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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!

Galway City Museum

Phone (091) 532 460
Email museum@galwaycity.ie
Website https://www.galwaycitymuseum.ie/

The former Galway City Museum, situated in Comerford House, adjacent to the Spanish Arch, was first established in 1971. and had been home to the artist Clare Sheridan. The repository began with a residual collection of medieval stones, which Sheridan had acquired from the city. The original museum closed in 2004 and was replaced by a new purpose-built museum close to Comerford House.

The new Galway City Museum was officially opened in April 2007. The building was designed by the Office of Public Works and is a Galway City Council initiative to advance the cultural and heritage life of Galway City.

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    LUNCHTIME TALK: Buoys Caught in a Storm

    Galway City Museum Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland

    Did you know that buoys off the Irish coast collect vital real-time data used to help forecast the weather? Join Guy Westbrook from the Marine Institute for a fascinating talk about the buoys that collect live ocean and weather data around Ireland. He'll also share the story of what happened when Storm Éowyn put these […]

  • CULTURE NIGHT: Tráidisiún Áitiúil – Amhráin agus Ceol

    Galway City Museum Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland

    Celebrate Culture Night 2026 at Galway City Museum with a packed programme of free events, including live music, storytelling and a guided walking tour of the town. The Museum will remain open until 8pm.   Join singer and multi-instrumentalist Gráinne Cotter and friends for Tráidisiún Áitiúil – Amhráin agus Ceol (Local Tradition: Songs and Music), […]

  • CULTURE NIGHT: Walking Tour of Some Galway Institutions

    Galway City Museum Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland

    Celebrate Culture Night 2026 at Galway City Museum with a packed programme of free events, including live music, storytelling and a guided walking tour of the town. The Museum will remain open until 8pm. The theme of this year’s Culture Night walkabout is Life in Galway’s Institutions. Speakers from the University of Galway and elsewhere […]

  • CULTURE NIGHT: Operatic Performance – A Journey Around the EU in Song

    Galway City Museum Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland

    Celebrate Culture Night 2026 at Galway City Museum with a packed programme of free events, including live music, storytelling and a guided walking tour of the town. The Museum will remain open until 8pm.   In this operatic performance, themes of mythical creatures (Inspired by The Crane), travel (inspired by The Galway Hooker), love death/memory […]

  • CULTURE NIGHT: At Home in the Hedges – Stories & Songs of the Land

    Galway City Museum Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland

    Celebrate Culture Night 2026 at Galway City Museum with a packed programme of free events, including live music, storytelling and a guided walking tour of the town. The Museum will remain open until 8pm.   The Moth & Butterfly Tellers invite you on a captivating journey through stories and songs of the land. Moth & Butterfly […]

  • INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATION: Weaving Traditions

    Galway City Museum Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland

    Join textile weaver Jean Moran for a live demonstration of traditional weaving and yarn spinning using a floor loom and spinning wheel. Visitors will have an opportunity to try weaving and spinning for themselves and learn about the rich history of weaving in Ireland, the Claddagh Shawl, and related textile traditions. Jean Moran is a textile weaver […]