Events Guide

July toDecember

2014

JulySaturday 5 July, 11am – 12pm

WORKSHOP: Paper FoldingThe visual art collective Carbon Assembly is working with COPE Galway to develop a paper-based exhibition for the Fringe Festival. Join members of Carbon Assembly to learn how to create amazing 3-D forms using simple folding techniques. Age 7 – 12

Saturday 5 July, 2pm – 3pm

WORKSHOP: Paper FoldingThe visual art collective Carbon Assembly is working with COPE Galway to develop a paper-based exhibition for the Fringe Festival. Join members of Carbon Assembly to learn how to create amazing 3-D forms using simple folding techniques. Age 12+ & Adult

JULY SUMMER CAMPTuesday 8 to Saturday 12 July, 10am – 2pm SUMMER CAMP: History Hunters Drama CampJoin drama facilitators Sinéad Hackett and Julie Kelly for this series of drama-based historical workshops and develop a performance based on Galway’s medieval past. Age 11 – 14

COST: €50 per person payable on the day

Saturday 12 July, 2.30pm – 4pm

TALK & GALLERY TOUR: Music on the Water For centuries mathematicians, artists, architects and musicians have been fascinated by a ratio called the ‘Golden Section’, or the ‘Divine Proportion’. Join artist Maurice Quillinan for an illustrated talk and tour of his exhibition – Music on the Water: Paintings by Maurice Quillinan – which explores this intriguing concept.Age 12+

Tuesday 15 July, 2pm – 3pm

PERFORMANCE: Music on the WaterRenowned concert pianist Nick Ross will perform a selection of works by Claude Debussy and Kent Holliday to compliment the exhibition Music on the Water: Paintings by Maurice Quillinan.All Ages

Wednesday 16 July, 2pm – 3pm

PERFORMANCE: Music on the WaterRenowned concert pianist Nick Ross will perform a selection of works by Claude Debussy and Kent Holliday to compliment the exhibition Music on the Water: Paintings by Maurice Quillinan.All Ages

GALWAY FRINGE FESTIVALSaturday 19 July, 11am – 12pm WORKSHOP: Galway Goes to the PicturesInspired by the museum’s cinema exhibition, join Aoibhie McCarthy to explore the earliest form of animated film by making your own thaumatropes – simple cardboard toys that use a form of optical illusion to make drawn images come alive! Age 5 – 12 / Family Bookings via Galway Fringe Festival: info@galwayfringe.ie

Saturday 26 July, 11am – 12pm WORKSHOP: Let’s Go Fishing!Inspired by the museum’s maritime exhibition, join Aoibhie McCarthy to make a river scene with origami frogs, lily pads and magnetic fishing rods! Age 5 – 12 / Family Event

Bookings via Galway Fringe Festival: info@galwayfringe.ie

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AugustSaturday 2 August, 11pm – 3pm

ART CLASS: Responding to Art Join artist and art teacher Vicky Smith for this class exploring and responding to the exhibition Music on the Water: Paintings by Maurice Quillinan.Adults

AUGUST SUMMER CAMPTuesday 5 – Saturday 9 August, 10am – 3pm SUMMER CAMP: Creative Film-making for TeensJoin Garry Kelly of GK Media for this 5-day film course in which participants get to produce a short documentary about the history of Galway. The group will develop their communications skills, build their confidence, strengthen their means of self-expression, embrace their local history, and gain invaluable knowledge about the film industry whilst having fun. Age 12 – 16

COST: €50 per person payable on the day

Saturday 16 August, 2pm – 3pm

TALK: Sending Out Galway’s Workhouse Paupers In the 1850s, thousands of Irish paupers were shipped from Irish workhouses to North America as part of an assisted emigration scheme. Join Dr. Gerard Moran as he recounts the story of fifty-three girls from Mountbellew Union workhouse who were sent to Canada. Adult

Saturday 23 August, 2pm – 3pm

HERITAGE WEEK TALK: City of the TribesGalway is known as the ‘City of the Tribes’, named after the fourteen merchant families – Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, Darcy, Deane, Font, French, Joyce, Kirwin, Lynch, Martin, Morris and Skerrett – who controlled the medieval town. Join author Adrian Martyn to find out about these tribes and why the city is named in their honour.Age 12+

