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Galway City Museum will open Sundays, 12pm – 5pm commencing Easter Sunday 5 April 2026.
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Museum staff, volunteers and others share stories and insights that explore Galway City Museum’s collection and exhibition themes, along with all the latest museum news.
Museum Lates Autumn Programme
September 7, 2026
Music, workshops and talks as Museum Lates Autumn Programme is rolled out at Galway City Museum as part of Galway’s Ni...
The Resurrection of Rocky DeValera and the Gravediggers
August 14, 2026
The exhibition This Is The Modern World ran at Galway City Museum from June to September 2023. Celebrating punk and ro...
Recent Acquisition: Watercolour by Francis William Topham (1808-1877)
August 6, 2026
A watercolour by Francis William Topham (1808-1877), Mother with Children in a Galway Cabin is the most recent acquisiti...
New exhibition on Tuam and Ireland’s Institutional Past opens at Galway City Museum
July 1, 2026
A landmark new exhibition, Survivor Stories: Tuam and Ireland’s Institutional Past, has opened at Galway City ...
‘Homecoming’ for Galway Chalices After a Century
June 26, 2026
New display at Galway City Museum, returns 1730s silver chalices after a century in England A new temporary displ...
Galway City Council Announces Museum Lates as Part of Galway’s Night-Time Economy Programme
June 16, 2026
Extended opening hours will be complemented by a free programme of immersive performances, talks, workshops and events a...
Inside Earth Action: Artist Róisín Coyle in Her Own Words
June 11, 2026
Róisín Coyle is an Irish visual artist based in Galway, who has worked nationally and internationally across multiple ...
Museum Announces Heritage Council Grant for Digitisation Project
June 9, 2026
Galway City Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant of almost €26,000 under the Heritage Counci...
Galway Climate Inspirations Festival official launch
June 7, 2026
The award-winning Climate Inspirations Festival 2026, a landmark celebration of creativity, innovation, and community ac...
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