National Museum of Ireland

A great piece on the realities of moving a whole #museum collection so that works can proceed on restoration of the 1856 building

Where did I put that? Location Control during Capital Projects | National Museum of Ireland Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin & Castlebar covering Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Folk & Country Life, & Natural History.FREE Exhibitions

And unexpectedly interesting bloglet from the @nmireland.bsky.social re the beloved Dead Zoo
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History, architecture, Halloween & more! 🎃🏛️ Join us at Collins Barracks this Oct for sensory-friendly hours, family workshops & themed tours. #CollinsBarracks #DublinEvents #FamilyFun #BramStokerFestival #OpenHouseDublin

History, architecture, Halloween & more! 🎃🏛️ Join us at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks this October for sensory-friendly hours, family workshops & themed tours #CollinsBarracks #DublinEvents #FamilyFun #BramStokerFestival #OpenHouseDublin
Full lineup at
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NH:1892.49.1 being photographed as part of the Natural History Decant Project. Research image by Anna Massignan © National Museum of Ireland

Over 9,000 specimens safely tracked & stored as the National Museum of Ireland refurbishes the Dead Zoo. Faith Nolan shares how location control supports conservation, research & exhibitions. #Museumology #RegistrationCorner #NMIBlog #NaturalHistory www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

Really great opportunity!

This looks like a very cool event on Thursday!

Late night at the Dead Zoo Lab in Collins Barracks - opportunity to handle artefacts! (😬)

6:00 - 7:30pm this Thursday!

Ever wondered what secrets lie behind flamingos, fossils & glass beetles?
Step into late night at the Dead Zoo Lab & meet the experts
📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
🕕 Thurs 2 Oct | 6–7:30PM
🎟️ Free | Drop-in | All Ages
No booking needed – just curiosity
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A lovely event coming up in @nmireland.bsky.social this Saturday!

Thanks for your interest- drop us an email at ssterio@museum.ie and our retail manager will help you out

This looks like a beautiful opportunity to explore this great exhibition. This coming Saturday! Some incredible experts speaking

Students work with the National Museum of Ireland Design team during the transition year programme at the National Museum of Ireland.

Students work with replica artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland handling collections during the Transition year programme at the National Museum of Ireland

TY students! Explore museum careers at @NMIreland this Feb: conservation, education, marketing & more.
📍 Dublin & Mayo
📅 9–13 Feb 2026
📝 Apply by 24 Oct
🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/...
#TYIreland #MuseumCareers #TransitionYear

i can't say enough good things about Prof. Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, who i was lucky enough to meet during my studies

if you can get to Dublin next Saturday, consider taking in an exhibition i wish i could see and a talk i wish i could hear

Dáibhí *and* an artefacts session?! Sign me up!

An Incipit (opening letter) with two birds from the St. Gallen manuscript Priscian Institutiones Grammaticae, Cod. Sang 904, p. 25. © Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen.

Families Join us for an Open Day: Words on the Wave – Ireland & St. Gallen exhibition
🗓️ Sat 4 Oct | 11.00–16.00
📍 NMI, Kildare St
Talks: Maeve Sikora (11:30), Dr Ó Riain (12:30), Prof Ó Cróinín (14:30)
Take part in free Workshops & handle replica artefacts
🎟️ Free admission
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Discover amazing Early Medieval Irish Manuscripts on loan from Switzerland in the Words on the Wave exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland before it closes on the 24th October- www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Dr. Martin Mansergh on his passing. A distinguished historian, statesman, and advocate for Irish heritage whose legacy will long be felt across the cultural institutions of Ireland.
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Vikings !
At the @nmireland.bsky.social !

Discover what life was like in Viking Dublin, and see the wider impact of the Vikings.

Discover what life was like in Viking Dublin, and see the wider impact of the Vikings.

Join a guided tour of the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street Viking Ireland exhibition.
🗓️ Saturday 27th September
🕛 12pm & 2pm
📍 Kildare Street, Dublin
🚫 No booking required
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Visit Words on the Wave at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street before it closes on October 24th

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New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic Exclusive: Author challenges assumption monks on Iona created manuscript, instead positing its origins are Pictish

'The Book of Kells was likely to have been created 1,200 years ago in Pictish eastern Scotland, rather than on the island of Iona, according to research that challenges.. assumptions about [it].'
#WordsOnTheWave
@nmireland.bsky.social @trincolllibcam.bsky.social
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The 23.5 feet long Béal Deirg (Belderg) currach being loaded for transport. © National Museum of Ireland.

Discover how we recently took a major step in the development of our new traditional boat gallery at Turlough Park.
‪https://www.ouririshheritage.org/content/archive/topics/traditional-boats-of-irelands-wild-atlantic-way-topics/traditional-boat-gallery-progress
#MuseumBlog #NMIBlog #MaritimeHistory

Gen Alpha are mad about the Words on the Wave exhibition @nmireland.bsky.social. Visit while you can. Only one month left!

A superb exhibition! If you're in Ireland, see it while you can!

Free ISL tour of Eileen Gray: The Making of Modernism 📅 Sun 28 Sept, 15:30 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks

Join us for a guided tour of Eileen Gray: The Making of Modernism with #IrishSignLanguage interpretation
Discover one of the most influential 20th Century designers and architects.
📅 Sun 28 Sept, 15:30
📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
🎟️ No booking required
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'Seasons fly and months turn into years'

Another month or so to catch 'Words On The Wave' at @nmireland.bsky.social Kildare St, Dublin 2. Well worth the c. 40 mins it takes to do the rounds.

Also, the Vikings must have been terrifying, & I'd never heard of St Gall.
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Note the incomplete #interlacing on the left border. This, with the dots underneath, allowed scholars to follow how to create interlacing. Video in @nmireland.bsky.social during ‘Words on a Wave’ exhibition of 17 #Irish m#manuscripts at St Gallen, Switzerland.

Tim O’Neill, historian and calligrapher, explains the art of interlacing, from the incomplete left border of this portrait of St Matthew from the manuscript held at St Gallen, currently on exhibition @nmireland.bsky.social

The artwork in thus book is just incredible 😍

We offer an MSc, or Graduate Diploma (both on-campus) or Graduate Certificate (online, Distance Learning) in Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture programmes.

Lots of seminars, workshops, practicals every Friday or also options - if online -to travel to Ireland for a week’s crafts & making

St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, p. 2

St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, p. 3

St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, p. 7

It's the feast of Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist 🕯️. 🧵 follows with a selection of Liber & Chi Rho pages (the double beginning of Matthew) & his Evangelist portrait.

First, the Irish Gospel Book of St. Gall, St. Gall, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, which I got to see in the flesh at last month!