Museum · Spanish Arch
Galway City Museum
Spanish Parade, Galway H91 CX5
Galway's city museum, beside the Spanish Arch on the Corrib estuary. Its galleries cover the city's archaeology, medieval and revolutionary history, the Claddagh and the marine life of Galway Bay. Entry is free.
Permanent exhibitions
- Revolution in Galway, 1913-1923
- Keepers of the Gael: Gaelic Ireland in late medieval times
- The Claddagh: the fishing village and its people
- Surrounded by Stone: archaeology of Galway
- The Corrib and Galway's waterways
- The Land Beneath the Waves: Irish marine life
- Earth Action: climate and sustainability on the top floor
