Culture Night 2016 at NUI Galway Archives!

This Friday, 16th September, sees another packed Culture Night across the country and across Galway city and county. The Archives of the Hardiman Library and NUI Galway bring you two events to keep you topped up with culture on this busy evening. First is a lunchtime event of music, song, spoken word and archives. Celebrating the heritage and culture of the West of Ireland, this event promises to be a special lunchtime gathering of a range of artists .The Galway Music Residency and NUI Galway invite you to join the Galway ConTempo Quartet in the President’s Drawing Room, NUI Galway, where you can view the historic art collection on display; a rare work by Lady Gregory’s son Robert, a portrait of actress Siobhan McKenna and more, with talks, readings and rare archival film, photographs and props from McKenna’s acting legacy and from the archives of Galway's celebrated company, Druid Theatre.

Time: 1300 - 1430
Location: President's Drawing Room, NUI Galway
Details:http://www.culturenight.ie/regional_event/galway-con-tempo-quartet-in-the-presidents-drawing-room-nui-galway/


At 6pm, join us for a special evening of encountering the University archives, stories and history during the turbulent period of 1913-1919. Staff and students of the University had prominent roles on and off the battlefields both in Europe and in Ireland during these formative years. Explore guided tours of our exhibition and behind the scenes look at the original University archives from the collections of the Hardiman Library. (tours begin at 6pm and 7pm and are c. 50 mins)

Time: 6pm and 7pm
Location: Foyer, Hardiman Building, NUI Galway
Details: http://www.culturenight.ie/regional_event/a-university-in-war-and-revolution-archives-at-the-hardiman-library-nui-galway/