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!
LIVE MUSIC POSTERS – GALWAY CITY 1977-1982 The title of this exhibition is inspired by The Jam album of the same name. This title reflects the societal and musical changes happening in Ireland during this period. Lyrics such as ‘Septic Isle, Suffer in the Screaming sea ‘by The Boomtown Rats in their 1981 hit ‘Banana …
The Reliquary of St Ursula was made by Galway silversmith Richard Joyce – of Claddagh Ring fame – in 1723 to hold the reputed remains of St Ursula, a fourth-century British princess who tradition relates, was martyred along with her 11,000 female followers by the Huns while on a pilgrimage to Rome. The dome of …
OBJECT SPOTLIGHT EVENT: The Reliquary of St Ursula, 1723-2023 Read More »
Sixty years ago, on 29 June 1963, US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the great-grandson of Irish emigrants, was made a Freeman of Galway in Eyre Square. To mark the anniversary, on Thursday 29 June, Galway City Museum will host a screening of a new short documentary entitled JFK – The Three Miles. Directed by Pamela …
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Galway hosted the cream of Irish and international musical rock acts. Join Tom Prendergast, founder of Buzz Promotions and the Bar/None (an independent record label), and Padraic Boran, who as UCG Student’s Union Entertainments Officer helped to bring acts such as U2, Thin Lizzy, XTC and The Specials …
TALK: The Galway Live Music Scene of the 1970s & 1980s Read More »
Sixty years ago, on 29 June 1963, US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the great-grandson of Irish emigrants, was made a Freeman of Galway in Eyre Square. Due to popular demand, Galway City Museum will host another screening of the new short documentary entitled JFK – The Three Miles. Directed by Pamela Finn and co-funded by …
Meadhbh O’Neill, Johnny O’Halloran, and Shane Fahy will give a 30-minute performance of traditional Irish music, song, and dance. A native of Connemara, Meadhbh O’Neill is renowned for her sean-nós dancing and holds the prestigious Oireachtas na Samhnna and Craobh na hÉireann titles; she is also an All-Ireland champion accordion player. From the musical isle …
MUSIC & DANCE PERFORMANCE: The Sound of the West Read More »
Sixty years ago, on 29 June 1963, US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the great-grandson of Irish emigrants, was made a Freeman of Galway in Eyre Square. Galway City Museum will host another screening of the new short documentary entitled JFK – The Three Miles during Heritage Week 2023. Directed by Pamela Finn and co-funded by …
Sixty years ago, on 29 June 1963, US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the great-grandson of Irish emigrants, was made a Freeman of Galway in Eyre Square. Galway City Museum will host another screening of the new short documentary entitled JFK – The Three Miles during Heritage Week 2023. Directed by Pamela Finn and co-funded by …
In 2017, the Museum of Modern Art in New York selected a 1940s Aran sweater for an exhibition on the world’s most iconic fashion designs. Join textile historian Vawn Corrigan – author of Irish Aran: History, Tradition, Fashion – as she explores the unique place of the Aran knit within the larger picture of Irish making and …
ILLUSTRATED TALK: The Aran Knit – History, Myth & Makers Read More »
As the Decade of Centenaries draws to a close, Galway City Museum unites with UCD Library to host a special evening of history and poetry, commemorating the pivotal moments that defined Ireland a century ago. Featuring poems by Edel Burke, Emily Cullen, Attracta Fahy, Gerry Hanberry, Mike Mac Domhnaill, Aodán McArdle, Sally McHugh, and more… …
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