The award winning Hunt Museum at Limericks Custom House contains an internationally important collection of some 2,000 original works of art and antiquity. It is a personal collection formed by John and Gertrude Hunt who selected each piece according to the quality of its design, craftsmanship and artistic merit. These criteria were applied to objects from all periods of the past - from the Stone Age to the Twentieth Century. While the hunt Collection is particularly well known for its religious works of art there is also a wealth of other material including material from the Celtic Past and the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome. Among many important works of art in the collection are the personal seal of Charles 1 of England, the Mary Queen of Scots Cross, a coin revered since the Middle Ages as being one of the "30 pieces of silver" and a bronze horse by Leonardo da Vinci. There are also paintings by Renoir, Picasso, O'Connor and Yeats. Superb restaurant facilities. Meeting facilities. Guided tours available. Affiliations: Heritage Island. Open daily - year round.
Hunt Museum: www.huntmuseum.com
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