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Boy engaging in Print Tour
Tours & Demos
05
Oct 25

Print history for all the family

Travel back in time to experience what it was like to be a young...
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Have a look at all there is to see and do at the National Print Museum.

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Exhibitions
Occurs daily

120 Years of the Abbey Theatre – A Letterpress Celebration

Featuring the collaborative work of twenty-four second year Illustration students from the National College of Art and Design, this exhibition…
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Poster Boys Exhibition
Exhibitions
Occurs daily

Poster Boys: The Work of Kevin Scally and Brendan Foreman for the Abbey Theatre

Curated by Dr Linda King Dates: February 2025 – December 2025 Free admission The National Print Museum announces an exciting…
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Visitors composing type from a type case
Tours & Demos
Occurs daily

Guided Historical Tour

Learn how the printing press, invented in 1439 by Johannes Gutenberg, changed the world. View an original 1916 Proclamation, Ireland’s…
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Boy looking closely at type blocks
Tours & Demos
Occurs weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Family-Friendly Tour

Travel back in time to experience what it was like to be a young apprentice printer. Learn about Johannes Gutenberg,…
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A replica copy of the Proclamation resting on the drying rack of a Wharfdale printing press, seen from below
Tours & Demos
31
Aug 25

Revolution in Print: The Craft Behind the Proclamation

The printed page has long been, and continues to be, a space for innovation, experimentation, imagination, and, at times, revolution.…
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Posters for 'Big Maggie' and 'Sive' on display at the National Print Museum
Talks
19
Sep 25

‘Poster Boys’ Talk

Join us to celebrate the exhibition ‘Poster Boys: the work of Kevin Scally and Brendan Foreman for the Abbey Theatre’…
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Retired compositors demonstrating the linotype machine
Tours & Demos
Occurs monthly

Monthly Live Demo

Experience the Museum come to life as a volunteer panel of retired printers and compositors demonstrate our collection in action.…
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Boy looking closely at type blocks
Tours & Demos
05
Oct 25

Print history for all the family

Travel back in time to experience what it was like to be a young apprentice printer. Learn about Johannes Gutenberg,…
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A view of the exhibition 'Poster Boys', showing several posters hung on the wall
Tours & Demos
12
Oct 25

Curator’s Tour of ‘Poster Boys’

Join curator Dr Linda King for a tour and discussion of the exhibition ‘Poster Boys: the work of Kevin Scally…
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