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Newry Museum is hosting several events this month with free tours and childrens craft sessions.
To celebrate International Museum Day Newry and Mourne Museum is offering free tours of the Museum’s galleries from 20 – 23 May, from 2pm until 3pm.
International Museum Day is an annual event established by International Council of Museums (ICOM) in 1977 to highlight the crucial role of museums in cultural exchange, enriching cultures, and fostering understanding among people.
The Museum will be open to the public 26 May, Bank Holiday Monday from 10.00am until 4.30pm.
On 26 May for their younger guests the museum will host a drop-in ‘Spring into Summer’ craft session making flowers, chicks and maybe a May-Pole. This is suitable for children over 5 years and takes place from 11am until 1pm. We are also hosting face painting from 11am until 3pm.
In the afternoon there will be a unique planting workshop with beautiful summer pots to brighten your front door packed full of summer bedding plants. Numbers for this session is limited so booking is required. This will take place from 1.30pm until 3pm and is suitable for children aged 5 to 11.
An adult must accompany children. If you require more information, please reply to Declan.Carroll@nmandd.org
For visitors who wish to take a stroll through the galleries, the Museum provides FREE audio guides in English, Irish and French German which provide more information on the Castle and the exhibits. A tour aimed at children in the age range 7-12 is also available in English and Irish. Currently on display is the temporary exhibition “Slices of History: Memories of McCann’s Bakery”.
For opening hours, information on events, upcoming exhibitions and other services please telephone 0330 137 4422.