Wednesday 27 August, 2pm - 3pm

TALK: The Story of the Connemara PonyAccording to folklore, following the sinking of the Spanish Armada off the coast of Connemara, a herd of Andalusian horses came ashore and interbred with native ponies, resulting in the distinct Connemara pony. Join author and pony-expert Pat Lyne as she discusses the history and heritage of Ireland’s only indigenous breed of horse.Age 12+

Thursday 28 August, 3pm – 4pm

HERITAGE WEEK TOUR: Walking Tour of GalwayTo celebrate Galway Walled Towns Day, join Jim Higgins, City Heritage Officer, for a walking tour of our historic and architecturally fascinating city. Meeting in museum courtyard. Weather dependent.Age 12+ (no booking required)

Saturday 30 August, 11am – 12.15pm

HERITAGE WEEK WORKSHOP: Harvest KnotsAt harvest time, in some parts of Ireland, men and women wove pieces of straw to make ornate harvest knots, which were then exchanged as love tokens. Join Tom Doyle to learn more about this custom and try your hand at making one.Family Event / Age 7+

Saturday 30 August, 2pm – 3.15pm

HERITAGE WEEK WORKSHOP: CailleachThere are many harvest superstitions associated with the cutting of the last sheaf, which was sometimes ornately woven to make a cailleach, meaning ‘hag’. Join Tom Doyle as he talks about traditions associated with the harvest and demonstrates how to fashion a cailleach using straw. Afterwards try your hand at making one.Adult

A View from the Gallery. Photo by Colm Hogan

SeptemberSaturday 6 September, 11.30pam – 1pm

DANCE WORKSHOP: Sean Nós Dance (beginners)Join award-winning sean-nós dancer Emma O’Sullivan from Connemara for an introduction to the skills and techniques needed to perform this traditional solo Irish dance. Emma will also demonstrate the brush and barrel dances.Age 12+ & Adult

Saturday 13 September, 2pm – 3.30pm

TALK: Birth, Death & Marriage Records Civil registration of all Irish births, marriages and deaths began, one-hundred-and-fifty-years ago this year, on 1 January 1864. Join Gráinne Melia of the Galway Family History Society as she discusses the background to and uses of these genealogical sources.Adult

CULTURE NIGHTFriday 19 September, 5.30pm – 8pmLECTURES: Sketches of Galway’s Cultural HistoryTwelve historians will present short illustrated talks dealing with aspects of the cultural life of the city and county over the past four hundred years. This Culture Night event is curated and presented by Dr John Cunningham of the History Department at NUI, Galway. Galway City Museum will remain open to the public until 9pm.Adult

Saturday 20 September, 2pm – 3pm

ILLUSTRATED TALK: A Virtual Walk through Medieval Galway Based in Galway, RealSim create highly realistic three-dimensional simulations of the world around us. Join Robyn Mason of RealSim as she explains how the 1651 map of Galway has been brought to life using gaming technology and graphic design. Age 12+

Wednesday 24 September, 6.30pm – 7.30pm

ILLUSTRATED TALK: Evans of Eton & the WestIn conjunction with the International Heritage Conference, join Anne Hodge, National Gallery of Ireland, as she discusses English artist William Evans of Eton (1798-1877) and his watercolours of Galway City and Connemara painted in 1838 while on a visit to the West of Ireland. Age 12+

Saturday 27 September, 11am – 1pm

WORKSHOP: Bird Watching for ChildrenThe Corrib river and estuary is home to thriving bird populations. Join Tom Cuffe to learn about the local birdlife and afterwards take a walk along Nimmo’s Pier to watch and identify birds (weather dependent).Family Event / Age 7+ (with parent/guardian)

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Saturday 27 September, 2pm – 4.30pm

TALK & SCREENING: From The Woods To The WaterJoin Galway-based film-maker Tony Walsh of Tocar Productions as he introduces his new documentary – Scéal Croí An Cladaig: “From The Woods To The Water”. This unique visual journey captures the story of the first Galway Hooker of its class to be built in the city since the 1920s. Age 12+

