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| James Reynolds of Galway City Museum, with Noeline Kavanagh of Macnas, and of course, the Macnas Boy Explorer, who will form part of our upcoming exhibition on the arts - planned for our second phase of redevelopment, opening on July 12th! |
- 15ft Macnas Boy will form part of second phase redevelopment
We reopened our ground floor yesterday, with exhibitions on Prehistoric Galway, Medieval Galway and a fresh look at Pádraic Ó Conaire... and now we're working on phase two of our redevelopment, and welcoming a very special boy indeed....
He's 15ft tall, cute as a button, and has walked the length and breath of Ireland to find amazing ideas from the country's children. Now the Macnas Boy Explorer has come to settle with us here in Galway City Museum for the rest of the summer!
The Boy will represent the street performance group Macnas in our upcoming exhibition on the arts in Galway – an exhibition which is due to open on July 12th, as part of the our second phase of redevelopment.
Our second phase of redevelopment will feature exhibitions on Cinema in Galway, Dances in Salthill, a major exhibition of art by Charles Lamb and an exhibition of craft which will feature as part of the Galway Arts Festival programme in July.
We will also be retaining our 'Galway and the Wars of Empire' exhibition, which looks at the input that Galwegians have had in the many wars of Empire from the 18th century up until the First World War.
The Museum is free of charge, and is open Tuesday – Saturdays, 10am – 5p
