Please be advised that due to Industrial Action, public tours and events may be cancelled. Please check this webpage for more updates on cancellations.
Join a tour of the Viking Ireland exhibition at the Museum to learn all about the Vikings in Ireland.
On this Viking Ireland Tour see a replica fishing boat, examine the beautiful oval brooches worn by Scandinavian women, and discover ice skates made of bone! Discover what life was like in Viking Dublin, and see the wider impact that the Vikings had on Ireland.
This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
No booking required, places allocated on a first come first served basis. Meet in the Reception, on the ground floor. Children must be fully supervised by a parent or adult who is in loco parentis.
To learn more about the Vikings in Ireland, check out the Viking Ireland Exhibition. For more Viking activities, check out our Museum at Home webpages.
Dates and Times of Tours
Saturday 17th October
15:30 This Public Tour is cancelled. We apologise for any disappointment.
HALLOWEEN MID-TERM: Saturday 31st October
14:00 This Public Tour is cancelled. We apologise for any disappointment.
Date: Tue 13 Oct – Thu 31 Dec
Location: National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Date: Tue 13 Oct – Thu 31 Dec
Location: National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Date: Thu 5 Nov – Sun 8 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland (meeting point outside gates), Dublin
Date: Thu 5 Nov – Sat 7 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland (meet outside gate), Dublin
Date: Thu 5 Nov – Thu 31 Dec
Location: Corner of Essex St W & Fishamble St, Dublin
Date: Thu 5 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Sat 7 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Sat 7 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Sun 8 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Sun 8 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Tue 10 Nov
Location: National Library of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Thu 12 Nov
Location: National Library of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Fri 13 Nov
Location: 82 Merrion Square S, Dublin
Date: Thu 19 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Fri 20 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Sun 22 Nov
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Date: Sun 22 Nov
Location: Pret A Manger, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Date: Tue 8 Dec – Wed 9 Dec
Location: The Tree of Gold Central Plaza (meeting point), Dublin
Date: Sun 14 Feb 2027
Location: Fusiliers' Arch, St Stephen's Green
Date: Thu 8 Jan – Sat 12 Dec
Location: The James Joyce Centre
Date: Sat 12 Sep – Sat 19 Dec
Location: Dandelion 16 Main Street, Howth
Date: Sun 27 Sep – Sun 15 Nov
Location: Dandelion 16, Main St Howth
