Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the EPIC Story-Break

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Thursday 17th April - Tuesday 22nd April

Step into a thrilling interactive adventure this Easter as EPIC transforms into the scene of a literary mystery like no other! Join Sherlock Holmes in a race against time to restore order at the museum, where magical book portals have released beloved characters into the real world.

From ghostly echoes to snowy enchantments, it’s up to you and your family to help Holmes track clues, solve riddles, and return the escapees to their rightful stories before fiction and reality become forever entwined – the perfect family excursion over the Easter break.

Tour Highlights

  • Meet Sherlock Holmes in a live theatrical performance filled with laughs, puzzles, and immersive storytelling.
  • Explore six magical crime scenes across EPIC’s galleries where characters from iconic tales like The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Ulysses, and Gulliver’s Travels have broken loose.
  • Solve riddles and search for clues using detective notebooks and props provided to your family.
  • Participate in a final dramatic chase to trap Sherlock Holmes himself when he refuses to return to his book!
  • Write your own EPIC tale in a collaborative storytelling activity inspired by your adventure.

5 Tours per day:

  • 10.00am
  • 11.30am
  • 1.30pm
  • 3.00pm
  • 4.30pm

Date:
Thursday 17th April - Tuesday 22nd April
Time:
10.00am
Price:
€15 - €23
Address:
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Custom House Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1, Ireland

Google Map of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Custom House Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1, Ireland

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