Clare Museum
Category: Rainy Day, Culture, Free
Type: Museums & Galleries
Arthurs Row
Ennis
Co Clare
Ennis
Co Clare
Tel: +353 65 682 3382
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Incorporates the traditional method of displaying original artefacts from the county with modern interpretive tools such as colourful display panels, audio visual and computer interactive presentations
Clare Museum
Georgina Campbell
Clare Museum, Ennis, is located in a beautifully restored former convent built by the Sisters of Mercy congregation in 1861. The museum exhibition "The Riches of Clare: its people, place and treasures," occupies two galleries and incorporates the traditional method of displaying original artefacts from the county with modern interpretive tools such as colourful display panels, audio visual and computer interactive presentations, models, some replicas and commissioned art pieces.
Opening Time:
Open all year, Tue-Sat: 9.30am-1pm & 2-5.30pm
Admission Charge:
Free
Directions
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