Heritage Week Talk: Ireland's Harp Tradition
Sun 16 Aug, 14:30 · National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 · Dublin
Details & booking — National Museum of Ireland
via National Museum of Ireland · Checked 9 Aug 2026
About this event
An illustrated drop-in talk at Collins Barracks on the Irish harp, the instrument that became the state's emblem and the only musical instrument to serve as a national symbol. Part of National Heritage Week 2026, whose theme is Heritage at Risk. Forty-five minutes, no booking, and you can pair it with the museum's permanent collections afterwards.
Why we picked it
A short, expert-led Heritage Week talk on the instrument that appears on every Irish coin and passport.
Free entry
Listed by the National Museum of Ireland as a free drop-in talk during National Heritage Week; the museum's own admission is free. Not corroborated on a second organiser page at time of check.
Registration
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