This temporary exhibition is based on the geological collections from the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History. The exhibition will feature a sample of moon rock, complete with an Irish tricolour flag that was brought to the moon. Other exhibits will include meteorites – rocks from space that are debris from the early solar system. A highlight is the Brasky meteorite that fell in County Limerick in 1813, Ireland’s largest ever meteorite weighing in at 27 kilos. These specimens will be used to explain what meteorites tell us about the early solar system and also what we know about the earth as a planet. Minerals and rocks will further illustrate what the earth is made of and its nature as a planet.

Venue: The National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History in Collins Barracks, Dublin. Opening times: Tues-Sat: 10am – 5pm; Sun: 2-5pm. Closed Mondays (incl. Bank Holidays).  

http://www.museum.ie/en/exhibition/list/planet-earth-dead-zoo.aspx