Blog (September 2026) - NMD Museums

Newry’s public sculptures honour local figures, sporting legends and landmark events. This week, Newry and Mourne Museum highlights some of the best known.

This week’s article concludes our review of the work of Newry’s registrars.

This week’s article explores the career of Joseph Lupton, a successful 19th-century businessman, and the story of the granite stone now displayed outside the Museum.

Newry and Mourne Museum has organised a programme of events for all ages for European Heritage Open Days 2026, inspired by the theme Heritage at Risk: Revive, Resist, Reimagine.

In this week’s article we look at the evolution of public street lighting.

In this week's article we examine the development of nursing, women’s public roles and community support in local healthcare.