The Hunt Museum

27/08/2026

🎭 Don't miss 'I Fall Down: A Restoration Comedy' by acclaimed Irish playwright and performer Gina Moxley, coming to the Hunt Museum from 3–5 September as part of Oícheanta ag Músaem an Hunt | Hunt Museum Nights.

This is theatre with a difference. Beginning as a lecture, the performance takes audiences on a journey through the museum, blurring the boundaries between art, history and performance along the way. Expect operatic performance, contemporary dance, music, comedy and clay modelling – all wrapped up in Gina Moxley’s brilliantly irreverent and feminist perspective. 🎭🏺

Presented by The Everyman and Once Off Productions, I Fall Down explores the ways women and female bodies have been represented – and erased – throughout art history.

💥 Funny. Provocative. Outrageous. Unapologetic.

And definitely not your usual night at the museum.

Date: 3, 4 & 5 September
Time: 8pm
Location: Hunt Museum
Length: 75 minutes | No interval
Admission: €20 per person

⚠️ Please note: This is a promenade performance, so audiences will walk to different locations throughout the museum. The performance also contains strong language.

🎟️ Don’t miss it – book your tickets now via the link: https://www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/i-fall-down-by-gina-moxley/ or at huntmuseum.com

27/08/2026

Discover the stories behind Ireland’s silver

Join us at the Hunt Museum for Dublin and Provincial Silversmiths, an fascinating exploration of the makers, craftsmanship and stories behind some of Ireland’s finest silver with local experts Jim and Eamon Noonan.

From the skilled hands of Dublin’s renowned silversmiths to the work of makers beyond the capital, discover the people and places behind these beautiful objects and gain a deeper insight into Ireland’s rich silversmithing tradition. 🥄✨

Part of our Our, Óir, Ore: Four Millennia of Limerick Silver and Gold programme, this is a wonderful opportunity to look beyond the objects themselves and discover the craftsmanship and stories that bring them to life.

Saturday, 5 September
1pm
The Captains' Room
FREE EVENT. Booking is required.

Come along and discover the fascinating world of Irish silver!

Book your place today via the link in our bio or huntmuseum.com

26/08/2026

As part of his recent student work placement at the Hunt Museum, Brendan Burke took a closer look at one of the fascinating objects featured in our Our, Óir, Ore: Four Millennia of Limerick Silver and Gold exhibition, the Midleton Mace.

Brendan completed his placement through Mary Immaculate College’s Ability Pathways (MAP) Project, gaining hands-on experience at the museum and the opportunity to explore the stories behind objects in the Hunt Collection.

In this video, Brendan shares his thoughts on the Midleton Mace and what makes this historic object so intriguing.

Object commentary by Brendan Burke

Come and explore the Midleton Mace, and its significance in Ireland's 4,000 year old story of silver and gold.

Our, Óir, Ore: Four Millennia of Limerick Silver and Gold

On display until 20 September 2026

26/08/2026

25/08/2026

Time is ticking! 🕛

Applications are open for just two more weeks for the second annual Hunt Open Submission Exhibition.

Find all the details at huntmuseum.com: https://www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/hunt-museum-open-submission-exhibition-2026/

📅 Final date for entries: 7 September, 12pm

Apply Today!

24/08/2026

Psychology of Fashion 👗

What does your wardrobe say about you?

Why do we wear the clothes we do? What influences our choices, and how can fashion shape the way we see ourselves and the way others see us?

Join us at the Hunt Museum on Thursday, 27 August for Psychology of Fashion, a fascinating talk with Aoife McLoughlin exploring the powerful relationship between clothing, identity, self-expression and belonging.

Part of our Wearing Identity series, this evening event invites us to look beyond fashion as simply what we wear and consider the psychology behind our choices.

Come curious. Leave seeing your wardrobe in a whole new way.

📅 Thursday 27 August
⏰ 7–8pm
📍 The Hunt Museum, Limerick
🎟️ €6.50 per person. Places are limited and booking is essential.

Visit huntmuseum.com to make a booking: https://www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/psychology-of-fashion/

21/08/2026

Seeing Beyond Sight: Celebrating Inclusive Heritage

We’re delighted to share that The Hunt Museum has been recognised as a Cultural & Heritage Legend by the The National Lottery Good Causes! ✨

Central to this recognition is 'Seeing Without Sight', a pioneering project, which resulted in a highly innovative, accessible and multisensory exhibition.

