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Museums long ago ceased to be stuffy
rooms full of glass cases containing bits of old pottery
and fossilised bones.
Today even most conventional
museums including displays which change but over recent
years there has been a growth in industrial and "living"
museums.
Here you can learn about local heritage, get a
feel for how people lived and worked, the hardships they
endured...
Galleries listed include not just civic
galleries displaying publicly owned artworks, but also
privately owned galleries with items for sale.
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Not all the
museums and galleries in the County Down area are listed.
Please provide details of any we have missed here.
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THE SAINT PATRICK CENTRE
53a Market Street, Downpatrick, County Down,
BT30 6LZ
Tel: 028 4461 9000
E-mail:
education@saintpatrickcentre.com
Web: www.saintpatrickcentre.com
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The Saint
Patrick Centre is situated in the heart
of Lecale, St. Patrick’s Country and
nearby are St. Patrick’s grave and the
site of the first church he established
in Ireland, Saul. |
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The Centre has the only permanent exhibition
dedicated to telling the story of Patrick’s life
and journey. The highlight of a visit is the IMAX
presentation, which takes the audience on a
virtual tour around Ireland showing sites
connected to St. Patrick and Early Christianity. A
visit is not complete without a visit to the gift
shop which sells quality local jewellery, pottery
and crafts. The Centre also has a café and
exhibition space The St Patrick Centre runs an
education programme with an emphasis on community
relations work.
For more information the Saint Patrick Centre in
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland see our website.
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SOMME HERITAGE CENTRE
233 Bangor Road, Newtownards, County Down, BT23
7PH
Tel: 028 9182 3202
E-mail:
sommeassociation@btconnect.com
Web:
www.irishsoldier.org
Dedicated to Ireland's role in the 1st World
War, showing the awful reality of the Great War,
and its effects on the local community.
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DOWN COUNTY MUSEUM
The Hall, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 6AH
Tel: 028 4461 5218 Fax:
028 4461 5590
E-mail:
mail@downcountymuseum.com
Web:
www.downcountymuseum.com
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UNLOCK THE
PAST….
AT DOWN COUNTY MUSEUM
Visit this unique museum in the restored
County Gaol of Down Featuring Restored
gaol and cells, exhibitions on the
history of County Down, children’s
hands-on activities, site audio tours,
tea-room and shop, special events
throughout the year, and educational
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Museum open: 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday,
1pm to 5pm Saturday and Sunday - Admission Free.
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Downpatrick Railway Museum
Market Street, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30
6LZ
Tel: 028 44615779
E-mail:
downtrains@yahoo.co.uk
Web:
www.downrail.co.uk
The heritage of County Down's trains and
Northern Ireland's only full size heritage
railway.
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Ulster Folk And Transport
Museum
153 Bangor Road, Holywood, Country Down, BT18
0EU
Tel: 028 9042 8428 / 9039 5100 Fax:
028 9042 8728
E-mail:
uftm.info@magni.org.uk
Web:
www.uftm.org.uk
The museum illustrates the way of life, and
traditions of the people of Northern Ireland.
Voted Irish Museum of the Year.
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