Limerick City Museum, Art museum in Henry Street, Limerick, Ireland.
The museum exhibits 65,000 objects across multiple galleries, presenting local artifacts, historical documents, and artistic creations from different periods of Irish history.
Founded in 1907 in the Carnegie Free Library building, the museum moved several times before settling in the former Franciscan Friary on Henry Street in 2017.
The collection includes the largest assemblage of Limerick lace, 18th and 19th century Limerick silver, and numerous archaeological discoveries from the region.
The museum opens Monday through Friday from 10:00 to 17:00, Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00, with free admission for all visitors.
The museum houses the largest meteorite that fell on the British Isles and a mummified cat discovered on Nicholas Street in the 1890s.
Location: Limerick
GPS coordinates: 52.66392,-8.63096
Latest update: March 3, 2025 10:52
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