Discover The Weight of Words, a new exhibition exploring the craft, symbolism, & storytelling behind traditional Akan gold weights from Ghana & Côte d’Ivoire & how these timeless traditions inspired contemporary jewellery students at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social to create new works.

Dead Zoo in Blue is a project by Ishmael Claxton who has spent a couple of years following the project to decant the Natural History Museum in Dublin @nmireland.bsky.social Book launch in The Library Project in Temple Bar where you can also see his photographs on display. Photo: Ishmael Claxton

The completed price from last night's crafting workshop in @nmireland.bsky.social ran by www.instagram.com/be_alice_?ig... #stabby #fibreart #embriodery

☘️ Celebrate St. Patrick’s Weekend at the National Museum of Ireland! ☘️ Free, family‑friendly tours, talks, workshops & performances across Collins Barracks, Kildare St & Turlough Park, 13–17 March. More info: www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/S...

Spring in Ireland brings out the insects but they’re safe from this giant anteater collected by H. Julatson in Chiriquí Province, Panama. Acquired 1904 from William Rosenberg, a London dealer. Taxidermy by Rowland Ward of London. National Museum of Ireland - Natural History @nmireland.bsky.social

Join us to mark #IWD2026 with tours, talks, screenings & exhibitions celebrating women’s stories, creativity & impact across Irish history. Explore Ireland’s cultural heritage through women’s experiences on Sun 8 March. #SpeirGorm #HerStory www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/I...

🌟 What’s On at Collins Barracks this March! 🌟 St. Patrick’s events, bilingual tours, craft workshops & more at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

i mo chleamaire faoi dheireadh! great day @nmireland.bsky.social with our #ethnology students, hosted by my former student Tiernan Gaffney, Asst. Keeper Folklife. Met Pádraig Ó Ruairc, tried on a strawboy costume he made, and watched him donate it to the collection! #folklore #mumming #BuachaillíTuí

Delighted to have been invited to lead a workshop on @secondhandsacred.bsky.social 'Exhibiting Religion' course at Northwestern University. I described the curatorial work at @nmireland.bsky.social in creating 'Changing Ireland' and reflected on my academic expertise in religion in museums.

Irish hedgerows are protected by an annual ban on cutting from 1 March to support nesting birds. These European Robins from Crumlin, Dublin are countryside birds from 1902 and a tin can will do. National Museum of Ireland - Natural History @nmireland.bsky.social #SpeirGorm

I didn't realise you could get Mary Quant transparent raincoats in hippo size

Q: How do you get a 🦛 hippo out of a museum? A: Very, very carefully. 👀 Go behind the scenes with Anna Massignan to see how thousands of specimens were safely moved during the Dead Zoo decant. 👉: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #NaturalHistory #MuseumLife #Museumology #NaturalHistory #NMIBlog

Always remember: Censorship is a tool of fascism.

100 years ago today, Ireland founded the Committee for Evil Literature, beginning decades of censorship. By 1929, books, films & plays could be banned as “obscene” around 12,000 books were. ✨ Free tour: Sliotars, Sashes & Symbols 🗓️ 14 Feb, 15:30 📍 Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

The National Museum of Ireland is committed to being a leader in the cultural sector in promoting #Sustainability, #Biodiversity and addressing #ClimateChange. Learn more about our efforts here- www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/...

The National Museum of Ireland - Natural History has 350 custom display cases from 1850s to 1910s that are part of the major conservation of the building www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... @nmireland.bsky.social @archiseek.bsky.social #SpeirGorm

Pleased to do honours at launch of ‘Booleying in Ireland’ by Theresa McDonald. Anything you will ever wish to know re. #booleying #transhumance in Achill & beyond is here. Fruits of years of interdisciplinary research @universityofgalway.bsky.social @globalgalway.bsky.social @nmireland.bsky.social

Happy Imbolc from Ireland, a pagan festival marking the return of light after winter and the beginning of lambing season. Day of the goddess Brigid (later adopted as the Christian ‘St Brigid’) associated with wisdom, poetry, healing, and domesticated animals. #SpeirGorm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc

I did a blog for the Geological Collections Group on type specimens of #fossils and how to find them, based on years of digging into old museum collections #naturalhistory @originalgcg.bsky.social @nmireland.bsky.social geocollnews.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/w...

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✨ What’s On This February at Collins Barracks! ✨ Brigit Festival tours (1 Feb), LGBTQIA+ Tours (7 Feb), Valentine’s Tours (14–15 Feb), Lunar New Year (15 Feb), Culture Club (27 Feb) + Sensory Quiet Hour (28 Feb). More info: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #CollinsBarracks #DublinEvents

Celebrate St Brigid’s Day! Learn to make a traditional St Brigid’s Cross with Museum Educator Tom Doyle below or join us in person at Workshops at 2pm & 3:30pm, Sat 31 Jan 2026 at the National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park. Explore more Brigid events across our sites 👉 youtu.be/DMYYaaV2-Sw

That looks like time well spent, especially if the weather continues. Go to the museum!

Join this tour to learn about the history of art from the Museum's archaeology collection with ISL interpretation at 12:30 Friday, 30th January at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare street. youtube.com/shorts/JV9ea...

Join our Tour Guide & Facilitator Panel at the Dead Zoo Lab! Bring Natural History to life, inspire curiosity, and create belonging. Be the voice that makes Ireland’s Natural History stories unforgettable. Apply now: www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/dps/pre...

Bí linn inár bPainéal Treoraithe Turais & Éascaitheoirí ag Saotharlann an Zú Marbh! Tabhair Stair an Dúlra chun beatha, spreag fiosracht, agus cruthaigh muintearas. Bí i do ghlór a fhágann scéalta Stair an Dúlra in Éirinn dochreidte. Cuir isteach anois: www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/dps/pre...

