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The exhibition This Is The Modern World ran at Galway City Museum from June to September 2023. Celebrating punk and rock bands who played in Galway from 1977 to 1982
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
Karen Cox is an award-winning photographer who works both in Ireland and internationally. Her work spans documentary photography and photojournalism to record both known and untold visual narratives. In this
Fifty years ago, in 1973, Bill King of Oranmore Castle completed a three-year world circumnavigation aboard the Galway Blazer II. To mark this significant event in Galway’s maritime history, Galway
Galway City Museum will host a special Object Spotlight Event focusing on the extraordinary Reliquary of St Ursula, 1723-2023 on Saturday 10 June from 12.30pm until 3.00pm at the Museum.
The team at the Galway City Museum are delighted to be part of this important project – Keepsakes. We see it as a unique opportunity to be curators of new
This exhibition guest-curated by Prof. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, NUI Galway explores aspects of Gaelic Culture in Ireland between AD1200 and 1600
MONUMENT was developed in partnership with Galway 2020 former European Capital of Culture as part of the cultural programme. With a primary focus on the stone forts of Aran, and
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Galway City Museum will open Sundays, 12pm – 5pm commencing Easter Sunday 5 April 2026.
