | 18:00 Curator Talk | 19:00 LGBTQIA+ Tour Free & bookable events. Plan your visit! www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

The Basking Shark at the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History has for well over a century been hanging from the ceiling of the Dead Zoo (as Dubliners fondly call the museum) but has been moved, which is a challenge to say the least #sharks #museums #SpeirGorm www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

An absolute thing of beauty... c. late 800s to mid 900s CE (AD in old money!) and simply wonderful. Thank you @nmireland.bsky.social for posting! #archaeology #Irish #ulster #darkages

I went to Cavan County Museum today to see the beautiful Virginia Brooch, back in its home county, on loan from @nmireland.bsky.social - an Early Medieval silver brooch with Scandinavian/Viking style detailed artwork. Bigger than I thought it would be (larger than Tara brooch). #IrishArchaeology

To mark the 30th Anniversary of Cavan County Museum, the Virginia Brooch (7345:W33) is now on display in Cavan County Museum. The Brooch is a large hammered silver bossed penannular brooch dating to the late 9th/early 10th century. www.museum.ie/collections/... #Archaeology #CollectionsOnline

Harry Clarke has gone stratospheric since the 1980s. Here’s your FREE chance to find out why! I really recommend!

Join curator Siobhán Doyle at Collins Barracks for a Dublin by Dusk tour of Harry Clarke’s stained glass ✨ Explore his intricate, imaginative work and rich religious & fantastical imagery. 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks 🗓️ Thu 25 June, 18:00 🎟️ Free www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/D...

I absolutely adore that Eileen Gray chair ...

www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/... @nmireland.bsky.social Recruiting for Head of National Centre for Research and Remembrance (NCRR).

🌈Discover Untold Stories Celebrate Pride with a fresh perspective at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks. Join a LGBTQIA+ guided tour & explore powerful stories, identities, & histories. 📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin 🗓️ Sat, 6 June 2026 ⏰ 14:00 & 15:30 🎟️ Free www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Celebrate Cruinniú na nÓg at the National Museum of Ireland on Saturday, 6 June 2026, a national day of free creativity for children and young people. Families can enjoy a lively programme of workshops, tours, and drop-in activities across Museum sites in Dublin and Mayo. All events are free!

We have been looking into the genetics of the giant deer #Megaloceros in collections of @nmireland.bsky.social and although climate change ended their reign in Ireland there are other factors at play - preprint online now #pleistocene www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Aitheantas: Silver NCAD Jewellery student Lise-Marie Kasselman, inspired by the Irish proverb “Athnionn ciaróg ciaróg eile” (one beetle recognises another). Part of The Weight of Words at the National Museum, Collins Barracks. Free entry. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Latest addition to the #MOF1916 collection of publications on the 1916 Easter Rising - “Easter Week 1916: ordinary people, extraordinary stories”, by Michael Kenny. Published by the National Museum, 2025. I think it’s only available in their gift shop, so go visit! @nmireland.bsky.social

Tune into @rteone.rte.ie @ 20:30 on Sunday 31 May for "Museum of Me". Hosted by Dermot Whelan, the new series explores the lives of notable Irish figures through meaningful personal objects with the assistance of Dr. Siobhan Doyle, Curator of Contemporary Irish History

A five-legged frog? Wildlife Biology student Keisha-Paige Plant explores a rare specimen from the Natural History collections- and how parasites can disrupt limb development. Discover what it reveals about #biodiversity: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #MuseumBlog #NaturalHistory #RegistrationCorner

From the museum of of St. Peter Street School in Dublin via the Royal College of Surgeons and now in the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History, this frog has cartwheeled itself through history into the hands of our student @nmireland.bsky.social #frog #museum www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

🌆 Dublin after dark starts tonight Join the first Dublin by Dusk at the National Museum of Ireland ✨ Late opening ✨ Free tours ✨ Unique evening vibes 📅 Thurs 28 May | From 5pm till 8pm 📍 Dublin Kildare Street & Collins Barracks A new monthly night out 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/D...

Discover Dublin by dusk 🌆 Join us at Collins Barracks & Kildare Street this Thursday, 28 May, for a free curator talk and late-evening tours. No booking needed, just drop in and explore culture after hours. 🕠 17:00–20:00. See you there. #DublinByDusk www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/D...

This is a fantastic project about an amazing amateur scientist who did so much for our understanding of Irish birds over a century ago. He also discovered ice age hyenas in Co. Cork along with mammoths from Irish caves now in @nmireland.bsky.social #SpeirGorm #mammoths #ornithology #biodiversity

The Dead Zoo is providing a great opportunity on Saturday at Collins’ Barracks. Dublin.

This is a really nice initiative:

Well who wouldnt want a twilight museum wander?

🐾 Got curious kids? This weekend at the Dead Zoo Lab: Ask us anything about fur, pawprints & poo 🐾💩 🎟️ Free | No booking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages welcome 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks 📅Saturday 23 May 2026, 11:00–13:00 📅Sunday 24 May 2026, 14:00-16:00 More info: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

The Museum, but after hours 🌙 Dublin by Dusk launches Thursday 28 May Free After hours tours. A different way to explore Dublina and the Museum. 🕠 From 17:00 📍 Collins Barracks & Kildare Street 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/D... #DublinByDusk #WhatsOnDublin #AfterHours

Upcoming events at @nmireland.bsky.social listenagain.org?p=61166 #spéirghorm

Siobhan Doyle (Curator of Contemporary Irish History) joins RTÉ Today with Maura & Dáithí (RTÉ One, Wed 20 May) for a whistlestop tour of fashion from the National Museum’s Changing Ireland exhibition. Tune in at 17:20!

Gold wires, plain or twisted, are used in lots of different ways on Bronze Age goldwork from Ireland. Here we see gorget terminals stitched to the collar & the collar edge rolled over a twisted wire making a distinct impression. See this gorget and others @nmireland.bsky.social Ór exhibition.