DUBLINIA, THE Viking and medieval Dublin exhibition, has been relaunched by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin following a €2 million redevelopment.
The centre at Dublin’s Christ Church attracts more than 125,000 visitors a year. Tourists account for three-quarters of its visitors. The refurbishment includes more interactive and audio-visual displays, as well as Viking and medieval artefacts. The interactive experience allows visitors to walk through Dublin history, complete with sounds and smells.
A new exhibition, History Hunters, was also unveiled, showing how archaeology provides information on our past.
Dublinia chief executive Denise Brophy said overseas and domestic visitors were becoming increasingly discerning. “We recognise that there must be continual innovation and reinvestment in the cultural product-offering to meet this demand.”
