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With more than 100 scheduled events per annum, Galway City Museum’s programme of events caters for a variety of audiences and interests, comprising gallery tours, illustrated talks, art and craft workshops, art classes and evening lectures. Download a copy of our current programme HERE or pick up a hardcopy from the museum.
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June 2019
Traditionally, at harvest time, young men and women wove decorative ‘harvest knots’ from ripe straw, which were exchanged as love tokens or worn as buttonholes. Join Brendan McGowan of Galway City Museum to learn more about this custom and have a go at making some different types of knots. As places are limited, advance booking [...]
Find out moreTraditionally, at harvest time, young men and women wove decorative ‘harvest knots’ from ripe straw, which were exchanged as love tokens or worn as buttonholes. Join Brendan McGowan of Galway City Museum to learn more about this custom and have a go at making some different types of knots. As places are limited, advance booking [...]
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Feasting and drinking were an important element of the cultural practices of elite Gaelic society between 1200 and 1600 AD. A four-handled drinking vessel called a ‘mether’ was passed so that guests could share in its contents. Join archaeologist Dr Elizabeth Gray as she discuss medieval drinking feasts and afterwards visit the Keepers of the Gael exhibition [...]
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To celebrate the art of the chandler, there will be a special screening of Dublin Candle Makers (1983), part of the award-winning Hands series by David and Sally Shaw-Smith, followed by a candle-making workshop with artist Veronika Straberger. All materials provided. This event will take place in the Westside Resource Centre, Seamus Quirke Road as [...]
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In the medieval period, Irish scribes produced books of astonishing beauty – such as the Book of Kells – that became the gold standard of European illuminated manuscripts. Join Kevin Honan for an overview of early Irish manuscripts and some contemporary work by Irish calligraphers. As places are limited, advance booking is advised - call the [...]
Find out moreAn introduction to Gaelic script with Kevin Honan, an art teacher and member of Peannairí, the Association of Irish Calligraphers. Learn about its development from the monastic scriptoria of early Christian Ireland and, afterwards, try your hand at some versions of the Gaelic alphabet. Suitable for those with some background in calligraphy or art. All materials provided. As places [...]
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An introduction to Keepers of the Gael, an exciting new exhibition exploring Gaelic society and culture through the lens of the learned families who served Gaelic chiefs and English lords in Ireland between 1200 and 1600 AD. As places are limited, advance booking is advised - call the museum on (091) 532460. Suitable for Age [...]
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“A Triumph of Unconscious Beauty” is a new exhibition featuring rarely-seen paintings, sketches and photographs of the old Claddagh fishing village and the nearby fish-market. Join us to learn more about this ‘singular colony’ that so fascinated artists and writers throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As places are limited, advance booking is advised [...]
Find out moreAn introduction to Keepers of the Gael, an exciting new exhibition exploring Gaelic society and culture through the lens of the learned families who served Gaelic chiefs and English lords in Ireland between 1200 and 1600 AD. As places are limited, advance booking is advised – call the museum on (091) 532460. Suitable for Age [...]
Find out more“A Triumph of Unconscious Beauty” is a new exhibition featuring rarely-seen paintings, sketches and photographs of the old Claddagh fishing village and the nearby fish-market. Join us to learn more about this ‘singular colony’ that so fascinated artists and writers throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As places are limited, advance booking is advised [...]
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