Galway City Museum together with Galway City Council and Galway Education Support Centre have developed a brand new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course for teachers.
The new course will take place at the Museum every summer in July and will cover Object-Based Learning (OBL), Place Based Learning (PBL) and Creativity in the Museum and Classroom.
By incorporating art, drama, storytelling, and digital technology, the CPD course aims to help teachers to bring the past to life for their pupils in a fun and engaging way, and in doing so improve their pupil’s ability to shape their own views and perspectives on history, heritage, culture, and art.
Teachers and pupils are invited to visit Galway City Museum where they can engage with the archaeology, history and culture of the city and enjoy spectacular views of the Claddagh and Galway Bay.
A consistent recipient of Trip-advisor’s Travellers’ Choice award, Galway City Museum is fully accredited under the Heritage Council’s Museum Standards Programme for Ireland. Guided tours of the exhibitions can be arranged in advance for school groups, free of charge.
Visiting groups can engage with the wide range of education resources available including ‘A History of Galway in Objects’. Activity sheets, art materials and research resources are available at the front desk and for download at GalwayCityMuseum.ie.
Exhibitions
The new medieval Galway exhibition, Surrounded by Stone features the story of the iconic stone monuments that mark Galway as a place of rich artistic and architectural vision and tradition, from 1100 BC to 1750 AD.
A new temporary photographic exhibition ‘Women of the Thar Desert’ by Karen Cox will be installed for this year’s Galway International Arts Festival and will remain in place until October 2024.
The Museum has three floors of galleries housing a range of inspiring exhibitions that explore Galway’s cultural landscape and its historic relationship with the sea. Among them are Keepers of the Gael | Caomhnóirí na nGael; Revolution in Galway, 1913-23; The Galway Hooker; The Claddagh: A Triumph of Unconscious Beauty, SUPERHUMAN | FORDHAONNA and The Wild Atlantic – Sea Science.
Museum opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10am – 5pm and Sunday, 12pm – 5pm (April to September). Galleries close at 4.45pm.
To get the latest news on upcoming events and activities, visit http://www.galwaycitymuseum.ie or follow Galway City Museum on social media. Admission is FREE! Funded by Galway City Council.
