Blog (Down County Museum) - NMD Museums

Archaeology is one of our most vital links to the past. It offers a unique window into how far we have progressed as a society and reveals that many of our modern household staples have roots stretching back 10,000 years. Here at Down County Museum, our collection houses a fascinating array of prehistoric stone objects that tell the story of the people who walked these lands thousands of years ago.

Step through the doors of our latest exhibition and transport yourself to a decade of big hair and bold colours. The 1980s in Down was a period where global pop culture collided with the complex local realities of the Troubles. This new exhibition celebrates how a community embraced a rapidly evolving world, finding joy in music, fashion, and sport against a backdrop of political tension.

Down County Museum holds a remarkable collection of medical objects that reveal the changing nature of healthcare, surgery, and everyday hospital life from the 19th century to the late 20th century..

The first edition of the Downpatrick Recorder was published on Saturday, 31st December 1836. Its name was later changed to The Down Recorder in 1878 by Joseph Clarke in response to growin..

While we might not have a T-Rex hidden in our store, Down County Museum holds a rich collection of fossils. In this blog, we explore some of these in more depth and how they form part of County Down's geological history. 

New exhibition Down County Museum