About us...
Galway City Museum is situated behind the famous Spanish Arch, overlooking the River Corrib and the ancient Claddagh village. The Museum tells the story of Galway City and it's surroundings, with artwork and objects from the medieval times to the present day.
Upcoming Events:
Lecture Series
in Association with School of Humanities, NUIG
January 27th, 7.30pm: “Literature in a Digital Age”.
Prof. Seán Ryder, English
February, 24th 7.30pm: 'Substantial Freedom: The Virtues of Useless Knowledge' Prof. Paul Crowther, Philosophy Prof. Steven Ellis, History
Wed., 24th March, 7.30pm: 'The English Pale, Partitiion, and the Two Nations Theory'.
To book a seat for these talks contact 091 532460
New Exhibitions at Galway City Museum:
Galway & the Wars of Empire (2nd Floor)
A major new exhibition, which looks at the involvement of Galway men and women in the Wars of Empire between 1796 and 1918. Guest curated by Damien Quinn.
Message from the Firing Line ... About Place (2nd Floor)
A collaborative exhibition by artists from Japan, Peru, a Native American Tribe and County Mayo on the experience of place while referencing their own individual cultural work.
The collective, which was created after a meeting at an international artists symposium and residency in Budapest, Hungary, includes Natalie Ball from the Modoc and Klamath Tribes of America, Shimon Sakakibara a Japanese visual artist based in London, Isabela Basombrio Hoban a Peruvian visual artist whose work is centered on the unseen and John Hoban from County Mayo, whose identification is founded in the nomadic but also deeply rooted in his native and local culture.