Ireland's oldest wheel technology - carbon dated 400 BC - is on display in @nmireland.bsky.social but do you know it was found in 1969 by two brothers cutting turf in a Co Roscommon bog? Here's the story #LoveBogs #Spéirghorm #Ireland vimeo.com/1153674121?s....

Art History researcher Foivi Nomikou explores Spanish Lustreware ceramics at the National Museum of Ireland – Collins Barracks. Her photo essay shows the power of object-focused learning. Read more: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog #CulturalHeritage #Museumology #Ceramics

Cotterite is an exceedingly rare form of quartz known from one Irish locality in Co. Cork. I was privileged to be present when Ben (7) brought it into the museum @nmireland.bsky.social Full story just published in Irish Naturalists’ Journal @injournal.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

A very special geological discovery Boy (7) strikes it lucky by finding one of the world’s rarest minerals near his home in Cork www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

A shared heritage- Wondering if Amgueddfa Lechi #tools made #slates for the roofs of #Dublin #Ireland #Wales #slates #UNESCO #geology #landscape #envhist #architecture #landscape @amgueddfacymru.bsky.social @nmireland.bsky.social Book a tour to see Welsh tools here: museum.wales/slate/whatso...

✨ What’s On This January at Collins Barracks! ✨ Festive Fun, First Fortnight workshops, sensory-friendly hours, First Dáil tours, Culture Club & more throughout the month. Explore, learn, and enjoy something new this January at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks! #WinterInDublin

This lectern travelled across Ireland in the early 1900s, used by the Irish Women’s Franchise League as they campaigned for the right to vote. Portable lecterns like this helped speakers rise above crowds—this one even bears a plaque reading “Votes for women.” 🔗 www.museum.ie/en-ie/collec...

Want to help shape Ireland’s cultural future? Join our Board! Applications from diverse, qualified candidates across all regions of Ireland are strongly encouraged. Apply by Jan 27, 2026. Details HERE: publicjobs.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

Ar mhaith leat cabhrú le todhchaí chultúrtha na hÉireann a mhúnlú? Bí ar ár mBord! Fáiltítear go mór roimh iarratais ó iarrthóirí cáilithe éagsúla ó gach réigiún in Éirinn. Déan iarratas faoin 27 Eanáir, 2026. Sonraí ANSEO publicjobs.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

Find Joy at the Museum! Join us for First Fortnight Festival 2026 (8–10 Jan): ✨ Poetry w/ Paula Meehan ✨ Quiet Hour ✨ Slow-looking Tour: Joy in the Museum 🎟 FREE events! 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #FirstFortnight #JoyInTheMuseum #MuseumEvents

Relax. Create. Connect. Join our Mindfulness Mandala Making Workshop at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street. 🎟️ €25, booking essential! 📅 Wednesday, 14th January at 18:00 | 📍Kildare Street. Dublin 👉 www.eventbrite.ie/e/mindfulnes... #Mindfulness #MandalaArt #WinterInDublin

🎄 Christmas came early to the education team at the Dead Zoo Lab! Huge thanks to @opwireland.bsky.social in Dromahair and apprentices Eamonn Kelly & Shane Gallagher for donating bird & animal boxes. These will help us all learn about sharing space with nature! 🌿 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/W...

🎁 Ever heard someone say, “It’s a shame to tear the packaging”? We agree! At the National Museum of Ireland, boxes and containers tell stories as fascinating as what’s inside. Discover more in our latest blog: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #NMIBlog #RegistrationCorner #Museumology #MuseumBlog

Great piece on the work by the passionate scientist @darrenreidy.bsky.social to save the seed from Ireland’s endangered plants. “Noah’s Ark for plants: The man in charge of logging every native seed in Ireland” #botany #conservation #biodiversity #SpeirGorm jrnl.ie/6910184

Thrilled to welcome a gandelow boat to our collection! This traditional craft, plus detailed plans, was generously donated by its builder, Patrick Beautement, strengthening Ireland’s maritime heritage www.ouririshheritage.org/content/arch... #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog

🎄 Visiting the National Museum of Ireland this Christmas? Check our holiday opening hours before you go! 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/C... #WinterInDublin #PlanYourVisit

Celebrate the Winter Solstice at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street! Join free guided tours exploring ancient traditions on the shortest day of the year. 📍 Dublin | Dec 19–20 🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #WinterSolstice #MuseumTours

Celebrate the Winter Solstice at the National Museum of Ireland! ✨ Discover the alignment of passage tombs like Newgrange and explore Bronze Age artifacts-lunulae and sun discs-linked to solar symbols. 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street 📅 Friday, 19th December ⏰ 13:30 youtu.be/q4S1ClJCYyg

Vote NMI!! The “Words on the Wave” exhibition and its project is stunning!!!!

🎄 Christmas magic awaits at the National Museum of Ireland! Discover festive traditions, family activities, and seasonal stories across our museums. Plan your visit: www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/C... #ChristmasAtTheMuseum

First decoration up is the @nmireland.bsky.social Rory Gallagher guitar 🎸

Ireland in transformation. Explore how design, craft & everyday objects tell the story of a nation in flux at “Changing Ireland” a major exhibition at Collins Barracks: guided tour with ISL interpretation 📍 Dublin 🕒 Sun, 14 Dec, 15:30 🎟 Free | No booking 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #ISLEvent

Our recent "Meet the Makers" event was a celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, and community. Guests enjoyed inspiring talks from talented Irish designers and discovered unique gifts - all with a festive 20% discount! 📩 Sign up here to be kept up to date 👉 www.museum.ie/en-ie/newsle...