The National Museum of Ireland – Natural History, sometimes called the Dead Zoo, a branch of the National Museum of Ireland, is housed on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland. The museum was built in 185
Entrance to the museum
The giant Irish deer in the Irish Room on the ground floor
A view from the lower section of the first floor
Galleries, closed 2007, and as of late 2023 still not open for visitors
Robert Francis Scharff
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Robert Francis Scharff was an English zoologist, known for his lifetime of work in Ireland and contributions to the understanding of Irish flora and fauna. He was acting director of the National Museu
National Museum of Ireland – Natural History
…and reorganisation. In particular the displays were set out in a new taxonomy-based order. More retired in 1887 due to ill-health, which resulted in Robert Francis Scharff becoming the new curator in March 1887. In 1890, the purpose-built museum for Irish Antiquities was made ready, which saw the collections of Art and…
Robert Francis Scharff