The Hunt Museum

We loved the small, eclectic collection of the Hunt Museum, from the rather surprising silver death mask of James Joyce to the Egyptian statue of the god Thoth as a baboon and the late medieval Italian majolica devotional panel. The brightly painted horse sculptures outside the museum entrance, painted by local youth artists, are an especially wonderful feature of this cozy little museum.

Very eclectic collection with everything from prehistoric tools to modern art and decoration. Explanations are good and the staff are very friendly and ready to help.

The best thing about the museum was it was so quiet. You can easily cover everything in one hour.

We had an absolutely fantastic experience at the Hunt Museum last Saturday between 3–4pm, thanks to our wonderful tour guide. He was incredibly knowledgeable, engaging and clearly passionate about the history of Limerick and the collection in the museum. He gave us a fascinating overview of the origins and evolution of the city, weaving together historical facts with memorable storytelling. His explanations of the paintings and the stories behind them added so much depth and context, things we never would have noticed or understood on our own. Every question we asked was answered with insight and enthusiasm. The tour was the highlight of our visit to Limerick and we left feeling enriched, inspired and with a much deeper appreciation for both the museum and the city itself!

A nice place to visit, has art exhibitions to see, and a nice collection of artefacts. It's free for students who are in LSAD, and also free for kids!

Visited the Hunt Museum last week and absolutely LOVED it!! Our docent Mike was equally informative as he was hilarious, and he did an amazing job taking my parents and I through the entire museum. Without him, we truly would not have appreciated the museum's extensive collection. He really made our entire trip to Limerick!

Very cool museum. They had plenty to see and the ancient Egyptian pieces were very interesting.

Small and well organised as a private collection needs to be but not very satisfying over all. Very friendly staff, a wonderful periodical exhibition and a good way to spend 2 hours in Limerick on a rainy day.

Nice, small museum. Perfect to watch on a rainy day. Has collections from different time periods, which the Hunt Couple gatheted. Full walk takes about 90-120 minutes. Adult: 5 Euro

Not a very big museum but good day out though. Even has a cafe shop inside if you are tired of standing, you can do some people wanting.

This place gets a solid "meh" from me as a museum. For 5 euros, you get about what you'd expect but nothing wows me. If you're looking for something to do during the day to kill some time, this would be a decent place to spend it where you can go from 30 to an hour. They also had a free exhibit downstairs from the basement if you're looking for something quicker. Not sure if that's regular or seasonal, but you can ask. Most of the place is antiques / art pieces, so if that's your thing than you should probably stop by. One of the most interesting pieces is a coin believed to be one of the original silver pieces Judas was paid to betray Jesus (of course no way to prove that, but still neat). The tour guide noted that many people pay 5 euros, go down and see the coin and then head out (which would be my recommended option for non-antique lovers). I happen to arrive right as a tour was leaving. After the admission price, the tour is free (I think it goes daily at 11:30AM) but I'd honestly skip it unless you're really into antiques/art. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable almost to a fault. Stopping at every individual exhibit and giving a overly lengthy explanation and dragging out over too long. I was told the tour would last an hour, after an hour and a half I had to bail, but it was still going! Perhaps that wasn't the normal tour guide? So long story short - unless you're wild about antiques you could easily skip this. But might be cool to just see the coin and browse around on your own for a bit. A solid "okay" from me.

They had a photography exhibit that was just amazing. They were all black and white photos, and they each had a saying written on a card next to them. I'm kind of obsessed with black and white photography, so this was like crack for me. they do let you buy prints of the photos, but they want 100-200 Euros each depending on the size.