Name: Festive Family Drop-ins at the Dead Zoo Lab
Start: 2025-12-30T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-30T13:00:00+00:00
Location: National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History

Festive Family Drop-ins at the Dead Zoo Lab

Drop into the Discovery Zone in the Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks this December and January. Bring the family along and join a short activity to learn about our favourite objects in the handling collections.
No booking required, but there may be a short waiting time. Suitable for Families. Wheelchair accessible. Children must be fully supervised by a parent or adult who is in loco parentis.
During the drop-in event you can...
Learn about Ice Age animals that lived long ago.
Touch and inspect up close the handling collections of real and replica furs, skulls or fossils!
Have a chat with a Museum Educator and don't forget to ask them your curious questions.
Choose your favourite animal on display in a short self-guided creative activity sheet.
Inspect the Discovery Carts in the Discovery Zone. Meet and touch a mounted badger, a large ammonite fossil, and animal a stinky pilot whale skull!
What is a drop-in event at the Dead Zoo Lab?
Drop-in events are located in the Discovery Zone in the open gallery of the Dead Zoo Lab. Each drop-in takes place over two hours and features a short activity that last 5-10 mins with a Museum Educator. Each activity is inspired by the natural history collections in the Museum. The short activity usually involves seeing and touching real and replica handling objects such as furs, bones or fossils. At the end of the activity you can pick up a self-guided activity sheet and pencil to choose and draw your favourite animal on display in the Dead Zoo Lab.
Dates and Times
Tuesday 30th December, 11am - 1pm - Ice Age Animals (ISL Interpretation will be available at this event)
Wednesday 31st December, 11am - 1pm - Ice Age Animals
Saturday 3rd January, 11am - 1pm - Ice Age Animals
If you have any questions about these events please contact [email protected]