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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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In April 1918, as the Great War dragged on, the British Government attempted to impose conscription (military draft) in Ireland. The move was strongly opposed by trade unions, the Catholic Church and all nationalist parties. Join Dr Conor McNamara, NUI Galway, as he discusses the crisis and its far-reaching implications, with particular reference to Galway. [...]
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Guarding over the centre of medieval Galway, Lynch’s Castle belonged to the most powerful of the 14 ruling ‘Tribes’ whose family members held the position of mayor 84 times between 1484 and 1654. Join Dr. Jim Higgins, Heritage Officer for Galway City, as he discusses the history and architecture of this iconic building, said to [...]
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Dún Gaillimhe was built at the mouth of the Corrib in 1124 at the behest of Turlough Mór O'Connor, King of Connacht and Ireland. In the early 13th century, the Anglo-Norman de Burghs laid claim to Connacht and built a stone castle in the vicinity (the walls of which have recently been unearthed). Join Adrian [...]
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As part of the Modern Irishwomen lecture series, Micheline Sheehy-Skeffington discusses her grandmother, the suffragette and nationalist, Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877-1946). In 1908, she co-founded the radical Irish Women’s Franchise League (IWFL), a militant suffrage organisation that played an important role in the pursuit of civil rights for women. Age 12+ Modern Irishwomen Lecture Series [...]
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To celebrate National Drawing Day – a National Gallery of Ireland initiative to encourage drawing – why not join artist Róisín Cure as she guides you to illustrate a story using themes and objects from our galleries. No previous drawing experience necessary and all materials provided. Adults (no booking required)
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The German Expressionist painter and printmaker Emil Nolde (1867-1956) is the focus of a current exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland entitled Emil Nolde – Colour is Life, which runs until 10 June 2018. In partnership with Galway City Museum, the Gallery will deliver an illustrated talk on Nolde’s life and work. Age 16+ [...]
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A chance to meet Irish craftspeople who hand make musical instruments. Although widely used in Europe in the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods, many of the instruments are perhaps unfamiliar to a modern audience. Come along to see and hear early Irish harps, baroque flutes, hurdy-gurdys, citterns, baroque guitars and many other stringed and blown [...]
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Born in Dublin on 24 May 1818, John Henry Foley became the most celebrated Victorian sculptor, best known for his statues of Daniel O’Connell in Dublin, Prince Albert in London and Lord Dunkellin in Galway. To mark the bicentenary of his birth the Museum will screen the 2008 Loopline documentary John Henry Foley – Sculptor [...]
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Running from Easter to mid-July, Old Salthill is an exhibition featuring 35 historical photographs of Salthill, from Nile Lodge to Blackrock, highlighting the many changes that have taken place in this popular seaside resort over the past hundred years and more. Join guest curator, Tom Kenny, for a tour of the exhibition. All Ages
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As part of the Modern Irishwomen lecture series , Dr James Curry on the often-forgotten nurse and republican activist Dora Maguire (1889-1931), remembered in one Dublin newspaper obituary as the ‘Friend of the Poor’. Age 12+ Modern Irishwomen Lecture Series 1918 was a landmark year for women in Ireland and Britain, with legislation beginning [...]
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