Launch of ‘Three Muses: exploring art and identity’, a joint programme from three Limerick museums to inspire primary school pupils to explore visual art. The programme will run from January-June 2020 Launch date: Thurs 21 November 2019, 12pm at The Hunt Museum An innovative arts programme for primary schools is launching this month. The [...]
A FREE Exhibition of creative art works from thirteen prisons and two post release centres from 19th October to 24th November 2019 at the Hunt Museum, Last Friday 18 October, saw the opening of the latest Hunt Museum exhibition: Open Minds, with talks from a variety of very knowledgeable speakers. Open Minds @ The [...]
In support of a new Hunt Museum Public Garden, where the railings are down and the garden has places to play and to sit, to enjoy the building and the view across the Shannon, the Friends of the Hunt Museum are looking to enter a team for the JP McManus Pro Am 2020. [...]
Opening on June 1st is a new Irish exhibition ‘Lavery and Osborne: Observing life ’ at the Hunt Museum, Limerick, featuring Irish artists, Sir John Lavery and Walter Frederick Osborne. Both born in the mid-nineteenth century, these renowned artists lived parallel lives as Irish painters who travelled overseas to develop their artistic talent. Placing [...]
Complimenting the Summer Exhibition on Lavery & Osborne: Observing Life, The Hunt Museum is holding a lavish gala dinner in the gardens on Thursday 30th May, to raise money for the Hunt Museum. Guests will enjoy a private preview of this exhibition of two Irish greats, followed by a 5 course dinner provided by [...]
The Hunt Museum to feature a Summer exhibition of two Irish Greats - Lavery and Osborne 1 June to 30 September Sir John Lavery and Walter Frederick Osborne were born in the mid-nineteenth century and although there is no record of them ever having met, the pair lived somewhat parallel lives. They [...]
PRESS RELEASE: EXTRACT 22nd Annual Exhibition by 2nd Year Painting Students, Limerick School of Art & Design March 28th, 2019 – April 14th, 2019 An exhibition inspired by the Hunt Collection created by 2nd year Fine Art, Painting students from Limerick School of Art and Design. The aim is to create circumstances where creativity [...]
To complement our, shortly to be published, Hunt Museum Strategy 2025 we are very pleased to welcome four experts to the Board. Key to our strategy are our Education and Community strands and the appointment of Joe O’Connell will deepen our connections with schools and use of the museum content to support curricula. Justyna [...]
Yesterday the Hunt Museum and Limerick Prison Education Unit took great pleasure in presenting the Bedford Row Project with a cheque for €1500. This will help them cover some of their Children’s Club running costs. This amount was generated in Summer 2018 from the sale of ‘Family Links’ exhibition artworks at the Hunt Museum. [...]
Press Release from Hunt Museum, Connecting culture and migration: Europeana Migration Collection Days at the Hunt Museum 30 November - 2 December - A weekend collecting personal objects and stories on migration and celebrating its contribution to our cultural heritage Migration has often been the basis of culture and cultural heritage. It has enriched [...]
