A visit in HUNT MUSEUM

As I know, Hunt Museum likes a family museum in some degrees. It is located in Limerick city center and has a long history.

                      figure 1 the history of hunt museum

                           figure 2 the comparison of the outside

The host liked to collect variety of relics from different countries or businessmen. So in here I see some of Chinese and Japanese's stuffs.

                                                 
                          figure 3 the host of hunt museum

figure 4 Apollo

 The first stuff which appealed me to look was a sculpture named APOLLO. It was painted with wood in German in 17th century. On his body, there were covered in symbols of the trades, professions and leisure pursuits of its time. If you could see it, you would feel that it is very elegant.

In this museum, if you are a Chinese or Japanese, it is very excited! There are lots of China, plates and tea cups. I couldn't wait to introduce them to my classmates because I just want them could know more about China. The first thing I introduced was the tea cup with a dragon.  As we know, in western culture the dragon is a bad symbol. But for Chinese, the yellow dragon means power, reign, and authority. Even it only belongs to the emperor. Nobody could use it except him. The symbol of his wife,queen, is the phenix.

figure 5 the Chinese

figure 6 the Chinese

figure 7  the Chinese

figure 8  the Chinese

figure 9  the Japanese stuff

Besides these, I was so interested in jewel! Ironwork jewellery became fashionable in Prussia in the first half of the 19th century. It experienced a long time to develop and inherit.

                          figure 10 the jewellery

figure 11  the jewellery

figure 12  the necklace in 18th century

figure 13  the rings

figure 14 the bracelet

After we visiting, Gababierla gave all of us a bracelet as a memory disk. And we needed to take it  and write down our favorite part and our path during we visiting.  After finishing it, I found the layout of the hunt museum was not good. When I visited the museum, some parts or path I needed go thought twice, this may not be convenient for customers.  So I thought the layout was very important for designers. Of course I knew this was a cottage.

Besides the things I talk above, anther thing give me deep thoughts. Ireland is little country when it compares with China. In China, there are lots of museums. Of course I can tell you all the famous museums' name. But when I am in Ireland, I feel Irish people have a strong sense of national pride. They love their culture, place and art. They want other people could know these. These feelings excite my mind very much. I think we should learn this from them. Love my country, love our culture,and be pride that I am a Chinese.

Thanks Ireland,you teach me love how to love my country.