Abstract

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens is my local museum and quite possibly one of my favourite places on the planet. I have been going there since I was a small child and every family visit is now steeped in nostalgia as we recount tales of long summers spent playing in the gardens and the horrifying sight of the room that was packed from floor to ceiling with cases of stuffed birds to my 5-year-old niece. Our visit in early May this year was no different, but we had a particular focus; to write a collaborative review of Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens for Mainly Museums by engaging in our favourite activities in the museum and gardens.