6pm- 7pm, 11 July 2024, All Ages
Drop in Event: "Out of Storage" Highlights from the NMI-Natural History’s Behind the Scenes Bird Collections
Free
Drop-in and discover some highlights from the extensive bird collections at the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History. Meet Zoology Curator, Emma Murphy, as she showcases some of her favourite specimens from the “behind the scenes” research collections.
Visitors will get a chance to see and learn about some the rarest specimens in the collections. Specimens out of storage and on view will include: Specimens from the Barrington Collection, one of the first citizen science projects in the world; brilliantly-coloured tropical birds; & rare specimens of now-extinct birds.
No booking required. This drop in event is located at The Wonder Cabinet. Wheelchair accessible.
For questions about this event please contact marketing@museum.ie
Opening hours are extended until 8pm on Thursday evenings from the 4th July to 29th August at the NMI - Natural History, Merrion Street, Dublin 2
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Drop in Event: "Out of Storage" Highlights from the NMI-Natural History’s Behind the Scenes Bird Collections suite ag:
Stair an Dúlra,
Sráid Mhuirfean,
Baile Átha Cliath 2
+353 1 677 7444
Drop into the Dead Zoo to meet with Zoology Curator, Emma Murphy, as part of our late night openings on Thursdays.
Stair an Dúlra
Stair an Dúlra,
Sráid Mhuirfean,
Baile Átha Cliath 2,
+353 1 677 7444
D02 F627