Dublinia

Museum Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

What to expect

Dublinia is a historical recreation museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland, focusing on the Viking and Medieval history of the city. The museum features historical reenactment, with actors playing the roles of Vikings and Medieval Dubliners, and encourages visitors to join in. It has recreations of Viking and Medieval-era buildings and street scenes. Visitors can travel back to the city in Viking times, discover what life was like on board a Viking warship, and learn about the myths and mysteries surrounding the Vikings and their legacy. The museum also allows visitors to step into Medieval Dublin, witness the sights, sounds and smells of the busy city, and learn about crime and punishment, death and disease, and even toothache remedies of 700 years ago. The museum is a not-for-profit charitable trust and is located in a part of Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral, known as the Synod hall

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited a fun and interactive museum where we stepped back in time to the medieval times

Highlights: The kids loved trying on Viking clothes and visiting a smoky and cramped Viking house ✨

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Activities: We visited Dublinia, a museum that showcases the history of Dublin

Highlights: The kids enjoyed learning about the history of Dublin at Dublinia ✨

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Activities: We learned about the Vikings and medieval Dublin

Highlights: We enjoyed the interactive exhibits and reenactments ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Dublinia, a museum dedicated to the history of Dublin and the presence of Vikings in Ireland

Highlights: The kids had a great time learning about the Vikings and exploring the interactive exhibits. It was a fun and educational experience for the whole family ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Dublinia, another living museum, which brings Viking and Medieval Dublin to life

Highlights: Character actors are on hand to interact with visitors and answer questions, while kids are encouraged to dress up as Vikings ✨

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Activities: We immersed ourselves in Dublin’s history at Dublinia

Highlights: The kids loved trying on Viking clothes and visiting a Medieval kitchen ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited this museum and saw the Viking Age, the Middle Ages and archaeology exhibits. Kids can also dress up, throw tomatoes at a doll in a scaffold and also weigh all kinds of things on scales

Highlights: Kids can get an impression of what things were like at that time and can also dress up ✨