Among the Stuffed Things – Natural History Museum in Dublin
My favourite place (well, at least my favourite indoor space) in Dublin is the Natural History Museum. It is a macabre paean to the Victorian era in all its splendour. Nearly hidden behind the Dail (the Irish Parliament), it’s a fantastic Victorian building. The stuffed bestiary that resides inside is beyond compare. Most of the animals are inside glass cases, and each is fastidiously labelled with the name and date of death and purchase by museum. They go on and on and on. There is every animal under the sun in here. And it’s not just mammals either–there are four floors, and two of them just have birds and fish and insects aplenty.
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