Hunt Museum, Limerick is one of the most-visited Museums in Limerick. Get to know more about Hunt Museum, Limerick through Limerick travel Guide.
Limerick Info
Limerick situated on the banks of River Shannon, offers the ideal hideaway. The lovely city of Limerick is situated in Munster province towards the midwest of the Republic of Ireland. The city is about 195 kilometers away from Dublin. While the city of Cork and Galway are 105 kilometers away from Limerick. The city offers great many tourist attractions for sightseeing in Limerick.
Hunt Museum, Limerick: Location and Opening Hours
The Hunt Museum, Limerick is situated in Rutland Street in Limerick. The Shannon airport is situated at a 20 minutes drive from the museum. The Limerick City Colbert Station is located at a 15 minutes walk from the museum. It will take you 1 hour 30 minutes to reach Limerick from Dublin by train. The museum is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Hunt Museum, Limerick: Collection
The Hunt Museum in Limerick is a treasure trove of artifacts from Egypt, Rome, Greece and Olmec civilizations. It houses a variety of decorative arts, documents, antiquities covering various European civilizations. The museum houses a rare collection of archaeological finds belonging to the Bronze age and the Neolithic age. The collection includes Neolithic flints, a cauldron and shield belonging to the Bronze age and a 9 th century old Antrim cross. Other exhibits include wooden statues, stone statuettes, ivories, enamels and jewelery.
Hunt Museum, Limerick: Facilities
The facilities offered by the museum include a gift shop, a restaurant called the Ducarts Restaurant. At the gift shop you can buy jewelery, silk scarves, books, gem stones, greeting cards. The restaurant is situated by the Shannon river. It offers a delectable array of delectable Irish and International dishes. The museum offers wheel chair access facilities.
Other Tourist Attractions in Limerick
- St. Mary's Cathedral
- Hunt Museum
- University of Limerick
- Dominican Church
- Saint Michael's Church
- Presbyterian Church
- Kilmallock Museum
- Franciscan Church
- National Technological Park
- Irish Palatine Centre
- Treaty Stone
- St John's Church
St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral is one of the two cathedrals in the city of Limerick. It is an an Anglican cathedral. The other cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral. The cathedral had been built to worship the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is one of the the country's medieval buildings. St. Mary's Cathedral in Limerick was founded in the year 1168 on the land which was donated by the King of Munster, Donal Mor O' Brien.
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