Search results

Our artwork collection comprises everything from sculptures and still-life paintings to landscapes, portraits and gallery copies, all of which have been accumulated via gifts and bequests from local artists, collectors and families over the years.

Famed for its learning and austere rule, the ancient Abbey of Bangor was founded in 558AD by Comgall and considered one of the most important monasteries in early Europe.

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.

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’.

There are many wonderful Cultural Heritage sites across the borough to explore.