Museum Based Learning

Step into the past and learn how people lived in times gone by! Museums are a great choice for school trip destinations, covering a variety of curriculum subjects. Our museums are home to relics of culture and lifestyle in the local area and date back to the earliest settlements. They offer unique and engaging visits for students to experience and understand the past, and a nice time away from the textbooks!

Newry & Mourne Museum

Newry & Mourne Museum provides a range of Living History workshops for primary school age based on the history of the Newry and Mourne area. The 'Living History' workshops the Museum have devised for schools so that pupils can learn more about the past in an interactive and enjoyable way. These currently include sessions based on life in Victorian times and World War 2.

Down County Museum

Down County Museum provides curriculum linked learning sessions for Foundation Stage, KS1, KS2 and KS3 pupils. Our hands-on education programmes are designed to meet the areas of The World Around Us, Language and Literacy, the Arts, Religious Education, PDMU. Check out the Geology Trail at Down County Museum

The Saint Patrick Centre

The Saint Patrick Centre welcomes thousands of students every year. Your visit will start with a guided Exhibition Tour, Imax Cinema with 180 flights around Ireland and is followed by a living history workshop. Relive the story of Irelands Patron Saint, get dressed up and take on the roles of the characters in Patricks life. We also offer a workshop that allows children to meet the Vikings, learn about how they lived, fought and died.

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Newry and Mourne Museum, Bagenal's Castle

Bagenal’s Castle located in historic Newry is a 16th century fortified house and adjoining 19th Century warehouse, and has been sympathetically restored to house Newry & Mourne Museum and Newry Visitor Information Centre.
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Down County Museum

Down County Museum is located in the old county Gaol of Down. It houses fascinating exhibitions on the history of Down as well as restored cells with life-size figures of prisoners and their gaolers.
The Saint Patrick Centre

The Saint Patrick Centre is the only permanent exhibition in the World about Ireland’s Patron Saint. The History of Ireland starts here in Patrick’s words, which guide you through our amazing multimedia exhibition. Located 2 Hours north of Dublin and 35 minutes south of Belfast beside Saint Patrick’s Grave with a fantastic Craft Store and incredible Garden Cafe. This needs to be your first stop in Ireland.
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