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...

Tell us the story of your traditions- Sign up to receive updates on the latest exhibitions and events at the National Museum of Ireland. www.museum.ie/en-ie/newsle...

✨ 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...

I did not give permission for my face to be used on this.

Words on the Wave exhibition in National Museum of Ireland (NMI) is magnificent, and has been nominated for project of the year. Vote for it!!!

We recently had an amazing day at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks! Families met Peter Donnelly, author of The Dead Zoo series. He shared how the Dead Zoo inspired him! 📩 Don’t miss future events: 👉 Sign up for our newsletter: www.museum.ie/en-ie/newsle... #DeadZooLab #PeterDonnelly

Peter Donnelly at the Dead Zoo Lab exhibition reading from his latest book ‘The Great Discovery’ where Nigel (!) the pug digs up a bone in a Dublin garden that end up in the museum. Available for Christmas at @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social and all great bookshops #DeadZooLab @nmireland.bsky.social

... and also the @nmireland.bsky.social Words on the Wave exhibition. the-past.com/feature/word...

You know what to do - vote @nmireland.bsky.social !

Museums are powered by people with diverse skills! From LA fashion shows to museum registration—read this inspiring career story: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #MuseumCareers #NMIBlog #MuseumBlog #RegistrationCorner #Museumology

We’re nominated for Research Project of the Year! 🎉 Vote for Words on the Wave and help us celebrate Ireland’s medieval heritage: 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/V... #MedievalIreland #IrishArchaeology

⏳ Only 2 days left! Don’t miss Late Night Opening: In Conversation – Curating Change in a Changing Museum this Thursday, 4th December at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks. An exclusive after-hours event exploring how museums adapt in a changing world. www.eventbrite.ie/e/late-night...

Extinct in Ireland for 3,000 years but Brown Bears are back in Co Mayo! New exhibit at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life @nmireland.bsky.social where an #Eton graduate and convicted murderer once lived who chained his father to a bear www.independent.ie/regionals/ma...

Fógra Dúnta: 02.12.25 Beidh Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann ar Shráid Chill Dara dúnta go sealadach ar an Dé Máirt, 2 Nollaig Gabhaímid leithscéal as aon mhíchaoithiúlacht agus táimid buíoch as bhur dtuiscint

🎄 Step back in time this Christmas! Join us for A Medieval Christmas at the Museum on 7 Dec, 13:00–16:30 at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street. With Christmas crafts & medieval Re-enactors ✅ Free entry | All welcome Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #MedievalChristmas #DublinEvents

www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/... AKII role @nmireland.bsky.social - Antiquities Division with a focus on Dublin Excavations - Viking Dublin.

The Dead Zoo on Merrion Street was built to house Ireland’s incredible natural history collections—but they were a hit even before the building existed! While the museum is closed for renovations, explore its fascinating origins in our latest blog. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #NaturalHistory

🎨 Celebrating creativity across Ireland! Thrilled to showcase the amazing talent in the Words on the Wave Primary School Colouring Competition 🏆 3rd/4th: Scoil Naomh Fionán, Donegal 🏆 5th/6th: Tralee Educate Together, Kerry 👏 Huge thanks -you’ve inspired us! 👉resources: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Free family-friendly festive events in our fifteen-minute community! 💚 🎄

❄️ Family Drop-in: Footprints in the Snow (with ISL) 📅 Sun 30 Nov | 🕐 13:30–15:30 📍 Dead Zoo Lab, Collins Barracks Make cards with deer & polar bear prints, explore antlers & skulls! ✅ ISL interpreter | ♿ Accessible | No booking 👉 Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/I... #ISLEvent #IrishSignLanguage