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Front entrance of the museum.
View of the museum and city wall.

The Tower Museum is a museum on local history in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

The museum is located in Union Hall Place, within a historic tower just inside the city walls, near the Guildhall. It presents the history of Derry (The Story of Derry) and also has an exhibit on a local shipwreck from the Spanish Armada (An Armada Shipwreck – La Trinidad Valencera).[1]

The museum opened in 1992 and has won a number of awards.[1] It covers the political conflict that has affected the history of the city.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Tower Museum". discovernorthernireland.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Tower Museum". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 19 August 2014.