Reviews of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum (Museum)

von b

Superb.

Hank Cullinane

Knowlegeable Stafg

David Geer

Go for the guided tour. Its well worth it and those women know what they are talking about and will give it a depth and meaning like you may not have expected. Its a small space but packed with important and varied material.The video at the beginning explains a lot if your not familiar with the famine, but its a very moving experience overall.

Kevin Donohue

Truly astounding place. Not a typical museum. It feels very much alive and makes that terrible history present.

John Walenczyk

I didn't know what to expect before going, however I was blown away. Some of the most moving art work I have ever seen. The creators of this should feel very proud at this accomplishment. Everyone should visit here.

Cissy Kulakowski

Great little museum in our own backyard! Smallish place, plan on an hour if you like to read all the descriptions.

Vincent Rigdon

A powerful story.

Wanda Perez

I love it they have amazing pictures and sculpture

Rose Freeman

This museum is haunting and beautiful. A lot of thought went into this museum. Be sure to find out about the design of the museum itself and its correlation to the Hunger Ship. I could see traces of Game of Thrones inspiration in this history and artwork. I also appreciate how this museum not only tells the history of Ireland, but ties in history of England, India and the Choctaw tribe in Georgia. A Scottish man who felt the plight of Ireland so deeply that he became an Irish citizen painted a gorgeous painting expressing the grief of many, even the Holocaust. As much as I like to stay in a happy and positive environment, this museum is rich in history and I was glad I visited it. It was also nice that they displayed some happier art from before the famine.

Debbie Gilbert

Amazing good little museum. Worth a detour for trip to get here

Barbara Reilly

Two hours spent in this museum was a very moving experience. One of the best museum tours I've taken--our guide was very knowledgeable about history and offered additional background info on various pieces in the exhibit. Artwork is arranged in thematic sections, and the informational panels are interesting and succinct. There's even a panel explaining the significance of the wall tiles in the restroom! And it's free! (Do leave a donation.)

Timothy Hooper

Excellent museum. Small but the exhibit is a worth a see. Nice facility, nice staff, impressive works of art.

mary rooney

Very nice renovated building. Movie was good and informative. Please also visit Irish store down the street.

Javon B Byrd

Great experience.....

Marcia Hancock

Very moving, very well curated museum about the Irish famine. Everybody needs to visit this museum, to see what happens when governments turn their backs on their people. A lesson that never gets completely learned, apparently.

Patricia Molnar

Only saw 1/2 of artifacts. Need to go back to see the rest of it.

Christine Youn

Very educational, and cultural place

Jettie Miller

Great place!

Mystic Stoner

Great area to play Ingress, nice pull off spot

Catherine Deitelbaum

Our LAOH group went here and received a docent-led tour of the museum. She was excellent and pointed out the many beautiful sculptures and artwork from both current day and art produced during the Great Hunger (1845-1852). Prior to going , I did not realize the historical impact of this tragic event.

James McInnis

Handsome building, not a particularly stimulating exhibit, topic is depressing.

Sandy Benjamin

Very interesting place. Very educational video and artwork.

Deb Roohr

The artwork was amazing, friendly staff informative tour. We will go again.

Shawn Germain

Really informative with an array of art. Beautiful and eloquent and powerful. Must visit.

Thelma Raney

Everyone should know the story of Ireland's great famine. This museum is so well designed with many meaningful details, not only in the exhibits but in the architecture as well. The parking lot entrance is right on Whitney Avenue. Don't follow the Waze directions that tell you to turn onto Woodruff Street like we did. There's a handicap ramp and donations are accepted. It's two floors of exhibits that include videos, paintings and sculptures with a small reading area. Even the restrooms have an interesting detail to read about. Allow yourself some time to visit Wentworth Ice Cream just down the road for a treat. I had the "pot hole" ice cream - Oreo ice cream with a Nutella ribbon...SO good!

Chris Kiley

Great museum. Highly recommended whether you are Irish American or just want to learn about history.

Brian Clinton

A really moving place. You start by watching a film that documents what lead up too, and how the famine was handled. It brought me and my family to tears. when we visited the permanent collection was traveling, so in its place was a temporary exhibit that had drawings from the Civil War. It is small, only two stories. Took us about 2 hours to see everything. They did have a video for kids which my son watched and liked very much.

DD Vasseur

I love history and I'm part Irish. I love learning about my Father's Family History and hunger in general. I volunteer many hours on a quest to end world hunger. I was hungry as a child. Ta, Ta, Great Place!