Galway City Museum (with kids)

This free museum is very descriptive and informative about the history of Galway. Also, for families with kids it can be educational as there are lots of interactive parts.

What a cool design for a museum. There is so much history about Galway, from the poets to its fishing history, and all the people who once walked the streets shoeless. I love the historical model facing how the town across the bay now looks. Oh! And the Legos throughout the museum.. Nice touch.

The Galway City Museum was one of the most rewarding experiences of our time in Galway. It offered a clear and engaging look into the city’s history, helping me understand how everything we were seeing around town fit together. It gave context to the culture, architecture, and even the street names, turning the rest of our trip into a much richer experience. The exhibits are well curated and easy...

Very cool experience through the history of the city of Galway. Walk through time and experience well preserved artifacts and interactive exhibits. Learn about the bog and how the people of Ireland used it to their advantage from building to luring enemies to their doom. As you wander the top floors explore their current super human exhibit and see the progression of modern medicine and dive into ...

The Galway City Museum has a great collection of historical pieces from the local region as well as an overview of how this fits into Irish history. It's free! The building is airy and modern and it has some great views over the river Corrib. Definitely worth a visit especially if you have just passed through the Spanish Arch.