There are many things students can learn from visiting historic
locations, including skills that are vital not just for the study of
history but for learning in general: looking beyond the surface,
analytical thinking, and putting knowledge into context. An educational
framework can make any trip immensely valuable for students, while their
classmates make the perfect companions to travel with. School outings
provide all this and more, no matter where you go, but one of the most
rewarding destinations for history is Dublin. Here are three of the
city's top attractions.
Dublinia
Dublin's past is full of
dramatic changes, and there is no better way to start exploring these
changes than by investigating one of the oldest periods of the city's
life: Viking Dublin. No matter the age range or historical knowledge of
the students you travel with, school visits to Dublin can be enhanced
with a trip to Dublinia, the interactive museum that presents the city's
past lives in a vivid series of exhibitions that are certain to prove
memorable. Visitors can ride on a replica Viking long ship, walk the
reconstructed streets of the old city, or put their investigative skills
to the test with the museum's own archaeological lab.
Dublin Castle
One
of Ireland's most celebrated attractions, Dublin Castle sits at the
heart of the city and has borne witness to the many changes that have
occurred all around it since its establishment in 1204 CE. It offers a
window into the life of Medieval Dublin, making it a valuable site to
visit for those who travel with school groups. Built in Norman times as a
defensive fortress, it has remained an important part of the city's
political life ever since, most significantly in its transition from a
British to an Irish seat of power in the Irish Civil War. Today, it
continues to fulfil its central role as a government building, providing
the site for official ceremonies and events and a residence for
important visitors - while also retaining several preserved historic
rooms that students can visit.
National Museum of Ireland
Understanding
the history of a place is about far more than memorising lists of dates
or reading about the actions of a country's rulers - it requires an
appreciation of the place's cultural and social past as well. Students
who travel with school groups to Ireland will have the opportunity to
learn more about this side of the city's history by visiting the
National Museum of Ireland, which has a strong focus on Irish arts and
culture, as well as natural history. The museum has three branches: the
Archaeology building, which contains the earliest examples of human-made
objects found in the country; the Decorative Arts and History building,
with extensive collections including ceramics, silverware, folk art and
weapons; and the Natural History Museum, which displays animal
specimens from around the world.
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