Help your students build skills and learn history hands on
Get hands-on with history in this education workshop that explores how objects tell people’s stories. Dive into curriculum-specific topics such as STEM, war, women’s history, exploration and the Irish Famine, and take part in skills-building tasks that span a range of curricula including English, History, Drama, Art, Geography and more.
Suitable for both primary and secondary schools, students 17 years and under. This is a package deal – workshop bookings include a 1-hour workshop, as well as a self-guided tour of EPIC. If interested in a workshop visit, please allow a minimum of two-weeks between booking and visit date.
Emigrants Suitcase Workshops
Our Emigrant Suitcase Workshop is a great way for students to learn more about immigration and the Irish diaspora. After a self-guided tour, the students will experience an interactive workshop led by a trained facilitator, exploring emigrants’ stories using a collection of objects and supporting materials.
Students choose one of the following themes to focus on:
Adventurers – Nellie Bly, Anne Bonny, Ernest Shackleton
Scientists – John Phillip Holland, Kay McNulty, Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Irish History – Ellen Mahony, Bram Stoker, Thomas Quinn
Women’s History – Anne Bonny, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Nellie Bly
Irish History
Explore the stories of the emigrants who departed Ireland’s shores, looking at why they left, and what they achieved in the wider world after their departure.
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Women’s History
Discover the lives and legacies of Ireland’s most inspirational women who have blazed a trail with our Women’s History programme, suitable for students of all ages.
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Scientists
We strive to highlight the stories of Ireland’s most inspiring scientists, and even have a gallery dedicated to exploring all of their accomplishments!
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Adventurers
Come along to discover all about EPIC’s courageous figures, who forged their own path to travel to some of the most remote and fascinating places on earth.
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