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On Friday September 21, locals and visitors to Mayo will enjoy the special experience of Culture Night, a free night of cultural exploration and excitement in 22 venues across the county. Museums, galleries, historic houses, artists’ studios and cultural groups will keep their doors open late into the evening welcoming people of all ages to taste and sample their cultural delights for free on the evening.

The second annual Galway International Heritage Conference takes place in The Harbour Hotel, The Docks, on Thursday October 4 with the theme being ‘Archives: Celebrating Ireland’s Archival Heritage’.

In September, Luisne exhibits a collection of work, In My World – Luisne 2012 in the Custom House Studios Gallery, Westport.

An exhibition of work by the Connacht Textile Crafters at the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life will take place from August 31 to October 28.

Traditional crafts are alive and thriving in the west of Ireland, and they will be celebrated in style during September and October at the National Museum of Ireland- Country Life, Castlebar.

Organisers are expecting bumper crowds at this year’s Galway Races, with up to 150,000 people expected to pass through the turnstiles during the festival.

A new exhibition of folk art opened at the end of June in the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar. The exhibition is composed of the country life paintings of Seán Ó Séadhacháin. These paintings were acquired by the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life in 2011 because they give a special insight into many of the farm and country life practices that are on exhibition in the Museum of Country Life. Seán Ó Séadhacháin grew up in west Limerick and spent a while working as a farm labourer in the West Kerry Gaeltacht in order to perfect his Irish. He emigrated to the USA in 1927 just before the Great Depression of 1929, where he worked for most of his life as a pharmacist.

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Dep Michael Ring yesterday announced another major boost for tourism in Mayo when he announced €1,450,000 in funding for a greenway from Castlebar to the National Museum of Country Life in Turlough House. Minister of State Ring’s department will fund half of the money through the National Cycle Network Funding and welcoming the news he said, “This grant funding will be matched by Mayo County Council as the total costs of the project are €1,450,000 for the 8.8 km off road greenway along the banks of the Castlebar River from Newtown, Castlebar through the town centre and east to Turlough village and to the National Museum of Ireland located in Turlough House. With the funding already allocated by Fáilte Ireland for the Greenway project from Castlebar to Islandeady, this project will further enhance tourism infrastructure in Mayo and build on the success of the existing Greenway. Walking and cycling are popular pursuits for domestic and overseas tourists and with these extensions, the Greenway will, in my opinion, become a must visit destination for these activities. I am delighted with this announcement. This is good news for Castlebar and good news for the county,” concluded Minister Ring.

The winners of the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life 'Forgotten Objects' Primary School Competition 2012 have been announced.

Visitors to the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life are in for a surprise as there are some interesting new residents among the Museum’s folklife collection. These intriguing figures were made by young adults from Mayo during the Look to the Light Lantern Sculptures workshops facilitated by artist Tom Meskell. The work will be on display throughout the museum until May 25 this year. The works include two gossiping ladies, a lady with her hand on heart, a bride beside the lift and a girl in a shawl, as well as a schoolboy answering a question, a boy and a man in the kitchen and a figure sitting contemplating.