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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.
Object Spotlight Event: The Reliquary of St Ursula, 1723-2023
May 31, 2023
Galway City Museum will host a special Object Spotlight Event focusing on the extraordinary Reliquary of St Ursula, 1723...
End of the Irish Civil War
May 24, 2023
Today, 24 May, is the centenary anniversary of the end of the Irish civil war. In early 1922, the Irish republican movem...
Happy International Museum Day!
May 18, 2023
Today we are sharing with museums around the globe in celebrating this year’s International Museum Day. This is an ...
FREE TALK: Sea Level Change & Línte na Farraige
March 21, 2023
Join Dr Zoë Roseby on Saturday 25 March, 2.30pm-3.30pm at Galway City Museum for a free talk on Sea Level Change and L...
Soroptimist Collection Donated to Galway City Museum
March 20, 2023
Soroptimist International of Galway recently donated a collection to Galway City Museum, which includes their chain of o...
RTÉ Today at Galway City Museum
March 9, 2023
There was plenty of activity at Galway City Museum on Wednesday when RTÉ’s Maura Derrane and her crew joined the team...
New Traveller Culture Model on Display
February 23, 2023
A brand new model depicting Traveller culture has been installed at Galway City Museum thanks to funding received from G...
Borderland – Ukraine 2022
February 23, 2023
Galway City Museum announce the opening of ‘Borderland – Ukraine 2022′, an outdoor exhibition of photo...
The Civil War in Galway Podcast
February 1, 2023
On 20 January 1923, six months into the civil war, four anti-treaty IRA Volunteers from Galway – Martin J. Burke (25),...
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