UPCOMING EXPERIENCES
The Theme for Winter is Peace, Reflection, and Hope.
The Aquarium is delighted to share upcoming experiences for everyone to enjoy! Check out whats on, updated every month!
These experiences typically happen in Salthill, Galway City and Galway County.
Whats Up Next?
“From Fossils to Future: Coastal Heritage and Marine Life”
Galway Atlantaquaria is delighted to announce our next Clean Coasts Experience in February.
Our fossil walk along the shores of Salthill is a lot of fun and a great way to discover fossils that are millions of years old!
LOCATION: Ladies Beach, SALTHILL.
DATES: 1st at 10 am.
Please bring gloves, and be weather-ready!!
2024 Events — HISTORY
Seashore Sketchbooks, ‘Where The Pen Meets The Sea’, is a pilot workshop designed and developed by Galway Atlantaquaria to promote Ocean Literacy through sketchbooking and personal journaling.
As the workshop is designed to introduce sketchbook principles, you DO NOT need to be an artist to join in.
Why is Sketchbooking important?
Sketchbooking is a very important and personal way for people to express themselves through artistic expression. Sketchbooking has many benefits, it helps people express themselves, connect with others, and can help describe ‘Their World’, and ways to protect it.
It is also a consistent and enjoyable way to express and explore emotion.
This workshop’s focus is on developing the participants awareness of the marine environment, the species that inhabit it, and the colors and shapes that encapsulate the marine experience, and to PROMOTE ways to keep the Beaches free from litter.
This is a free workshop, and participants will be expected to give feedback and help develop the aims and objectives of the pilot.
The workshop is for ADULTS ONLY, must be able to navigate difficult environments, and will take upwards of two hours to complete.
This means that you must bring along the required items.
Items required;
- A Sketchbook A5 or A4 size. (Please note, they will be part of the seashore and subject to destruction)
- A range of pencils HB to 6b etc
- An Exacto Knife or Sharp Blade
- A BRAND new BIRO
- A ruler
- A spoon
- A memory jar
- Favourite Colour Marker/ink etc.
A snack, drink, and lunch.
Clothing, as suitable for the seashore environment, wellies etc.
BOOKING INQUIRES
As this is a pilot and limited to twenty people, we can only accept the first to apply. Please email: garry@nationalaquarium.ie
to apply.
Health & Safety
Participants must arrive early to listen to the Health & Safety Briefing.
An Adult or Guardian must supervise children. Please be weather-ready, wear Strong Shoes, bring your own Gloves for litter picking.
Hazards in the environment, Tripping Hazards. Rocks may shift underfoot and may be covered in Algae, too. Extra care is needed while walking.
The Aquarium can cancel this event at any time, should weather or other personal events arise. We will advertise changes on our socials, so please like and follow for updates.