If you’re planning a visit to Dublin’s Natural History Museum, time is running out. The site will close its doors for several years, to allow time for extensive restoration work. And the deadline is fast approaching! From September onwards, this Dublin institution will be completely overhauling its infrastructure and collection management. A Pharaonic project, which promises to be long and demanding, but which, when completed, will offer visitors an even more sensational experience!
Major renovations are all the rage in Dublin at the moment! Following in the footsteps of Trinity College’s old library, the National Museum of Natural History is looking to rethink its entire operation…
For, although much appreciated by visitors, the enchanting setting nevertheless had a few shortcomings that the establishment had to remedy. Unsuitable for people with disabilities, the 168-year-old site needed to improve its logistics to make it a first-rate place to visit.
Access ramps for the disabled, infrastructure modernization… It’s a bold undertaking, and one that should once again establish the attraction as one of the city’s must-see experiences!
Dublin’s Natural History Museum was built in 1856, and houses an impressive collection of animal species of all kinds. Whale skeletons, stuffed felines, extinct species, living species from all over the world… The site has always been a concentration of everything mankind has known about the animal kingdom for centuries.
It’s all housed in a magnificent Victorian-style building with a fabulous retro ambience. A unique location, but not adapted to today’s accessibility and safety requirements.
Determined to improve the site, museum director Ms Scarff told RTE.ie:
A messy building, with no accessible pathways for anyone with a mobility impairment, doesn’t do justice to our wonderful visitors and the incredible collection we have.
The works are expected to last several years, and the Merrion Street building will be closed. But the good news is that the director has added that the collection will be relocated during the construction period, and a new “temporary natural history museum” will be opened!
It will be located at the National Museum Ireland in Collins Barracks from spring 2025, and will enable visitors to enjoy the collection in spite of everything. Great news for animal lovers and natural scientists alike!
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