Donegal County Museum
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Donegal County Museum, located on High Road in the large urban environment of Letterkenny in Ireland, is a county museum. Its purpose is to collect, record, preserve, and display the material evidence and associated information of the history of Donegal. It first opened to the public in 1987. After receiving EU funding in 1989, it was given an official opening by President Mary Robinson on June 14 1992.
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The Museum holds a substantial collection of original artefacts that have a connection to the greater Donegal area. These items cover subjects such as archaeology, history, social history and folklife. There are two exhibition galleries, a workshop, a storage facility (where artefacts are preserved and stored under appropriate environmental conditions) and a number of offices within the building.
The first floor gallery contains artefacts connected to the history of County Donegal from the prehistoric stone age period, through to the twentieth century and the present day. Each year, the Museum hosts a wide variety of temporary exhibitions on the ground floor.
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The Museum was originally housed in what was once the Warden's house of the Letterkenny Workhouse, built in 1843. Between 1990 and 1991, the existing building underwent renovations and an extension was built. Further renovating was carried out between 1999 and 2000.
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| Landmarks: Cathedral • Library and Arts Centre • Theatre • Museum • Hospital • Town Park • Ballyraine Linear Park • Leckview Park • O' Donnell Park |
