Education Area

Education

The museum has an education programme for everyone.

School Programme

Museum staff provide lessons on the following topics that utilise artefacts from the handling collection and are based on the Newry and Mourne area:

• Life in Early Times
• The Vikings
• Life in Victorian Times
• The Second World War
• The Newry Canal
• Sixteenth Century Newry (based around Bagenal’s Castle)

Lessons are £1 per child and can be booked by contacting the museum.

Research

The museum has a vibrant research programme, and has published articles on the Reside Collection, documented the effects of the decommissioning programme on the fishing community at Kilkeel and has researched local lace-making industries.

Cross-Border Education Project

Newry and Mourne Museum and Dundalk County Museum successfully gained funding from Co-operation Ireland for a two year cross border cultural exchange project. An exciting and diverse range programme for all ages and interests has been devised. Recent events include the following:

• Genealogy courses
• Oral history project with schools and community groups
• Lectures on understanding Unionism
• Carlingford Lough Maritime Heritage Festival.

For further information on the project contact Declan at +35342 9327056 or 028 30257864.