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| A scene from the Galway Races in the 1940s... part of an presentation from students of the NUIG History Department, which will be on show in the Museum for Saturday's talk as a part of the People's History of Galway project. |
As part of the 'People's History of Galway' weekend celebrations, this coming Saturday, 4th June, Galway City Museum will host a lunchtime 'show and talk' session to discuss some of the Museum's upcoming exhibitions - focusing mainly on the history of film in Galway and Dancing in Seapoint!
The event will be will also include an exhibition of history panels that take a look at the first 100 years of the Galway Races – an exhibition which was put together by students of NUIG history department especially for the People's History of Galway Project.
The talk forms part of a month-long celebration of local history events from the Museum, Galway Arts Centre and the Town Hall Theatre. The Museum lunchtime talk will start at 1pm and is free of charge.
