Here are some of the recent reviews of the Georgian House Museum, Number Twenty Nine Fitzwilliam Street Lower. Don't just take our word for it!
The tour lasts about forty minutes and is well worth the money. Having an actual person guide you through the house is a big bonus. Not only is he (the guide) a font of knowledge who brings the house to life but visitors can also ask him questions. As an insight into a bygone age and Dublin in more splendid times, Number Twenty Nine is certainly worth a visit. It is good too to see furniture, costumes and antiquities from the period in situ rather than in a display cabinet. This is a gem of a place that is perhaps not as well known as it should be and both the National Museum and the ESB are to be congratulated for their work there. January- February 2008.
Museum Eye, History Ireland. January/ February 2008
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Discover how Georgians bathed twice yearly and how ladies used a latter day mini gym, the leather exercise horse. See the discreet dining-room mirrors that allowed servants to respond to orders without listening to gossip. The 30 minute tour is a fascinating taste of the city's social history.
Lonely Planet, Dublin Encounter 2007
To venture behind the fancy facades, visit Number 29 Lower Fitzwilliam Street. Admission to this Dublin home from 1790 — now a museum — comes with tours giving an intimate glimpse at the elegance of Georgian life. The tour also shows the bedrooms and boudoirs of this typical well-to-do Georgian family.
Rick Steeves' Guide to Ireland. www.ricksteves.com
A very simple town house just off Merrion square, not alarming from the outside but steeped in history. A great place to go if you have an hour to kill in the city centre and don't want to be bombarded with crowds of people and noise. A simple historical visit which is well maintained and beautifully preserved.
www.tripadvisor.com
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This little museum in a typical town house on one of the fashionable Georgian streets on Dublin's south side re-creates the lifestyle of a middle-class family from 1790 to 1820. The exhibition is designed to be authentic all the way from the artefacts and artwork of the time to the carpets, curtains, plasterwork, and bell pulls. Tables are set with period dishes and the nursery is filled with toys from the time. It's both educational and particularly beautiful.
Frommer's Review, www.newyorktimes.com
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