The Hunt Museum is a museum in the city of Limerick, Ireland. Holding a personal collection donated by the Hunt family, it was originally situated in the University of Limerick, before being moved to its present location. It can now be visited in the old custom house, an historic 18th century building by the River Shannon. Limerick's bustling quays began at this area of the river, recently made home to a marina.
The Hunt Museum hold about 2000 different artifacts, both from Ireland and abroad. The oldest pieces are from stone-age Ireland and ancient Egypt. The collection includes the Antrim Cross (a 9th century bronze and enamel cross), a small sketch by Picasso and a bronze horse from a design by Leonardo da Vinci for a large monument.
The Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the American cotton industry, as well as the history of Hunt County, Texas and the northern Texas Blackland Prairie.
Founded in 1987 as the Hunt County Museum, Greenvilles nationally known Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum has grown from an idea of the local chapter of the American Association of University Women and a downtown storefront location to a major tourist attraction and research center.
The Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum is very involved in community activities and historic preservation throughout Hunt County.
The HuntMuseum is a museum in the city of Limerick, Ireland.
Holding a personal collection donated by the Hunt family, it was originally situated in the University of Limerick, before being moved to its present location.
The HuntMuseum hold about 2000 different artifacts, both from Ireland and abroad.
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