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Galway City Museum
Galway City Museum Review
The city's civic museum, housed in a modern building behind the Spanish Arch, contains materials relating to local history: old photographs, antiquities (the oldest is a stone ax head carbon-dated to 3500 BC), and other historical gewgaws, including a full-scale Galway Hooker (turf carrying boat) in the stairwell. Its café, The Kitchen, is a lively lunch and coffee spot.
- Address: Spanish Parade, Spanish Arch, Galway City, Co. Galway | Map It
- Phone: 091/532-640
- Cost: Free
- Hours: June--Sept., daily 10--5; Oct.--May, Tues.--Sat. 10--5.
- Website: www.galwaycitymuseum.ie
- Location: Galway City
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