Easter Hours
Galway City Museum will open Sundays, 12pm – 5pm commencing Easter Sunday 5 April 2026.
What’s On
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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POP-UP EXHIBITION: Léargas ar Ghaillimh trí Chró na Snáthaide / A glimpse of Galway through the eye of the needle
April 30 @ 11:00 am - May 2 @ 5:30 pm IST
Demonstrations by members of the Corrib Lacemakers throughout the day.
Corrib Lacemakers/ Lásadóirí na Coiribe are a group of lacemakers based in County Galway who practice lacemaking techniques from across Ireland, employing traditional patterns as well as new designs inspired by the landscapes and histories of Ireland’s West. This exhibition includes work that celebrates the Claddagh, visible just across the river from the Galway City Museum.
The Pop-Up Festival
Lacemaking in Galway: skills and stories is a celebration of lacemaking in County Galway. With an exhibition, workshops, demonstrations, and talks with lacemakers and historians taking place over five days, this pop-up festival showcases the skill and creativity of lacemakers in Galway and the stories – historical and present-day – entangled with the craft of lacemaking in Ireland and beyond. The festival runs from Tuesday 28 April until Saturday 2 May.
All events are FREE and open to the public at the Galway City Museum, Galway City Centre Library, and the University of Galway. See the full programme of events for this years Lacemaking in Galway Pop-Up Festival.