Guided Historical Tour
by National Print Museum
About This Tour
Operator: National Print Museum
Duration: 2 h
Area: Dublin
Prices: Adult €6.32, Concession €5.26, Family €11.58
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About this tour
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Please note that tour availability opens 1 month in advance.
About
Learn how the printing press, invented in 1439 by Johannes Gutenberg, changed the world. View an original 1916 Proclamation, Ireland’s most important historical printed document, and marvel at the artefact’s fascinating story of production. Your guide will demonstrate how printing was done throughout most of the last few centuries. The main collection is not behind glass or rope, but is instead an example of a working collection. Interact with this collection by composing your own name in type and printing a personalised poster to take home.
Highlights
- An Original 1916 Proclamation
- Print a personalised poster
Accessibility
This tour is conducted on the ground floor, where visitors will also find the Reception, Museum Shop, permanent exhibition, toilets, and Café. The ground floor is fully accessible to wheelchair users. Entry for wheelchairs is via the Café.
The Museum welcomes guide and service dogs.
Café
Press is an independent café located in the National Print Museum. All the food is lovingly homemade using fresh ingredients from Irish suppliers. Try one of the daily chalk board specials or a cup of delightful Cloud Pickers coffee, roasted and pressed in Dublin. Escape under the archway into a cosy enclave for breakfast, lunch or an afternoon treat on week days. A restorative rustic brunch menu is served on weekends.
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What's Included
Logistics
- Start Location
- National Print Museum, Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Road, Dublin, Ireland
- End Location
- National Print Museum, Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Road, Dublin, Ireland
- Meeting Point
- Reception desk at the National Print Museum
- Languages
- English
- Operator
- National Print Museum