October

Saturday 4 October, 2pm – 4pm

TALK: Galway’s Famous Three-in-a-RowIn September 1964, Galway beat Kerry in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. This was the first step towards their famous Three-in-a-Row. Join Jim Carney, of the Tuam Herald, and a host of Galway players and fans to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this triumph. Please note that this event will take place at An Taibhdhearc (National Irish Language Theatre) on Middle St, and that prior booking through the museum is essential. Age 12+

Saturday 11 October, 2pm – 3pm

TALK & TOUR: Exam PreparationThe Leaving Cert History and Appreciation of Art paper often includes a question about visiting a museum or gallery. Why not prepare by taking a tour of Galway City Museum with Brendan McGowan, Education & Outreach Officer, and artist and art-teacher Bernadine Burke.Teens / Leaving Cert. Students

Saturday 18 October, 2pm – 5pm

PERFORMANCE: International Uilleann Piping DayThis year Na Píobairí Uilleann (NPU) celebrate the fourth year of International Uilleann Piping Day. It is an opportunity for pipers around the world to “Share the Sound of Ireland”. Join Tommy Keane and fellow Galway pipers for their contribution to this international event. All Ages (no booking required)

Saturday 25 October, 11am – 1pm

WRITING WORKSHOP: Journey with Raftery from Mayo to Galway – Cill Aodain to KilleeneenIn a relaxed interactive writing workshop with Cill Aodain-born poet, Terry McDonagh, young people will celebrate the life, journey and writing of the blind poet, Anthony Raftery. He was Ireland’s last great travelling bard: “from his hearthstone in Cill Aodain to his gravestone on Killeeneen”. Age 10+

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Saturday 25 October, 2.30pm – 4.30pm

WRITING WORKSHOP: Mystery in AnimalsPádraic Ó Conaire built a beautiful legend round the purchase and experiences of a man with his Little Black Donkey. Such pictures of a man and his donkey seem simple but they are very complex and evoke wonderful images in ways that children understand best. Bring your animal stories to this workshop and write your legend with poet, Terry McDonagh. Age 10+

Wednesday 29 October, 2pm – 3pm

WORKSHOP: Beady PocketsTraditionally, Traveller side pockets were used instead of purses by women in the Traveller community. These colourful side pockets, worn around the waist, were decorated to reflect the individual and were highly treasured. Join Dave Donovan, Galway Traveller Movement, and make your own side pocket. Age 7 – 12

Friday 31 October, 11am – 12.30pm

ARCHAEOLOGY WORKSHOP: Gruesome Galway Join archaeologist Anne Carey to learn about the gruesome side of Galway’s history and hear all about skulls, plagues and sieges. Afterwards have a go at making a Halloween mask and playing traditional Halloween games.Age 7 – 12

OCTOBER EVENING LECTURES Thursday 2 October, 7pm – 8pmLECTURE: Galway! What is in a Name? There are several different theories as to the origins of the name Galway, some believing it derives from the Irish word gall meaning ‘foreigner’, others that it is named for a mythical princess drowned in the River Corrib. Join place-names expert Dr. Nollaig Ó Muraíle, NUI, Galway, as he discusses the origin of the name of our city and several other local placenames.Adult

Thursday 9 October, 7pm – 8pm LECTURE: The Galway-Clifden Line

Opened in 1895, the 80-kilometre Galway to Clifden railway line ran through the heart of Connemara. The line fell into disuse following its closure in the 1930s, but is now due to be re-opened in part as a Greenway for walking and cycling. Join author Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill as she discusses the history of this short-lived but important line. Adult

Thursday 16 October, 7pm – 8pm LECTURE: Westward, Ho! with William Wilde Surgeon and polymath William Wilde, father of Oscar, wrote significant works on medicine, archaeology and folklore, including Lough Corrib, its Shores and Islands. Join Gerry Hanberry, author and poet, as he discusses William Wilde and his west of Ireland links.Adult

Thursday 23 October, 7pm – 8pm LECTURE: The Claddagh’s Magnificent ResponseOn 4 August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. By January 1915, 500 men from the city of Galway had enlisted with another 200 from the Claddagh. Join Galway author William Henry as he discusses the phenomenal response to the call to arms from this historic fishing village.Adult

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Thursday 30 October, 7pm – 8pm TALK: The Proud Lynches

