🎄 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...

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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

Step back from the hustle and bustle of Christmas prep and celebrate the magic of the season at our free festive family day at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Sunday 30th November. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

❄️ 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/Museum... #ISLEvent #IrishSignLanguage

Need a peaceful moment? 🌿 QUIET HOUR at the National Museum of Ireland offers a sensory-friendly space to explore at your own pace. 📍 Collins Barracks | 🗓 Saturday 29th November, 10:00 - 11:00 Free & inclusive. @asiamireland.bsky.social www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #QuietHour #SensoryFriendly

🌍 COP30 is underway in Brazil—climate action is urgent. What can archaeology teach us about resilience and sustainability? Our series, The Climate Crisis and Archaeology, dives into how climate change impacts the historic environment 📖 Learn more: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

The Changing Ireland Galleries at the National Museum of Ireland welcome different voices & alternative perspectives into the Museum through co-curated projects, & artistic interventions, including newly commissioned poems by the celebrated Irish poet Paula Meehan. youtu.be/l-lzMEryNfc

Really enjoyed the new ‘Changing Ireland’ exhibition at the @nmireland.bsky.social - Collins Barracks! Lovely integration of commissioned poems by Paula Meehan; fascinating selection of objects, beautifully curated and displayed.

Massive thanks from the ANSOC team & @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social to all of our brilliant colleagues & to our partners Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Monuments Service & @nmireland.bsky.social for a wildly successful #BronzeAgeForum @ucddublin.bsky.social!!! We had the best time!!!

🎄✨ Make Memories This Christmas! ✨🎄 Looking for a festive family day out? Join us for Snowflakes and Songs, a fun-filled, Christmas open day 📅 Sunday, 30th November- 13:30-16:00 📍 Collins Barracks Admission Free, all welcome 🎨 Crafts, music, & festive cheer for all ages www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

One of our Sheela-na-gigs is now on display at @immaireland.bsky.social. This piece from Seir Kieran, Co. Offaly (2206:W13) features in Cecilia Vicuña’s Reverse Migration Exhibition, on view until 5 July 2026. Explore more online: #SheelaNaGig #IMMA #IrishArt www.museum.ie/en-ie/collec...

A chance to see the process behind the temporary natural history gallery at the National Museum of Ireland with @paoloviscardi.bsky.social

🌙 Late Night at the Museum: Curating Change Join Keepers, Donal Maguire & Paolo Viscardi as they dive into the creative process behind the Changing Ireland Galleries & Dead Zoo Lab 🗓️ 4 Dec | 🕕 18:00–19:00 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks 🎟️ Free | Book: www.eventbrite.ie/e/late-night...

🎄 Snowflakes and Songs: Christmas Family Fun Day at Collins Barracks! 🗓️ Sun, 30 Nov | 🕒 13:30–16:00 🎨 Crafting with Róisín de Buitléar 🎶 Carols by Glória LGBT+ Choir 🍽️ Tour: History of Food & Drink ✨ ISL interpreted activities 🎁 Free & family-friendly! www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Join us today @ucddublin.bsky.social for the #BronzeAgeForum 2025 Brought to you by @ansoc-erc.bsky.social @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Monuments Service and @nmireland.bsky.social #BronzeAge Follow the signs!

758 fossil photos. 176 new sites. 330+ places to explore. The updated Fossil Map of Ireland is live for #ScienceWeek! Huge congratulations to Ireland's Fossil Heritage and thanks to all who joined the Great Irish Fossil Hunt. 🌍🔍 Explore the map: www.ucc.ie/en/fossil-he...

Discover how the new Changing Ireland Galleries in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, will provide unprecedented public access to our 20th- and 21st-century history collections. youtu.be/AZdDFajuXfY

Wonderful day in @nmireland.bsky.social with Matthew Lester guiding our St Anne's Tyrrellspass Westmeath children. They were determined to see all three bog bodies, fascinated by Matthew's stories, and several of them already plotting a return family trip to the Museum. Do visit! #LoveBogs

Presidential Salute! Meanwhile, behind the scenes at the museum vibration detectors monitor safety of collections as they do for on-site music concerts. I think they have a ‘no stampede’ rule also. Emotional support wildebeest excepted.

An Etch in Time! Ogham Craft Workshop Join us for a free family drop-in workshop where you’ll learn about Ogham writing & create your own mini bookmark. 📅 Saturday, 15 November 🕒 10.30- 12.30 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street 🎟️ No booking required Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Today Collins Barracks will host the 21 gun salute for Catherine Connolly's Presidential Inauguration. The Inauguration Ceremony takes place in Dublin Castle but due to the city centre location, the gun salute needs to be further afield but within hearing distance.

This Underwood typewriter, likely the first with Irish characters, was used by the Gaelic League around 1905. Now on display in the newly opened Changing Ireland Galleries in Collins Barracks, it’s a powerful symbol of everyday tools shaping Irish identity. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

🧪 Curious minds welcome! Families, drop into the Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks for a hands-on science experience this Saturday #ScienceWeek2025. 📅 Sat 15 Nov | 🕒 11–1pm 🎟️ Free & family-friendly – no booking needed! Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...