Hunt Museum

The Hunt Museum
Iarsmalann Hunt
Front view of the Hunt Museum in 2016
Hunt Museum is located in Ireland
Hunt Museum
Location within Ireland
Established1978; 46 years ago (1978)
LocationRutland Street, Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates52°39′59″N 8°37′28″W / 52.6663°N 8.6245°W / 52.6663; -8.6245
TypeArt museum, Historic site, Antiquities, Fine Art, Private Collection
Collection sizeapprox. 2,500 objects[1]
Public transit accessLimerick Colbert railway station
Websitewww.huntmuseum.com

The Hunt Museum (Irish: Iarsmalann Hunt) is a museum in the city of Limerick, Ireland. The Hunt Museum 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. The Custom House is situated on Rutland Street on the banks of the River Shannon at its confluence with the Abbey River. Among the museum's collection are works by notable artists and designers such as Pablo Picasso, Jack B. Yeats, and Sybil Connolly as well as distinctive historical items such as the O'Dea Mitre and Crozier.

  1. ^ "collection". the hunt museum. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2015.