The Sea Stallion Exhibition - National Museum

The “ Havhingsten fra Glendalough “ - Sea Stallion from Glendalough - is a reconstruction by the Danish Viking Museum of a thirty metre long Viking warship built in Dublin in the 11th Century.

In 1962 archaeologists excavated five Viking age ships at the bottom of the Roskilde Fjord in Denmark. The largest of these, the Skuldelev 2, was found to be the remains of an ocean-going long ship built in 1042 in Dublin using Scandinavian ship-building methods.

A project to reconstruct this ship was launched in Denmark in 2004 and Her Majesty Queen Margrethe christened the ship "Havhingsten fra Glendalough".

In July 2007 a crew of 65 brave men and women sailed this vessel from Roskilde back to Dublin. This trial voyage tested the replica ship under realistic conditions in the very waters the original ship was built to cross.
The Sea Stallion departed from Roskilde, Denmark in early July and travelled across the North Sea, around the north coast of Scotland and southwards across the Irish Sea to Dublin, where she arrived on 14th August. It has been welcomed in a two-day celebration at Custom House Quay organised by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.

The ship has been then transferred at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks where it is displayed until June 2008 with an interesting exibition of authentic shipbuilding crafts.

EVENTS GOING ON:

Viking Ship Archaeology Lecture Series
Time: 18.30-19.30

March 20th 2008
Tinna Damgård-Sørensen
The Sea Stallion project

April 17th 2008
Søren Nielsen
Reconstructing Skuldelev 2 – Building the Sea Stallion.

May 15th 2008
Ole Crumlin-Pedersen
History of the Nordic longship

June 19th 2008
Sean McGrail
The archaeology of Irish Viking ships

The following lectures will take place in the Palatine Room.
Places are limited and are operated on a first come, first served basis.
All lectures are FREE

For further infomartion please see http://www.museum.ie

On: Tue, 13 May 2008, 10:00AM
Venue: National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History

Scouts100 - Living the Adventure

A new exhibition entitled "Scouts100 - Living the Adventure” opens to the public on Sunday 20th April at 2.00pm at The National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History

In 1908, a magazine by Robert Baden Powell,’ Scouting for Boys’, invited young people to form patrols, wear a uniform, be prepared and camp and survive in wild places. It created an exciting adventure for young people from which Scouting grew to become the largest youth movement in the world, with 28 million members worldwide.

In its centenary year in Ireland, a temporary exhibition in the Riding School at Collins Barracks explores the experience, adventure and thrills of young people over the last 100 years. Scouting has an enduring appeal to young people and has become part of the fabric of Irish social history.

The exhibition shows the highlights of Scouting throughout the last Century as it affected millions of young people throughout the world and hundreds of thousands of in Ireland. It also includes World and Irish Jamborees during the past century. Some of the highlights of the exhibit are actual footage of the Founder Baden Powell addressing the Scout Association, mementoes taken from the first ever camp in Brownsea Island back in 1907 and the badge that Eagle Scout, Neil Armstrong brought to the Moon on his historic voyage in 1969.

The exhibition will be open following a grand parade of Scouts and veterans at Clarke Square, Collins Barracks at 2.25pm on Sunday 20th of April.

This temporary exhibition will run from 20 April - September 2008.

Available for interviews on Sunday 20th April 2008:
Dr Patrick F. Wallace - Director of the National Museum of Ireland
Mr Joseph Marken – Communications Director of Scouting Ireland
Mr Kiernan Gildea – Chief Commissioner for Youth Programme of Scouting Ireland

Further Info
http://www.museum.ie

On: Tue, 13 May 2008, 10:00AM
Venue: National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History

Neillí Mulcahy

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s Neillí Mulcahy was one of Ireland’s leading fashion designers, producing haute couture garments to the highest Parisian standards for her international and Irish clients.

Neillí was one of the first truly Irish designers, she was known for her pioneering use of Irish fabrics, and tweed in particular.
Neillí collaborated with the weavers, fabric and print designers and knitters to produce innovative fabrics in vibrant colours. The exhibition includes garments and accessories from throughout her career, from 1950s hand beaded and velvet ball gowns to crisply tailored ‘girl about town’ suits.

A keen sportswoman herself, Neillí pioneered comfortable sporty fashions for country casual wear. Her warm tweedy jackets with insets of hand knit and casual trousers were perfect for the new more relaxed lifestyle of the 1960s.

Opening Times
Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 2pm-5pm
Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays

Admission
Free

Further Info
http://www.museum.ie

On: Tue, 13 May 2008, 10:00AM
Venue: National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History

The Pigeon Detectives

On: Tue, 13 May 2008, 07:30PM
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Venue: Ambassador Theater

The Hold Steady

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Venue: The Academy

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On: Tue, 13 May 2008, 08:00PM
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Venue: Crawdaddy

The Seafarer

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Venue: Abbey Theatre

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Battleooftheaxe.com - Open Mic Singer/Songwriter

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Captain America's Cookhouse and Bar - Karaoke - Captain Americas Karaoke Night
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On: Wed, 14 May 2008
Address: 44 Grafton Street Dublin city centre Dublin Republic of Ireland
Venue: Captain America's Cookhouse and Bar