My mind was still lingering in the marvelous architectural design of Clontarf Castle when my hubby interrupted me asking for the direction to the next sightseeing place. I abruptly remembered that we had to travel to National Museum of Natural History Dublin. It is located in Merrion Street Upper, 5.8 km away from the Dublin Center. Our chauffeur informed us that it is just 10 minutes drive from here.
Though I am not an ardent lover of history, I love visiting museums and collecting information for it helps me in the job. We reached the place quickly and while getting out of the cab, I scanned the place to get the glimpse of it. The museum is designed as a ‘cabinet-style’ structure to house all the zoological collections. I could find that the museum has a long history since it was built in 1856 to preserve the collections of the Royal Dublin Society. There were around 10,000 exhibits and is a delight to watch them.
Though I am not an ardent lover of history, I love visiting museums and collecting information for it helps me in the job. We reached the place quickly and while getting out of the cab, I scanned the place to get the glimpse of it. The museum is designed as a ‘cabinet-style’ structure to house all the zoological collections. I could find that the museum has a long history since it was built in 1856 to preserve the collections of the Royal Dublin Society. There were around 10,000 exhibits and is a delight to watch them.
I noticed that the building looked old but intact; of course, there were a few additions but that did not change its look. We entered the ground floor to view some of the exceptional collections of Irish animals such as the skeletons of otters, giant deer, badgers, pine martens and birds, etc.
Aaron was quite excited to run around watching the different types of sea animals. I couldn’t figure out how long I spent in the ground floor. The time was running out and we have a lot to cover. We hurried through the stairs to reach the first floor. Gosh! I couldn’t believe my eyes, there was a world of mammals such as apes, monkeys, hamsters, and lemurs to name a few.
Aaron was quite excited to run around watching the different types of sea animals. I couldn’t figure out how long I spent in the ground floor. The time was running out and we have a lot to cover. We hurried through the stairs to reach the first floor. Gosh! I couldn’t believe my eyes, there was a world of mammals such as apes, monkeys, hamsters, and lemurs to name a few.
Nevertheless, we couldn’t enter the balcony level for it was closed for safety reasons. I felt let down when I learned that we missed seeing the evolution process, closely related birds such as kiwis, fresh water birds, and so on. There were also exhibits of jelly fish, sea urchins, coral, and sea anemones.
We had a gala time at the National Museum of Natural History Dublin. With time limited in our hands, the best thing is to proceed to the next destinations.
We had a gala time at the National Museum of Natural History Dublin. With time limited in our hands, the best thing is to proceed to the next destinations.