Friends of the Hunt: Be a friend, make a difference
Become a Friend today to enjoy a wide range of benefits and help the museum!
Benefits include free admission to the museum and its exhibitions, exclusive access to a range of group activities, clubs, outings and discounts in our shop!
Due to COVID-19, we have adapted some of our membership activities to work online. However, The Friends of the Hunt Museum remain an active and vibrant network of members, with a variety of interests that reflect the eclectic nature of the museum and we hope that in summer 2021 we can resume our annual schedule of activities.
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Friends Benefits
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Unlimited free access to the museum for you & a guest
Art and artefact appreciation lectures via google hangout
Virtual tours of other museums and the opportunity to exchange views with others
New! Virtual Skill Share meet-up for Friends & Docents
Invitations to exhibition previews
Special exhibition themed events for the Friends
Cultural tours & guided visits to other museums, galleries, castles, stately homes & gardens, cathedrals and concert halls.
Lectures & learning: regular lunchtime lectures,, Silver Circle, book club
Quarterly newsletter to keep up to date
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Special Discounts & Benefits
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10% discount in the Gift Shop
10% discount when purchasing artwork for sale at Museum
Special Friends rates for events, workshops and gala events
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What’s planned for 2021
Please note: schedule given restrictions and ability to travel.
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Late May: Mooresfort House by kind permission of Charles Moore, and Tipperary Town (Barracks).
Early June: Friends day in the museum. Lectures, tea and tours. Bring a friend to encourage them to join.
June: Heywood Gardens, lunch in Abbeyleix (to be confirmed).
June/July: Springfield Castle by kind permission of Deane/Sykes family, tour and lunch followed by visit to Newcastle West.
July: tbc: National Gallery and /or Seamus Heaney exhibition and /or tour of House of Lords in Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin.
July: Garden Party in the new Museum Garden, bring your parasol.
September: Holycross Abbey, followed by lunch in Horse and Jockey with an afternoon visit to Cashel.
October: Portumna Castle, lunch locally or bring your own picnic to have in Portumna woods, with added boat trip on Lough Derg (weather and numbers dependent)
November: Visit to ‘Rembrandt in Print’ exhibition at Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
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How your membership helps & supports
Your membership has directly supported such projects as The Three Muses, a joint educational programme for primary schools with Limerick Museum and Limerick City Gallery. It has also assisted a close fundraising relationship with Limerick Mental Health Association (LMHA), particularly in relation to the ongoing project to create a Hunt Museum in a Garden with their support.
Your membership allows us to continue to operate the museum, to produce online resources for schools and lifelong learners and prepare for a summer of activities that comply with the necessary social distancing measures.
We thank our Members and Friends for their unwavering support during such a difficult time for the creative and cultural industries.
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