The ‘Proud’ Lynches were the most powerful and influential of the fourteen Galway tribes, producing 84 mayors – entrepreneurs, fraudsters, explorers and slaves – between 1484 and 1654. Join author Adrian Martyn as he discusses the ‘Tribes of Galway’ with a special focus on this illustrious family.Age 12+

NovemberSaturday 1 November, 11am – 3pm

ART CLASS: Responding to the Sea Join artist and art teacher Vicky Smith for this class exploring and responding to the Máirtín Oliver Galway Hooker and exhibition and the museum’s waterside location where the river meets the sea.Age 12 – 16

Saturday 8 November, 2pm – 3pm

WORKSHOP: If Things Could Talk If things could talk what stories would they tell? Join Brendan McGowan, Education & Outreach Officer, to investigate a wide range of quirky objects from the museum’s collections and put your detective skills to the test. Age 8 – 12

Saturday 15 November, 2pm – 3pm

TALK: Traveller Equality & Diversity This year the Galway Traveller Movement celebrates its twentieth anniversary – ‘Whiden Toie’: Celebrating Traveller Culture, The Road to Recognition and Rights. Join Hannagh McGinley for this exploration of Traveller culture.Age 12+

Saturday 22 November, 11am – 12.30pm

ARCHAEOLOGY WORKSHOP: All About Excavating Join archaeologist Anne Carey to learn how ancient objects are discovered and how their stories are uncovered. Who made them? How were the used? And what do they tell us about life in the past? Afterwards have a go at excavating finds and making your own museum exhibition.Age 7 – 12

Saturday 29 November, 2pm – 3pm

TALK: The Ferocious O’FlahertysBefore the arrival of the Anglo-Normans, the ‘Ferocious’ O’Flahertys were the most powerful dynasty in South Connacht. Join author Adrian Martyn to hear about this family of kings and king-slayers, admirals and pirates, landlords and rebels. Age 12+

DecemberSaturday 6 December, 2pm – 3pm

WORKSHOP: Tribal ArmsJoin Brendan McGowan, Education & Outreach Officer, to look at the history and development of coats-of-arms and examine some belonging to the Tribes of Galway. Afterwards have a go at making your own individual coat-of-arms. Age 8 – 12

Saturday 13 December, 2pm – 3pm

TALK: Climate Change & Galway BayIt is 175 years since the Night of the Big Wind, and 12 months since storms wreaked havoc on Galway’s coastline. Join Dr. Kieran Hickey, NUI, Galway, as he discusses the weather and climate change and the actual and potential impacts on Galway Bay. Age 12+

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Guided ToursGuided tours of the museum can be arranged and are free of charge (although a contribution to our donations box is appreciated). Tours are subject to the availability of staff and should be booked at least two weeks in advance.

Schools, please note the following:• Guided tours last approximately 45-60 minutes • You should bring at least one adult per fifteen students• Larger classes are split into smaller groups for guided tours (generally <20 per tour)• A teacher/leader must remain with each group at all times and are responsible for• We do not have a lunch room• Food is not permitted in the galleries• Photography is permitted, without flash

For further details or to make a booking please contact the Education & Outreach Officer by calling (091) 532460 or by email at museum@galwaycity.ie.

DIY ToursGroups can also enjoy the museum without booking a tour but please do let us know you’re coming.

How to Book:For further information or to make a booking please contact Galway City Museum on (091) 532460.Please note the following:• Events are FREE of charge unless otherwise

stated and all materials are supplied.• Events must be booked in advance (except

where stated).• Places are limited so book early to avoid

disappointment. • Please ensure you arrive in advance of the

start time, otherwise your place may be reallocated.

• If you have booked and are unable to attend please contact the museum as soon as possible so that your place may be reallocated.

Contact:Galway City Museum, Spanish Parade, Galway City.

Tel: (091) 532460Email: museum@galwaycity.ie Website: www.galwaycitymuseum.ie

Mailing List:If you wish to join our mailing list please contact the museum on (091) 532460 or email: museum@galwaycity.ie

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pmSunday (summer only), 12pm to 5pmAdmission Free.

Children’s Activity Sheet:Activity sheets for children in English and Irish - My Favourite Object / An Rud Is Fearr Liom - are available from Reception.

Guided Tours at Galway City Museum. Photo by Colm Hogan.