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April Fools' Day Hands-on History: Fact or Fiction?
Dublin City, Co. Dublin
1 April 2026
Family friendly
Free to visit
This April Fools' Day, see if you can separate fact from fiction in a special handling session at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.

Join Museum Educators for a special handling session and see if you can tell the fact from the fib. Keep your wits about you as we try to fool you with tall tales about some of our more mysterious handling objects.

Handling sessions can be expected to take between 5-15 minutes.

Wednesday, 1 April, 11:00 - 12:30

Collins Barracks Reception.

Children must be supervised at all times.

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Event details
Dates
1 April 2026
Time
Start 11:00End 12:30
Price
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Collins Barracks, Benburb St, Stoneybatter, Dublin, D07 XKV4, Ireland
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