What’s On
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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September 2019
Friday 20 September, 5.30pm to 7.30pm LECTURES: County Galway’s Sporting History A dozen researchers present short and snappy illustrated talks on the theme of the sporting history of Co. Galway. This Culture Night event is curated and presented by Dr. John Cunningham and Dr. Sarah-Anne Buckley of the History Department at NUI, Galway. Galway City [...]
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Saturday 21 September, 12pm to 12.45pm GUIDED TOUR: The Revolution in a Dozen Objects The Revolution in Galway, 1913-1923 exhibition explores the Easter Rising, War of Independence and Civil War from a Galway perspective. It features a diverse range of objects – a piper’s cap belonging Éamonn Ceannt, a chess piece carved by Liam Mellows [...]
Find out moreSaturday 21 September, 3pm to 3.45pm GUIDED TOUR: The Revolution in a Dozen Objects The Revolution in Galway, 1913-1923 exhibition explores the Easter Rising, War of Independence and Civil War from a Galway perspective. It features a diverse range of objects – a piper’s cap belonging Éamonn Ceannt, a chess piece carved by Liam Mellows [...]
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Saturday 28 September, 2.30pm to 4pm ILLUSTRATED TALK: Traditional Healing Plants & Remedies Herbal medicine was important in Gaelic Ireland and it was believed that there were 365 parts to the body with a different plant to cure each part. Join Marina Levitina, nature educator, artist, and author, as she discusses some of the trees, [...]
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Saturday 5 October, 2.30pm to 3.30pm ILLUSTRATED TALK: Albert Power & his Galway Works Albert Power (1881-1945) was unusual in that he was both a fine art sculptor and a stone-carver. Join Dr. Síghle Bhreatnach-Lynch, former curator of Irish art at the National Gallery of Ireland and author of Expressions of Nationhood in Bronze and [...]
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Saturday 12 October, 12pm to 12.45pm GUIDED TOUR: “A Triumph of Unconscious Beauty” “A Triumph of Unconscious Beauty” is an 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 [...]
Find out moreSaturday 12 October, 3pm to 3.45pm GUIDED TOUR: “A Triumph of Unconscious Beauty” “A Triumph of Unconscious Beauty” is an 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 [...]
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Saturday 19 October, 10.30am to 12pm DISPLAY: Galway’s Harp-Makers The harp is Ireland’s national instrument. To celebrate National Harp Day/Lá na Cruite, drop in and see a display of ancient and modern Irish harps made in Co. Galway by harp-makers Callan Harps, Eriu Harps and Paul Dooley. Suitable for all ages (no booking required) Saturday [...]
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Friday 25 October, 1pm to 2pm LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Settlements of Later Medieval Practitioners of the Gaelic Arts The Gaelic arts, practiced by learned men, included poetry, historical lore, genealogy, law, medicine and music. Join Prof. Liz FitzPatrick, NUIG as she discusses the landholdings, residences and schools of some of the practitioners of the Gaelic arts in [...]
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Saturday 26 October, 11am to 12.30pm WORKSHOP: Native Irish Wildflowers & Trees Join nature educator Marina Levitina to explore and learn about Ireland's wild native plants through a variety of artistic media in a fun, exciting and innovative way. The workshop includes storytelling, drawing, music and other fun activities that help foster creativity and imagination, while teaching children about Ireland’s [...]
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