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Ireland’s premier cultural institution and home to the greatest collection of Irish heritage, culture and history. Free admission.
I didn't realise you could get Mary Quant transparent raincoats in hippo size
13.02.2026 12:19 — 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A life‑sized taxidermied hippopotamus, fully wrapped in protective plastic, is suspended by straps and chains as it is lifted through a wide, newly opened section of a brick wall.
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.
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#NaturalHistory #MuseumLife #Museumology #NaturalHistory #NMIBlog
#SpéirGorm
12.02.2026 12:53 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Always remember:
Censorship is a tool of fascism.
Bold red text on a black background stating that Ireland once banned over 12,000 books.
A vintage printed leaflet titled “An Open Letter to Newsagents and Parents,” outlining concerns about immoral or obscene literature and presenting several numbered “facts.”
Decorative book cover for “The House of Gold” by Liam O’Flaherty, featuring stylized black leaves, a large red flower, and two animal figures, one yellow and one red.
Bold red text on a black background announcing a free tour about censorship and banned books, taking place on Saturday, 14 February at 15:30 at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.
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
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A group of people standing and talking in a lush garden surrounded by greenery, with the text “Our commitment to the Planet” beneath the photo.
A circular diagram on a light green background showing three icons—handshake for Community, leaf for Planet, and an open book for Shared Knowledge—connected by dotted lines.
A green graphic displaying sustainability statistics, highlighting reductions in natural gas use (39%), electrical energy use (32.7%), and overall carbon emissions (36.3%, equal to 750 tonnes of CO₂e).
A dark green promotional graphic for the National Museum of Ireland, encouraging visitors to explore museum.ie to learn about environmental sustainability initiatives.
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...
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Booleying in Ireland. A study of an ancient farming tradition in Achill, County Mayo BY Theresa McDonald Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025 ISBN 1036447448, 9781036447441 331 pp; 10 Chapters + bibliography & index No. of illustrations: 116 – line drawings, photos incl. ‘old photographs’ cf. Lawrence Collection, archaeological drawings, graphs. Recent colour photographs No. of tables: 6 Front cover illustration: 'A Home in Achill’ 1905. Francis Sylvester Walker’s late nineteenth century watercolour of a booley house somewhere on Achill Island (© National Library of Ireland, 62911)
Dr Theresa McDonald (author of: Booleying in Ireland. A study of an ancient farming tradition in Achill, County Mayo) Dr Kieran O’Conor (PhD supervisor; Archaeology, University of Galway) Professor Jim McAdam (editor of the volume; emeritus Queen’s University Belfast) Professor Michael O’Connell (launched the volume; emeritus University of Galway) Location: National Museum of Ireland, Country Life at Turlough, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
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
31.01.2026 21:58 — 👍 18 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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
01.02.2026 08:17 — 👍 46 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 0
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...
30.01.2026 20:30 — 👍 37 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
A St. Brigit’s Cross made from bundled rushes is shown on the right side against a beige background. On the left, large mustard‑yellow text reads: “When was the last time you made a St. Brigit’s Cross?”
A beige background with the word “museum” in large white lowercase letters at the center. At the bottom, the text “National Museum of Ireland / Newsletter” appears in bold mustard‑yellow lettering with a subtle shadow.
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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: museum.ie #CollinsBarracks #DublinEvents
✨ 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
Explore more Brigid events across our sites 👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/S...
27.01.2026 12:34 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
27.01.2026 12:34 — 👍 30 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0That looks like time well spent, especially if the weather continues. Go to the museum!
27.01.2026 11:48 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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.
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Go raibh maith agat as do thrácht agus d'aiseolas. Má tá aon cheist agat nó má tá tuilleadh eolais uait, ná bíodh drogall ort teagmháil a dhéanamh linn
22.01.2026 10:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two people walk together through a covered stone arcade with arched ceilings. The walkway is paved with cobblestones, and sunlight filters in from the open side of the corridor. One person is holding a small object or specimen while the other carries a notebook. They appear to be engaged in conversation as they move through the historic, architectural setting.
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...
20.01.2026 10:14 — 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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...
20.01.2026 10:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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
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Hispano-Moresque lustreware, 19th century (DC:1896.28), National Museum of Ireland
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
12.01.2026 12:17 — 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
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A very special geological discovery Boy (7) strikes it lucky by finding one of the world’s rarest minerals near his home in Cork
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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:
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A beige poster from the National Museum of Ireland titled “What’s on at Collins Barracks.” The text is laid out in sections, each listing events taking place in January. The museum’s logo appears in the top-right corner, and a circular bronze artefact is pictured in the bottom-right corner. The event listings include: Festive Fun Past and Presents Family Christmas Trail — available until Monday, 5 January. First Fortnight Thursday, 8 January, 18:00–20:00 Re(W)riting the Past: Poetry, Objects and Creative Writing Tour & Workshop. Free. Pre‑booking via Eventbrite. Saturday, 10 January, 10:00–11:00 Quiet Hour: Sensory Friendly Time at the Museum. Saturday, 10 January, 14:00 & 15:30 Joy in the Museum: A Guide’s Guide to the National Museum of Ireland. Slow-Looking Tour. First Dáil Anniversary Tours Sunday, 18 January, 14:00 1913–1923: A Decade of Military Conflict. Sunday, 18 January, 15:30 Revolutionary Women: Exploring Women’s Roles in Conflict in Ireland. Culture Club Friday, 30 January, 11:30 Hands on History Session. Free. Pre‑booking via Dublin City Council Culture Company. Sensory Friendly Saturday, 31 January, 10:00–11:00 Monthly Dedicated Quiet Hour. The design is clean and minimal, using black text on a beige background with thin horizontal lines separating sections.
✨ 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
Bright pink background with bold red text reading “A Feminist Platform?”
Photograph of an old wooden lectern against a bright pink background. The top beam is engraved with the words “Votes for Women.”
Photograph of the “Votes for Women” wooden lectern against a bright pink background with white overlay text explaining that it was used by the Irish Women’s Franchise League as they travelled across Ireland in the early 20th century campaigning for women’s suffrage.
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.”
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A purple background graphic featuring white text that reads: “Would you like to join the Board of the National Museum of Ireland?” Below this, in smaller text, it states: “Application deadline: 27 January 2026 at 15:00” and “Number of Vacancies: 4.” Along the bottom of the image are three white logos: The National Museum of Ireland logo with the text “Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann / National Museum of Ireland.” The harp emblem of the Irish government. The logo of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport with text in Irish and English.
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...
08.01.2026 14:56 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Grafaic chúlra corcra le téacs bán a léann: “Ar mhaith leat a bheith ar Bhord Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann?” Faoi seo, i dtéacs níos lú, deirtear: “Spriocdháta iarratais: 27 Eanáir 2026 ag 15:00” agus “Líon na bhFolúntas: 4.” Feadh bhun na híomhá tá trí lógó bán: Lógó Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann leis an téacs “Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann / National Museum of Ireland.” Suaitheantas na cláirsí de chuid rialtas na hÉireann. Lógó na Roinne Cultúir, Cumarsáide agus Spóirt le téacs i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla.
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
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A visitor exploring 'A New Form of Beauty' photographic exhibition at Collins Barracks
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!
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#FirstFortnight #JoyInTheMuseum #MuseumEvents
