James Mitchell Geology Museum
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The James Mitchell Geology Museum (Irish: Músaem Geolaíocht Shéamuis Uí Mhistéala) is a geological museum based at the University of Galway in the West of Ireland. It is the only remnant of the university's defunct Natural History Museum. Regarded as "Galway's Hidden Museum", it is located in the university's Main Quad and cane be entered through a staircase in that structure's south-east corner.[2]
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Músaem Geolaíocht Shéamuis Uí Mhistéala | |
Established | 1852 |
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Location | Galway, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53.2773°N 9.0617°W / 53.2773; -9.0617 |
Type | Geology |
Collection size | 15,000 specimens[1] |
Curator | Lorna Larkin |
Website | Webpage at the University of Galway |
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