LGBTQIA+ Tour of Collins Barracks
17 August, 2pm - 3pm
- National Museum - Collins Barracks, Museum Reception Area
- Collins Barracks , Benburb St, Dublin 7
- D07 XKV4
- Co. Dublin – Dublin City
Join us at the National Museum - Collins Barracks for a tour which views our exhibitions through alternative lenses, bringing some hidden histories and perspectives to the fore.
Focusing on objects and individuals from the 17th to the 21st century, the tour reveals a wide variety of identities, genders and sexualities along the way. While the tour is not a complete or comprehensive LGBTQIA+ history of the collection at Collins Barracks, we aim to highlight the rich diversity of lives and experiences on the island of Ireland across time through some of the objects on display.
Spanning the establishment of the Barracks itself to Ireland’s passing of the Marriage Equality Referendum in 2015, highlights include the non-conformist chair by world renowned designer and architect Eileen Gray and artefacts belonging to some of the women of Ireland’s revolutionary period.
Tours will begin in Reception at Collins Barracks. Booking is not required. However, places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Children must be fully supervised by a parent or adult who is in loco parentis.