Co-created by blind and visually impaired co-creators, they harnessed their lived experience of disability and their passion for cultural heritage to make our collections more accessible and engaging for visitor of all ages, but especially for those with disability.

During the project, our co-creators, staff and volunteers co-created 35 audio descriptions. A selection of these were recorded by our co-creators and presented in the exhibition along with highly tactile 3D printed object replicas, Braille labels, a screen reader compatible information panel and other access accommodations. Together, these components enabled visitors to use their senses to experience our objects in new and exciting ways.

The project challenges a fundamental assumption about museums: that they are shaped by sight. Instead, it shows that heritage belongs to everyone.

We’re incredibly proud that 'Seeing Without Sight' has been recognised for its contribution to making culture more inclusive and has since been recognised as a model of best practice across Europe.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this project possible, especially our visually impaired co-creators and partners. Liam McLoughlin, Áine Mae Crowley, Kenneth Mackessy and Hannah Keane, and Hunt Museum docent volunteers and project partners, the Rapid Innovation Unit and FabLab. Thank you also to The Heritage Council for their on-going support.

🔗 Please visit the link to learn more: https://www.lottery.ie/the-hunt-museum

Photo credit: Eamon Ward

20/08/2026

🎭 'I Fall Down: A Restoration Comedy' by Gina Moxley | 3–5 September

Something a little different is coming to the Hunt Museum…

As part of Oícheanta ag Músaem an Hunt | Hunt Museum Nights, we are delighted to welcome I Fall Down: A Restoration Comedy by acclaimed Irish playwright and performer Gina Moxley, presented by The Everyman and Once Off Productions.

A riotous, punk and fearlessly feminist performance, I Fall Down takes aim at the erasure of women from the prescribed history of art and the omission of female genitalia from classical statuary.

Beginning as a lecture, the performance transforms into an extraordinary promenade through the museum, moving through operatic performance, contemporary dance and music, before culminating in a clay modelling workshop where audiences are invited to unleash their inner artist.

Expect something funny, outrageous, provocative and unapologetically feminist, and definitely not your usual night at the museum!

📅 3, 4 & 5 September
⏰ 8pm
📍 The Hunt Museum
⏱️ 75 minutes | No interval
🎟️ €20 per person

Please note: this is a promenade performance, so audiences will be required to walk to different locations around the museum. The performance also contains strong language.

🎟️ Book your tickets now via this link link or at huntmuseum.com: https://www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/i-fall-down-by-gina-moxley/

18/08/2026

Time is flying by - 4 Weeks To Go!

🎨 Appy today for the second Hunt Open Submission Exhibition!

Find all the details via the link in our bio or at huntmuseum.com

📅 Final date for entries: 7 September 2026

17/08/2026

Monday Musings… 🤔

With The Odyssey now in cinemas, we thought it was the perfect time to embark on an Odyssey of our own! 🏺

Join us as we journey back to Ancient Greece and take a closer look at three fascinating objects from the Hunt Collection.

First stop: the skyphos
This 4th-century BC drinking cup is decorated in the red-figure style, with striking red figures against a black background. On one side, we find Eros, the Greek god of love, while the other features a woman holding a mirror and a situla (bucket).

Next up: the kylix
Another drinking cup from the 4th century BC, but with a very different shape. Its shallow, wide bowl and distinctive handles were designed so that, when held, the beautiful decoration could be seen by the drinker. Talk about drinking in style!

And finally… the lebes gamikos
This beautiful vessel is believed to have been given as a wedding gift and may have been used to pour water for the bride’s bath on her wedding day.

Dating to the 4th century BC, it is decorated with a woman seated on a rock, adorned with bracelets and a necklace, balancing a shallow dish in one hand. Opposite her is the winged figure of Eros, holding a mirror.

Three objects, thousands of years of history, and plenty of stories to uncover!

Want to take a longer Odyssey through these objects? Head over to our weekly blog to discover more — or, even better, come and see them for yourself in our temporary exhibition OUR: Conversations with the Collection.

⏳ The exhibition runs until 20 September, so there’s still time to make the journey!

Featured Images:
1 - Pottery cup | Ceramic | 4th century BC | Hunt Collection | Front
2 - Pottery cup | Ceramic | 4th century BC | Hunt Collection | Back
3 - Droop-cup | Ceramic | 4th century BC | Hunt Collection
4 - Apulian red-figured Lebes Gamikos | Mineral, Clay | 4th century BC,Classical Greek, Late Classical Greece | Hunt Collection