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The celebrated Irish entertainer Percy French is best remembered for his most famous song The Mountains of Mourne, but he was also an acclaimed poet, writer, humourist, and artist.

With items dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, this collection includes a range of artefacts from the Plantation Period through to the 1798 Rebellion.

Heirlooms from the Orient comprise this intriguing collection, which belonged to Sir John Newell Jordan, one of Britain’s most eminent diplomats.

Within our wartime collection, visitors can view several key artefacts, such as the Royal British Legion’s First World War Remembrance Book, which contains images and information about the men with Bangor connections who died.

Since its creation, North Down Museum has welcomed more than two million visitors and it continues to grow a collection which started out as just a few paintings and artefacts.

While Bangor Castle is well-known as a stately home within the town, it was actually one of three built in Bangor and the last of the trio to be erected.

With a rich history, Castle Park has housed many different communities over the centuries, each of whom have left their mark on this special place.

‘Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that is inherited from past generations’.