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Discover Ireland's printing heritage on a guided tour of the collection, and learn how printing has evolved over the centuries. This fun, factual and interactive tour also gives you the chance to compose your name in type and print your own souvenir poster to take home! As well as a huge collection of printing blocks, books, pamphlets, and periodicals, the museum is also home to a rare original copy of the famous 1916 Proclamation, drafted by revolutionaries during the Easter Rising, and is undoubtedly one of the most important pieces of print in Ireland's history. After the tour, you can also check out the museum's temporary exhibition. Past displays include deep dives into political prints, theatre posters, and bottle label designs.
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.
Interactive Guided Tour of Printing History lasts about 1 hour. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $7 per person for this Dublin experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Enter Beggars Bush Barracks from Haddington Road. We are in the old chapel building in the back-right corner of the Barracks.. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 10 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Simply wonderful! Spend at least an hour and a half here if you can! Guide John was enthusiastic and knowledgable… could answer any and all questions, which is rare. It’s really interactive! Free admission for self guide; Guided Tour €5 concession, €6 full price Also delightful lunch/coffee/Tea place attached—everything very fresh and homemade. I will go again when next I’m in Dublin
Jacinta greeted me at the desk and showed me around the historical print machines, offering amazing insight. You will see a replica of the first printing press and hear how the print industry has impacted everyday language with common saying like 'Mind your Ps and Qs', 'make a good impression', 'dab hand' and 'out of sorts' etc. It's about 30 mins walk from Temple bar, but well worth it.
Spent a couple of hours with my kids , they had a great time printing posters and learning from the very friendly and informative staff , high recommended
Fabulous place to learn about printing . The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. Lots of historic printers. And you can learn how to set type and take home a print . Highly recommend it for a visit and the cafe attach to it is excellent.
Very friendly and knowledgeable guide. We had the opportunity to create a type set poster to keep. Many examples of printing presses. There was an upstairs gallery of art posters.
We joined the family tour at the National Print Museum and it was truly fantastic. There are simply no words to describe how outstanding our guide was — fun, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable, all while keeping everything perfectly accessible for children. The tour was ideal for younger visitors because it alternated short educational moments with hands‑on activities, including printing a personalised poster with each child’s name. This balance made the experience genuinely enjoyable even for the little ones. The museum itself is small, but full of fascinating details and hidden gems, and it absolutely deserves a visit. Although we didn’t try it ourselves, we noticed a very charming little café on site.
I had a wonderful visit to the National Print Museum with my teenage daughter. The guide, Ann, was friendly and full of information. We got to try our hand at printing and using the perforating machine. Addictive. Unfortunately we didn't have time to sample the cafe, but picked up some lovely, unusual presents in the gift shop. A hidden gem in Dublin. Recommend booking the guided tour.
What a fantastic tour. Our guide, Anne, was so informative and enthusiastic and she made the tour for me and a group of friends. We even had s go at some printing while we were there. I'd highly recommend the guided tour
The guided tour was really informative and enjoyable, highly recommend! Our tour guide, Ciarán, was very entertaining and knowledgeable. My favourite part was hearing how many common phrases originated from printing (like ‘mind your p’s and q’s’) and getting to use a printing press myself. Also the cafe was lovely!
The staff make this a terrific exhibition. The lady who showed us around explained the various machines used in the printing business--very informative. Upstairs there are many colorful posters from various plays staged in Dublin's theaters.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive Guided Tour of Printing History | 1 hour | 5.0 (66) | $7 | |
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