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This week's article highlights the new display at Newry and Mourne Museum that shines a light on the skilled women whose labour helped shape the region’s world-famous linen industry. 

To concide the 2026 Eurovision this week's article focuses on Newry's close ties with the contest.

As part of the Homes for Everyone PEACEPLUS project, we are launching a series of events dedicated to the history of social housing.

Drawing and sketching workshop for children aged between 10 and 15

Happy birthday to us!

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.

In this week's article we look at the legend of St. Brigid and how she has inspired teh creation of Brigid and the Brat Bhríde

In this week's article we take a look the history of floriography, the language of flowers

In this week’s article, we explore a unique cornerstone of Irish design and culture.

In this week's article we continue with the history of Newry News Room

This week, to tie in with the opening of our new temporary exhibition ‘Categorically Celtic – Traditional Design in Irish Art, Politics and Popular Culture,’ we look at the Gaelic Revival of the 19 and 20 centuries.  

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..