First Fridays at the Castle are FREE open houses held the first Friday of every month, with access to exhibits, events and more!
Our award winning all-ages exhibition. Learn about the Universe, extreme life forms on Earth and life in outer space!
Tours of the historic dungeon and turret take place on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays at 1.30 pm & 3.30pm
Play The Comet Chaser at Ireland’s first interactive theatre and virtually save the Earth! Part of the Cosmos at the Castle interactive exhibit.
Our professional astronomical observatory, integrated with our public exhibition, makes BCO a unique national astronomy centre.
CPD Summer Course for primary school teachers. Gain key insights into using Space to develop numeracy skills.
Date: July 1-5 Time: 09:45 - 15:00
Joining the dots: Effective integrated healthcare for Subsaharan Africa
Date: July 5 Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Let out your inner science geek with our members only workshops ‘Ups & Down’s’
Date: June 26-27 Time: 18:30 - 19:30
A lively, busy customer-facing science facilitator role for weekends.
Added June 6th, 2013 to The BCO Blog
Added June 4th, 2013 to The BCO Blog
Electric-blue clouds in the night sky
Date: August 17 Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Guided tours. Pre-booking Essential
Date: June 8 Time: 11:30 & 14:00
A free screening of Planet Ocean
Date: June 8-September 30
Tara Oceans Exhibition, A Worldwide Portrait of Marine Plankton
Date: June 3 Time: 13:00 - 17:00
Opening at 13:00 on Bank Holiday Monday
Date: July 12 Time: 20:00 - 22:00
Personal reminiscences and Irish connections – a look into the life of Martin Gardner
The free CIT Cosmos app for the iPhone puts a Virtual Observatory in your pocket!
