Calendar of Events
MAY & JUNE, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: ALL events are FREE OF CHARGE. Unless otherwise stated, PLACES are LIMITED so BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL! For further information, or to make a booking, please contact (091) 532460
Saturday 19th May, 10.00 - 5.00pm
Open Event: National Drawing Day
The aim of Drawing Day, now in its 8th year since it was first launched in the National Gallery of Ireland in 2004, is to provide an opportunity for people of all ages to try their hand at drawing.
Children
Galway Hooker? Great Mace? Ó Conaire Statue? Boy Explorer? On National Drawing Day drop in and sketch your favourite museum object with the help of our 'My Favourite Object' / 'An Rud Is Fearr Liom' worksheet. Pencils and worksheets avaliable at the reception desk.
AGES 6+ / NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Young Audiences & Adults
Why not visit our temporary exhibition - Female Artists of the 20th Century - on loan from The Model Gallery, Sligo, and be inspired to put pencil to paper. Pencils and paper are available from reception.
AGES 12+ / NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Saturday 19th May, 12.30 - 4.30pm
Performance: Galway Early Music Festival
Music recitals throughout the day at Galway City Museum.
- 12.30-1.30pm: Renaissance Music and Dance
- 2-4pm: Historical Music of Scotland with Barnaby Brown
- 3.30-4.30pm: Prehistoric Music of Ireland, with Simon and Maria O'Dwyer
ALL AGES / NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Saturday 26th May, 11.30am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
Drop-in Workshop: Javanese Gamelan (11.30am)
Local Gamelan group 'Gamelan na Gaillimhe' invite you drop in and try out these bronze percussion instruments from the Island of Java, Indonesia, during a public workshop led by Peter Smith (Oxford Gamelan Society & South Bank Gamelan Players, London).
Performance: Javanese Gamelan (2pm)
An informal performance of Javanese music led by Peter Smith with 'Gamelan na Gaillimhe'.
ALL AGES / NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Saturday 2nd June, 2pm
Illustrated Talk: Eyre Square 300
Eyre Square recently celebrated its 300 anniversary. Join Brendan McGowan of Galway City Museum for an illustrated talk on the origin and development of Eyre Square, with a focus on its monuments, past and present.
AGES 12+ / BOOKING ESSENTIAL