THE Hunt Museum will reopen on June 1st and admission is free for the first five days.
Booking your visit is essential to manage the ongoing Covid requirements. Self-guided tours are available or just pop in to see your favorite object.
They have new stock for the shop; the cafe has some additions to its menu, including some upmarket ice cream to eat in the courtyard with Da Horses Outside, or in the exciting new Museum in a Garden. The Garden is a work in progress but come and talk to the plants and maybe they will grow faster.
Museum in a Garden is funded by the public buying cobbles, benches and planters with a generous donation from the JP McManus Foundation. There is also a Community Garden, sponsored by the Moran’s in memory of Sean Moran.
A Sensory Garden delivers a quiet contemplative area and some exotic planting inspired by three continents of South America, South East Asia and Europe, reflecting the museum object replicas that will be placed in the alcoves.
The first is Olmec Man produced by TY Students from Colaiste Chiarain and Ardscoil Mhuire and Michael McLaughlin of Monarú & LIT-LSAD. Eventually rolling down the hills will be permitted but the grass needs to grow a little more first.
Activities in the garden include Garden Chess & Games; Jazz on Fridays, Theatre in a Van, a Wild Geese Festival Boules Tournament, and Painting in the Garden.
Watch Hunt Museum’s social media @huntmuseum and the website huntmuseum.com for details.
Opening Times: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 11-5pm.
