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Down County Museum
Museums & Art Centres
The Down County Museum and Arts Centre, is dedicated to the history, culture and environment of the county through the organisation of exhibitions, activities and events. The Museum is located in a former prison, the historic buildings of the eighteenth century County Gaol of Down.
The Gaol was opened in 1796 and closed in 1830. Today the visitors can see the conditions in which the prisoners were kept and visit restored cells complete with displays on individual prisoners,
The Museum's permanent exhibitions include Down Through Time which explores 9000 years of human history in County Down, whereas a programme of temporary exhibitions deals with everything from the Victorians to local artists.
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Down County Museum
