After our Sensory Friendly Time at the Museum, visit the Creativity Hub at Collins Barracks for this sensory friendly workshop: Clarke’s Colourful Creations. Explore light & colour through activities designed to engage your child’s senses. Learn about the different designs, patterns, and shapes that Harry Clarke used in his stained glass. Play with colourful tiles on a light box and create your own simple stained glass effect artwork with paint to take home with you. There will be a sensory quiet hour taking place in the Museum galleries from 10:00 - 11:00 if you would like to visit the Harry Clarke's Stained Glass exhibition before the workshop.
Located in the Creativity Hub, off Clarke Square. This workshop is for neurodivergent families and suitable for children aged 5-10 years. Children must be supervised at all times.
Spaces for this workshop are limited to facilitate a sensory-friendly environment and must be pre-booked at the following link:
Tickets are limited to 5 per group. Please reserve tickets for all members of your family that will be attending (children and adults). All children must be fully supervised by a parent or guardian during this workshop. No more than 2 adults permitted per group.
What is a 'Relaxed Sensory Friendly Workshop'?
A relaxed sensory friendly visit to the Creativity Hub at the National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks. The activities at the workshop are designed to be inclusive, calming, and accessible for children with sensory processing differences.
This room is located on the ground floor of the South Block off the central square known as Clarke Square. It is to the left of the arch into the square if you are walking up from the Luas Stop or to the right if you are leaving the Reception area.
You can access the Museum's Visual Guide and Sensory Map in advance of your visit using the following links: Visual Guide and Sensory Map
The workshop takes place from 11:00-12:00. Families attending the workshop can come and go as they please. There is no set time that a family needs or can stay in the room.
During this workshop, children with their accompanying adults, can complete the Relaxed Sensory Friendly Drop-In activity: a simple stained-glass effect artwork with paint which will take between 20-30 minutes to complete.
Your artwork will need time to dry so we will have drying rack or string for you to hang it up outside the room or you can take it home to dry.
When you arrive at the Creativity Hub, you will be greeted by two Workshop Facilitators. An image of our Creativity Hub can be found below.
They will welcome you to the room and show you pictures of stained glass made by Harry Clarke.
The Museum Educators will show you how to create a simple stained glass effect artwork using paint. You will use card, scissors, string, paint and sharpies to make your own artwork.
This is a paint based workshop, so dress for mess!
There will also be an area with a light box and some clear magnetic shapes for you to make some patterns like those in stained glass panels.
Throughout the duration of the workshop, all children must be supervised by an accompanying adult.
