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Family-Friendly Tour of the National Print Museum

17, 19, 21 August, 2pm - 3pm

  • National Print Museum
  • Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
  • D04 E0C9
  • Co. Dublin – Dublin City

Travel back in time to experience what it was like to be a young apprentice printer. Learn about Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, and how newspapers, books and posters were created before the arrival of today’s computers. Discover what printing has to do with the Titanic, the Irish Easter Rising, and various sayings that we still use today. Hand-set your name and print a poster to take home, and make your very own printer’s hat!


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Heritage Council Grant

This event is part of a project supported under the Heritage Council's grants programme in 2025

Funded by The Heritage Council


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