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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...
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Galleries listed include not just civic galleries
displaying publicly owned artworks, but also privately
owned galleries with items for sale.
Not all the
museums and galleries in the County Tyrone area are listed.
Please provide details of any we have missed here.
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An Creagán Visitor Centre
Creggan, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland,
BT79 9AF
Tel: 028 8076 1112 Fax:
028 80761116
E-mail:
info@an-creagan.com
Web:
www.an-creagan.com
The archaeological history of Omagh and the
surrounding area, with displays. 5.5km circular
bog trail (with 1km Wheelchair access),
bio-diversity trail, children's storybook trail
and walks. Licensed restaurant. Craft shop.
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Blessingbourne Coach And
Carriage Museum
Blessingbourne, Fivemiletown, Tyrone, BT75 0QS
Tel: 028 89521221
A collection of original carriages, buggies,
penny farthing, genuine Romany caravan, old farm
machinery and even a UN helicopter!
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The Bog Museum
Unit 25 51 Dungannon Road, Coalisland,
Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT71 4HP
Tel: 028 8774 9041
E-mail:
brian@islandturfcrafts.com
Web:
www.islandturfcrafts.com
Reconstruction of prehistoric Ireland excavated
from Irish boglands.
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Cookstown Old Station
48 Molesworth Street, Cookstown, Tyrone, BT80
8PA
Tel: 028 8676 6727 / 028 8676 2205 Fax:
028 8676 1981
A fully restored GNR station, inside you will
find a local heritage and railway museum, along
with a tourist information centre.
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Donaghmore Heritage Centre
26 Market Square, Donaghmore, Tyrone
Tel: 028 8776 1306 Fax:
028 8775 2141
E-mail:
wok@heritagewld.com
A converted National School (1885) with a
collection of photographs, old school roll
books, land registration ledgers, documents and
artefacts of local interest etc.
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The Gallery Omagh
1 Market Street, Omagh, Tyrone, BT78 1EE
Tel: 028 8224 7831 Fax:
028 8224 0774
E-mail:
omagh@nitic.net
A large exhibition are which is located above
the Tourist Information centre in Omagh.
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Gormley’s Fine Art
3-4 Dromore Road, Omagh, BT78 1RE
Tel: 028 8224 7738
E-mail:
info@gormleys.ie
Web:
www.gormleys.ie
Established in 1989, Gormley's specialise in
Irish Art, with regular exhibitions from both
local and well known artists.
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Gray’s Printing Press
49 Main Street, Strabane, Tyrone, BT82 8AU
Tel: 028 718 80055
E-mail:
grays@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
18th-century printing press where John Dunlap,
printer of the American Declaration of
Independence learned his trade.
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Suitor Gallery
17 Grange Road, Ballygawley, Tyrone, BT70 2LP
Tel: 028 8556 8653
A wide range of local pictures, pottery,
jewellery, knitwear, lace, wooden toys, rugs and
baskets are available for purchase. Take a
break in the "Taste of Ulster" awarded tea
rooms.
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TattyKeernan Gallery and
Crafts
25 Drumen Road, Beragh, Tyrone
Tel: 028 8075 8763
Located on the site of an old weavers cottage,
TattyKeernan has displays of paintings
from Helen, a reputed local artist, along with a
range of contemporary crafts.
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Ulster American Folk Park
2 Mellon Road, Omagh, Tyrone, BT78 5QY
Tel: 028 8224 3292 Fax:
028 8224 2241
E-mail:
info@ulsteramericanfolkpark.com
Web:
www.folkpark.com
An open-air museum telling the story of
emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th &
19th centuries. Voted Best Northern Ireland
Visitor Attraction.
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Wellbrook Beetling Mill
20 Wellbrook Road, Corkhill, Cookstown, County
Tyrone, BT80 9RY
Tel: 028 8674 8210
E-mail:
springhill@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
The last Working water-powered mill used in the
manufacture of linen in Northern Ireland.
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