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Festive Fears

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 - Wednesday, 31 December 2025
About this event
Between 19 November and the end of December, the Museum of Curiosities, Dublin’s strangest museum, unveils Festive Fears, a chilling exhibition celebrating Christmas’s shadowy secrets. Discover eerie vintage Krampus postcards, come face to face with a mummified evil elf and delve into the unsettling tales behind Santa Claus.
This haunting display is part of the main museum experience, so there is no need to purchase an additional ticket to explore its dark delights.
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