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A watercolour by Francis William Topham (1808-1877), Mother with Children in a Galway Cabin is the most recent acquisition to the Collections at Galway City Museum. Born in England,
In 2023, Galway City Council, Galway Public Libraries, and Galway City Museum presented “Reflections,” a programme commemorating the remarkable Irish women of 1923 presented as part of the Decade of
Galway City Museum has recently acquired a finely detailed 1920 pencil sketch of Anne O’Hare (née Lowry), a Galway woman born near Woodford. Created by the English artist Arthur Gaskin,
Galway City Museum is delighted to receive a collection of objects from local man Tommy Holohan. These objects belonged to Tommy’s grandmother Nan (Anne) O’Toole, a fishwife, and his grandfather,
This collection of postcards of the Spanish Arch and the Fishmarket have been generously donated by Dermot Greene on behalf of the Greene family. Dermot’s grandfather was Peter Greene who
We are delighted to share some recently acquired material from the Revolution in Galway, 1913-1923 exhibition open to visitors on the first floor gallery at Galway City Museum. Among the
Victorian silver teapot presented by the Galway District Income Tax Collectors – a squat baluster shaped teapot, the panelled body etched with arabesques, engraved, ‘Presented to James A Shaw Esq.
Early in 2020 Galway City Museum acquired what is thought to be the oldest Claddagh ring known in existence. It dates from c.1700 and was made by renowned Galway goldsmith
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