A world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles’: Life, Disease and Death in Collins Barracks
The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History
This Hallowe’en, sink your teeth into the National Museum of Ireland’s collections at Collins Barracks.
Join a free tour with Museum guide Dr. Declan Brady as he discusses the chills, ills, and kills in Collins Barracks 300-year long history.
Find out about the trials and tribulations of life as a soldier living in the Barracks from the 1700s until the late 1900s, with a focus on (ill-) health, as well as the transition from one of Europe’s oldest occupied Barracks into one of Ireland’s National Museums.
Venue is wheelchair accessible
Further information on accessibility can be found here
12+ (Under 18s must be accompanied by a parent / guardian)
Duration 1 hour