Welcome to Galway City Museum

GALWAY CITY MUSEUM is a spacious, modern building, situated in the heart of Galway on the banks of the River Corrib, overlooking the famous Spanish Arch. The Museum houses a variety of permanent and touring exhibitions dealing with archaeology, local history, art & craft.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:
Routes to the Past (Prehistoric Galway); Galway Within the Walls (Medieval Galway); Pádraic Ó Conaire: Man & Statue; Dance Hall Days; Cinema in Galway; the Arts in Galway; and Galway & the Wars of Empire.

TOURING EXHIBITIONS:
Female Artists of the 20th Century (Model Gallery)
This exhibition, on loan from The Niland Collection, at The Model, Sligo, brings together some of the leading female artists of the Twentieth Century in Ireland. There is a broad range of styles on show, from oil on canvas portraits to more modernist mixed media work. Artists on show: Mary Swanzy, Frances Beckett, Estella Solomons, Alice Maher, Mainie Jellett, Dorothy Cross, Constance Gore-Booth, Anne Yeats, Barbara Warren, Clare Langan, Kathy Prendergast, Nano Reid, & Norah McGuinness.
Runs until 6th July 2012

21st Century Icons
This exhibition, on loan from the National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, showcases the work of some of Ireland's leading contemporary makers, as they reinterpret the Torc (the ancient gold & bronze neckwear of the Celts) to reflect the values of 21st century Ireland.
Runs until August 2012

OPENING HOURS:
Tuesday to Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Sunday & Monday: CLOSED

ADMISSION is FREE!

My Little Black Donkey
by Claddagh N.S.

As part of Galway City Museum's People's History of Galway initiative the children of Claddagh National School were asked to re-imagine and retell Pádraic Ó Conaire's short story M'Asal Beag Dubh (My Little Black Donkey). This much-celebrated comic tale recounts the author's first encounter with his long time travelling companion - a little black donkey - which he purchased at a fair in Kinvara, Co. Galway in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Teacher, Seán Leonard, told the tale to the third class pupils who were then asked to digest the story and retell it in their own words. Maud Hand, of Hand Around the World Productions, recorded the unscripted retellings, which were then edited by the teacher. Next it was the turn of artist and animator Edith Pieperhoff to create the stop motion animation to make the story come to life.

The resulting animation forms part of the Museum's new exhibition on Ó Conaire. It may also be watched online by clicking here

Galway City Museum would like to thank the teachers and pupils of Claddagh National School, Maud Hand and Edith Pieperhoff for their help. Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

The Kitchen @
Galway City Museum

Serving sumptuous, taste-tingling grub and AMAZING coffee in a fabulous location next to the famous Spanish Arch.

Open:
Mon - Sat: 10am to 5.30pm
Sun: 12pm to 5.30pm

Contact:
T: (091) 534883
E: thekitchengalway@gmail.com

Cinema:
Galway Goes to the Pictures

This exibition looks at one hundred years of cinemas in Galway from the very first venue in 1911 to the proposed development of an arthouse cinema in 2011.

The people of Galway remember 'going to the pictures' and their stories are told through film, photographs, artefacts and a colourful display of cinema posters. Highlights include John Ford's Director's Chair used during the filming of The Quiet Man in 1952 and a Projector lightbox from the old Claddagh Palace cinema (1975-1995).

The art of film-making, the science of projection and the business of running the many cinema venues in Galway relied on people from all walks of life. As part of the People's History of Galway Project this cinema exhibition explores the role played by cinema in Galway's social life.

Visit Galway City Museum for more on Cinema, Galway goes to the pictures.

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My Little Black Donkey by Claddagh N.S.

The Kitchen @ Galway City Museum

My Little Black Donkey
by Claddagh N.S.

The Kitchen @
Galway City Museum