Dvblinia
The tour at the Dvblinia museum takes you through the Middle Ages
in Dublin with the aid of a "personal guide" in the form of a Walkman.
Large format paintings and scenes with lifelike, live size dolls illustrate
the different passages in Dublins history. Several different languages
were spoken in Dublin at one time: Priests spoke Latin, merchants a kind
of English that would not be understandable today, people of the aristocracy
spoke a kind of French and so on. We are told about the black death, spread
through rats and fleas and killing one third of the population between
1348-1351. The phrase "bring out your dead" echoed on the streets of Dublin
every day as men with carts collected the bodies. Naturally, the conflict
between Ireland and Britain comes up repeatedly, and sometimes the Irish
way of showing their miscontent with the British developed strange forms,
for example when a 10 year old boy was dubbed King of England in Christchurch
cathedral. That did not turn out so well for the poor boy who was captured
in battle and ended up as a simple servant, supposedly for life, to the
"real" king of England.
Magnus Olofsson and Benjamin Muschko
Guinness
Brewery
A visit to the Guinness brewery founded in 1799 should be included
in every cultural trip to Dublin. The most famous beer to Irelandīs people
and of course Dublinīs inhabitants is produced near Christchurch cathedral
in a very huge complex of red-tiled brewery buildings. The smell of fresh
roasted barley sneaking through the air announces trespassers the existence
of these "holy halls". The visitor is led through six floors representing
several stages of Guinnessīs history, tradition and production. Forced
by the stunning and clever multimedial exhibition of information conquering
nearly all human senses one is trapped in itīs legend for hours. 
Beginning
with the presentation of the pure incrediants of Dublinīs creamy barley
juice the very stylish designed tour offers itīs participants to touch,
smell and hear how they work together to create the unique taste of this
beer. The mix of the modern flair of new media and the restorated original
factory takes the visitor back to former times when the drink was handmade.
Nowadays, the production process is mostly automated but didnīt loose
itīs quality. The upper floors show how the typical Guinness tradition
was developed. Commericals and merchandising can be viewed. The highlight
of the tour of course is the lounge located on the highest floor of the
building. Above all itīs glass fassade gives a beautiful sight over Dublin.
Relax, sit down and drink a pint of Guinness
as usual. To keep the memory
alive the merchandising shop on the first floor offers every kind of official
fan equipment.
