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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 lectures. Enjoy our current series of online workshops here!
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November 2019
NASA is currently looking into the possibility of humans living in space. You are an astrobiologist who has been given the job of creating new crops to grow on other planets. By learning about conditions on Mars, and life adaptions to extreme environments, you will design plants that can live outside of Earth! In conjunction [...]
Find out moreNASA is currently looking into the possibility of humans living in space. You are an astrobiologist who has been given the job of creating new crops to grow on other planets. By learning about conditions on Mars, and life adaptions to extreme environments, you will design plants that can live outside of Earth! In conjunction [...]
Find out moreDecember 2019
Join Bernadette Divilly, choreographer and dance movement psychotherapist for a movement workshop that combines contemplative dance practice with awareness of the relationship with home. This is an opportunity to create and learn together. Supported by Galway Dance Project in partnership with Galway City Museum. As places are limited, advance booking is advised – call the [...]
Find out moreFebruary 2020
Did you know that STEPS Engineers Week promotes engineering and the importance of the profession to children in Ireland? Galway City Museum invites you to join Harriet Dundon, Mia Donnelly and Garry Kendellen celebrating #EngineersWeek, by taking part in a fun water tower activity designed for young people aged 8 to 11 years, on the [...]
Find out moreApril 2021
Galwayman, Niall de Búrca is one of Ireland’s foremost traditional storytellers and best-loved performers. In this workshop Niall tells stories about mythical creatures from around the world – the Taniwha of New Zealand, Scandinavian trolls, and the Ladon of North Africa, before relating the Polish legend of King Krakus and Smok, the fire-breathing Dragon. Niall also explains why these [...]
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Róisín Curé has taught sketching and cartooning workshops to adults and children, in Ireland and across Europe, for over a decade. In this workshop Róisín will demonstrate some drawing skills that will enable participants to illustrate their own mythical creature. Drawing Abha Róisín begins by drawing Niall’s imaginary creature, Abha, as she imagines it to be. Abha [...]
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Maeve Clancy creates work for children and adults using cut paper, pop-up, story and drawings. Among her recent projects was the design of 'Sruth na Teanga', an immersive theatre experience as part of Galway 2020 City of Culture. In this workshop Maeve takes an artistic view of the great stone fort of Dún Aonghasa on [...]
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Museum Director Eithne Verling explores the archaeology of the great stone fort of Dún Aonghasa on Inis Mór, Co. Galway. This is central to the MONUMENT exhibition presented by Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture and Galway City Museum as part of the cultural programme for Galway. Although Eithne is currently director of the Galway [...]
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Nick Pfeiffer started diving in 1980. Having worked as a biologist with the Marine Institute he established MERC, a scientific consultancy in 2005. Today he runs the busy aquatic environmental and ecological consultancy where much of his work involves recording and monitoring natural habitats and plants and animals of the rivers, lakes and seas in [...]
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Nature is everywhere - even the tiniest patch of grass is a kingdom full of creatures, you just need to look very closely! Join Science Educator Lindsay Deely of Toodlelou for an online workshop exploring the multitude of Mini-Beasts that call our back gardens home. You will learn about garden Mini-beasts as well as some [...]
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