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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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Sa chaint seo, tugann Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill spléachadh ar sheoda scéalaíochta agus seanchais as Dúiche Sheoigheach agus pléann sí na cúinsí a spreag bailitheoirí béaloidis as Co. na Gaillimhe, ar a n-áirítear Tomás Ó Máille, Seán Mac Giollarnáth agus Proinnsias de Búrca, a n-oidhreacht chultúrtha a thaifeadadh agus a chaomhnú i gcartlanna béaloidis do [...]
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Does the Claddagh really have its own King? Who built the Spanish Arch? How did you get a Galway Hooker into the museum? Is that a skull or an ostrich egg? How heavy is the Great Mace? Why not join our special guided tour for families to learn about the museum and its fascinating objects. [...]
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An exploration of the palaeobotany, archaeology and social history of a small Galway street – Quay Lane, off Quay Street – and its people with Dr. Jim Higgins, Heritage Officer for Galway City. Age 12+
Find out moreDoes the Claddagh really have its own King? Who built the Spanish Arch? How did you get a Galway Hooker into the museum? Is that a skull or an ostrich egg? How heavy is the Great Mace? Why not join our special guided tour for families to learn about the museum and its fascinating objects. [...]
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Have you ever seen a tower built out of eggs? Do you think you could walk on eggs without cracking them? Brought to you by Toodlelou Science-Educator Lindsay Deely, this hands-on STEM workshop is an hour of fun and learning for little ones and their families. Ages 2–4
Find out moreEgg shells are pretty delicate things ... so what does it take to build a structure that can hold one in mid-air? We'll be putting on our engineering hats to design and build bridges and platforms from an array of materials and then putting them to the test! Brought to you by Toodlelou Science-Educator Lindsay [...]
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Traditionally in Ireland, people did not eat eggs during the Lenten fast. So all eggs were used up, in pancakes and so on, on Shrove Tuesday before Lent, and on Easter Sunday people feasted on the accumulated eggs. Join author Margaret Hickey as she tells the story of the humble egg in the Irish diet [...]
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In the late medieval period, professional learned families served the households of Gaelic and English-Irish lords in law, medicine, history, poetry, music and high-level crafts. Several of them conducted schools in the Gaelic arts on their landholdings as well as farming and providing hospitality. By the sixteenth century there were hundreds of such families on [...]
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Described as his last important creative work, Pádraic Ó Conaire’s Seacht mBua an Éirí Amach (Seven Virtues of the Rising) is a collection of seven fictional stories set around the Easter Rising. On the centenary anniversary of its publication, join Brendan McGowan, Museum Education Officer, as he discusses the background to the book, which captures [...]
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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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