{"id":203,"date":"2015-11-20T17:46:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T17:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/join\/?p=203"},"modified":"2017-04-30T15:23:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T15:23:36","slug":"donegal-county-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/join\/donegal-county-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Donegal County Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vk38Tmk1Hyk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;3&#8243; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Donegal County Museum<\/h2>\n<p>Donegal County Museum is based in a fine old stone building, which was once part of Letterkenny Workhouse, which opened in 1845. The Museum houses a substantial collection of artefacts relating to the history and heritage of County Donegal. The first floor exhibition tells the story of Donegal from Prehistory to the Twentieth Century. Temporary exhibitions covering a wide range of topics are held in the ground floor gallery throughout the year, with something to suit all ages and interests.<\/p>\n<p>An event and education programme runs throughout the year on a wide variety of themes and topics. The role of Donegal County Museum is to collect, record, preserve, communicate and display for the use and enjoyment of the widest community possible, the material evidence and associated information of the history of County Donegal. &#8211; See more at: http:\/\/www.donegalcoco.ie\/culture\/countymuseum\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission Free<\/strong><br \/>\nOpening Hours All year<br \/>\nMonday to Friday 10:00 to 16:30<br \/>\nSaturday 13:00 to 16:30<br \/>\nClosed for Lunch 12.30 \u2013 13.00<br \/>\nClosed on Public Holidays<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Details<\/strong><br \/>\nDonegal County Museum<br \/>\nHigh Road<br \/>\nLetterkenny<br \/>\nCounty Donegal<br \/>\nTel: +353 74 9124613<\/p>\n<p>E-Mail: museum@donegalcoco.ie<br \/>\n&#8211; See more at: http:\/\/www.donegalcoco.ie\/culture\/countymuseum<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=&#8221;Sidebar&#8221; orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; area=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;off&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; custom_css_widget=&#8221;margin-top: 30px;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_map admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Map&#8221; zoom_level=&#8221;11&#8243; address_lat=&#8221;54.95079264530838&#8243; address_lng=&#8221;-7.7210785885467885&#8243; mouse_wheel=&#8221;off&#8221; address=&#8221;An Grian\u00e1n Theatre, Letterkenny, Co. 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