The Kerry County Museum Photo: Kerry County Museum

Kerry is a County in the southwestern part of Ireland, known for its centuries of turbulent history, stunning natural landscapes, the incredible beauty of scenery and plenty of interesting sights.

Closely acquainted with the history of the County, please visit entertaining the Kerry County Museum in Tralee (the administrative centre of Kerry). The Museum is located on the street Danny in the Ashe Memorial hall in the heart of the city, so you can easily find it.

The Kerry County Museum was founded in 1992 with the aim of collecting, studying and preserving the cultural heritage of County Kerry, as well as the popularization of this knowledge among the younger generation. To this end, the Museum has organized a wide range of educational programs for children of different ages in the format of excursions, as well as interactive workshops and tours. However, provided the Museum a variety of activities, lectures and workshops for adults.

Excellent collection of the Museum numbers about four thousand exhibits (a variety of archaeological finds, weapons, tools, clothing, historical documents, etc.), perfectly illustrating the development of the history and culture of the County, as well as the life and traditions of its inhabitants, starting with the bronze age and until the end of the 20th century. Special attention will undoubtedly deserves a theme Park is an impressive, crafted to the last detail, the reconstruction of Tralee the middle of the 15th century. Very interesting and the photo exhibition, which will introduce you to Tralee 1950-1970-ies, as well as the exhibition on Antarctic expeditions native village of Annascaul (Dingle Peninsula, Kerry), the famous British Explorer Tom Crean who made history as the Irish Giant.

In addition to the permanent exhibition at the Kerry County Museum regularly hosts temporary exhibitions.

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