Artist impression of plaza at the new museum at the Spanish Arch. Image: Haley Sharpe Design via Failte Ireland Artist impression of plaza at the new museum at the Spanish Arch. Image: Haley Sharpe Design via Failte Ireland FAILTE IRELAND IS investing a record €6.64 million to develop a new state-of-the art museum in Galway city.
Tourists will also be able to take in the picturesque vista of Galway Bay, the Claddagh and the River Corrib from a viewing point at the top of the Spanish Arch. The new three-storey interactive museum will be created at Comerford House, next to the current Galway City Museum, which stands on the left bank of the River Corrib.
Seán Kyne, Minister of State for Gaeilge, the Gaeltacht and the Islands made the official announcement at Galway City Museum today. “It’s even more important now that we develop new visitor attractions to give overseas tourists compelling reasons to visit Ireland”, she said.
It'd want to be a boat with the amount of times that place has flooded.