Housed in an 1856 Victorian building on Merrion Street in Dublin 2, the ‘Dead Zoo’ will undergo work to protect the structure and address accessibility issues.

The museum was previously closed in 2020 to alter the exhibition and install an internal platform structure. This platform currently protects the building and its contents, facilitates investigative roof works, and allows for determining the project’s overall scope.

Upon its 2022 reopening, only the ground floor of the museum was accessible to the public.

The museum will close again on September 2nd, beginning the process of wrapping and removing approximately 10,000 specimens, followed by the design and planning stages managed by architects Fitzgerald Kavanagh & Partners.

During the closure, a temporary ‘Dead Zoo Lab’ will open at the Riding School at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks next spring.

In a statement, the museum noted: “The full programme of works, duration, and total cost of the project will be determined by the investigative works and design phase.”

Until September 2nd, the Natural History Museum remains open seven days a week with free admission.