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120 Years of the Abbey Theatre – A Letterpress Celebration

Free admission Featuring the collaborative work of twenty-four second year Illustration students from the...

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What there is to see and do at the National Print Museum

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Black and White Image of Man working printing Press

Monthly Live Demo

Experience the Museum come to life as a volunteer panel of retired printers and compositors demonstrate our collection in action.…

man and woman looking at print tools

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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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,…

illustrative calligraphy

Calligraphy and Decorative Illustration with Sarah O’Dea

This workshop will be an opportunity to combine calligraphy lettering with decorative illustration. The workshop will cover an introduction to…

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Children's Workshop

LEGOpress

In this workshop we’ll use LEGO bases and tiles to create fabulous designs to print with our Adana printing press!…

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Children's Workshop

Word, Cut, Print!

During this workshop, children taking part will learn about and explore the basic principles of letterpress printing and discover how,…