Friends Benefits
Friends get more. More inspiration, more art, more Hunt 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!
See the full list of benefits below:
• Unlimited free access to the museum for you & a guest
• 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
Special Discounts & Benefits:
• 10% discount in the Gift Shop
• 10% discount when purchasing artwork for sale at Museum
• Special Friends rates for events, workshops and gala events
Friends Upcoming Events 2023
October 19th: Visit to Mount Ievers Court
Please note the timetable is liable to change, interested parties should regularly check in for updates
Would you like to be involved? Contact us at friends@huntmuseum.com.
Past Events
18th April: Lecture with Dr. James Ryan about Mary Lavin
16th May: Lecture with Charlotte Murphy- misericords in St Mary’s Cathedral
25th May: Visit to the Museum of Irish Rural Life and Vandeleur Walled Garden in Kilrush
8th June: Luncheon at Dunraven Arms Hotel
14th June: Care and handling of Irish 17th century silver (see images below)
7th September: Tour of Plassey House art collection (see images below)
12th September: Lecture by John Logan “The Custom House: building, living, working, 1765-2023”
14th September: Visit to Doneraile Estate (see images below)
Past Events
Annual Luncheon 2023
On the 8th of June 2023, we welcomed the Friends of the Hunt Museum and their guests to the Annual Luncheon at the Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare. We were honoured to have Virginia Teehan, Chief Executive of Heritage Ireland and former Director of the Hunt Museum, as our guest speaker.
The Education and Outreach curator of the Hunt Museum, Maria Cagney, pulled raffle tickets for an array of wonderful prizes including lunch for two at the Dunraven Arms, a gift voucher for Hugh Campbell’s Cats Hair Studio and a beautiful set of silver spoons.
Our M.C Sarah Gough and Chair Anne Hyland welcomed everyone to enjoy their three-course lunch. The whole event helped to fundraise for the refurbishment of displays in the Hunt Museum, in particular, the Sybil Connolly collection.
Friends Silver Circle Meeting
Silver Handling Event 2022 at The Hunt Museum
Friends Lecture
Silver Circle Meeting
Christmas Lunch in the Hunt Cafe
Christmas Lunch in the Hunt Cafe
Silver Circle members at monthly lecture
Silver Circle members
Silver Circle Lecture in Hunt Museum Library
Friends Silver Circle Meeting
Friends Silver Circle Meeting
Friends visit to Irish Silver Museum in Waterford.
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 (see images below). 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.
Membership Options
Friends Memberships can be purchased at the Hunt Museum Gift Shop or by clicking here.
