12.6m investment announced for 'ambitious' redevelopment of Galway City Museum

€12.6 million in capital investment has been announced for the redevelopment of Galway City Museum, delivered by Fáilte Ireland in partnership with Galway City Council. The funding forms part of a larger €19.3 million project aimed at making the museum a landmark cultural attraction of national significance and a driver of regional economic growth. Over 10 years, the redevelopment is projected to attract an additional 820,000 domestic and overseas visitors, generating an extra €47.3 million in direct visitor spending. The project is expected to support 127 jobs annually across tourism and supporting sectors. The museum will be integrated with a new three-storey extension and Comerford House, with a new visitor journey connecting buildings and landscape, including elevated views from Spanish Arch.

"€12.6 million in capital investment to drive the transformative redevelopment of Galway City Museum. This investment, delivered by Fáilte Ireland in partnership with Galway City Council, forms part of an overall project valued at €19.3m. The project aims to position Galway City Museum as a landmark cultural attraction of national significance and a key driver of regional economic growth."

"Fáilte Ireland projects that over 10 years, the redevelopment will attract an additional 820,000 domestic and overseas visitors generating an extra €47.3 million in direct visitor spending for the local and regional tourism economy. This extra economic activity will support directly and indirectly 127 jobs annually across tourism and supporting sectors."

"The project will integrate the existing museum with a new three-storey extension and the historic Comerford House, significantly expanding capacity and enabling a more ambitious programme of exhibitions and events. A new visitor journey will connect the buildings and surrounding landscape, including access to elevated views from Spanish Arch."

"The redevelopment will establish the museum as a leading cultural hub on the Wild Atlantic Way, Galway City Council said, with state-of-the-art galleries and immersive exhibition spaces that bring Galway's stories to life in new and engaging ways, while supporting sustainable tourism growth and wider economic activity across the region."

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