Hunt Museum

The Hunt Museum is a museum located in the Custom House in the city of , . It holds a personal collection donated by the Hunt family, it was originally situated in the University of Limerick, before being moved to its present location in Limerick's Georgian custom house in 1997.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: closed
    Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@huntmuseum.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Irish art museum
  • Also known as: The Hunt Museum
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Cathedral and Fanning’s Castle.

Church
Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a cathedral of the in Limerick, , which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. is situated 230 metres north of Hunt Museum.

Ruins
Fanning's Castle, also called Whitamore's Castle, is the remains of a tower house and National Monument located in , Ireland. is situated 200 metres northeast of Hunt Museum.

Museum
was a partnership between two separate and distinct institutions, the Limerick City Museum and the Limerick Archives, which existed from 2013 and 2017. is situated 380 metres southwest of Hunt Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caherdavin and Athlunkard.

Suburb
is a northern suburban district of city in the mid-west of . As of 2022, the population of was 7,364. It is around 2.5 km west of the city centre.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Village
is a village in , Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. is situated 3½ km north of Hunt Museum.

Hunt Museum

Latitude
52.66627° or 52° 39′ 59″ north
Longitude
-8.6244° or 8° 37′ 28″ west
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
9C4HM98G+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87651394
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11749855
Wiki­data ID
Q2659085
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Hunt Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 汉特博物馆
  • Chinese: 漢特博物館
  • French: Hunt Museum
  • German: Hunt Museum
  • Japanese: ハント博物館
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hunt Museum
  • Norwegian: Hunt Museum
  • Portuguese: Museu Hunt
  • Russian: Музей Хант
  • Tatar: Хант музее
  • Ukrainian: Музей Гант
  • Ukrainian: Музей Ганта

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