A network of heritage organisations with a range of views promoting an understanding of legacy, conflict transformation and reconciliation.
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'At the Crossroads: The Campaign for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland' explores the history of the Civil Rights Movement through materials from @thelinenhall's Northern Ireland Political Collection.
📍 Derry Central Library @LibrariesNI
📅 2-30 Nov
🔗conflictlegacy.org/event/at-…
📌 Keeping the Lines Open: The Story of the Peace Trains
📅 28 Oct-27 Nov
This exhibition at @thelinenhall explores the story of the Peace Train movement, using posters, photographs, correspondence and archive materials .
🔗conflictlegacy.org/event/kee…
'The Falls: Where the Troubles Began' is an interactive visitor exhibition developed by network member @FallsCC202030. Through oral histories, film and photography, it explores the impact of the conflict on the community between 1969 and 1970.
🔗 wherethetroublesbegan.com
Last week Network members attended the launch of 'Our Stories: Spoken, Recorded, Remembered', a new oral history toolkit developed by young people. A valuable resource for supporting engagement with lived experience and conversations about the past.
🔗ulstermuseum.org/news/oral-h…
'At the Crossroads: The Campaign for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland' explores the history of the Civil Rights Movement through materials from @thelinenhall's Northern Ireland Political Collection.
📍 Dungiven Library @LibrariesNI
📅 12-23 Oct
🔗linenhall.com/at-the-crossro…
The @MuseumFreeDerry has launched the North West Civil Rights Archive, a new resource bringing together artefacts and oral histories documenting the development of the civil rights movement from the 1960s to the present day.
🔗Find out more: civilrightsarchive.org/
Julie by Charlotte McCurry, an award-winning production by @KaboshTheatre, will return in February 2027. It will open at the @RoddyMcCorleys Heritage Centre, Belfast before touring across the island of Ireland.
🎟️Find out more and book tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/julie-tic…
Hope is the Thing with Feathers, an exhibition by Belfast artist and printmaker Niamh Ferguson will launch at @thelinenhall on 1 Oct as part of Late Night Art. Drawing on Celtic mythology, the exhibition explores themes of capture, freedom, memory and resilience.
📅 1-23 Oct
The @JamesConnollyVC is hosting a talk by Professor John Foster on The Making of Britain's 1926 General Strike. It will examine the connections between major labour struggles of 1919-20 and Britain's 1926 General Strike.
📅 30 Sept, 7pm
🔗 arasuichonghaile.com/events/
The @MuseumFreeDerry is hosting a free lunchtime talk with historian and author Tom Hartley on 'The Al Rawdah', examining the history of internment without trial and the prison ship moored on Strangford Lough.
📅 25 Sept, 1pm
🔗museumoffreederry.org/events…
🗓️Members of the Conflict & Legacy Interpretive Network have events, exhibitions and workshops taking place throughout the autumn and winter. Our events page is updated regularly and highlights a wide range of activities happening across the network.
🔗 conflictlegacy.org/events/
A number of Conflict & Legacy Interpretive Network members will be taking part in this weekend's European Heritage Open Days programme.
It's a great opportunity to explore sites, exhibitions and tours for free.
🔗Find out more: discovernorthernireland.com/…
There is still time to visit @EOExhibition at St Anne's Cathedral Belfast before it closes later this month. Developed by @HTRinfo the exhibition brings together objects and stories reflecting experiences of the conflict in and about Northern Ireland. Cathedral entry fees apply.
The Network recently came together for a meeting, hosted by network members @JamesConnollyVC & @ACTinitiativeNI. The day focused on oral histories, featured a range of speakers, and included a visit to the new Long Kesh: Inside Out exhibition. Thanks to everyone who took part!
🖼️The Political Collection Tours @thelinenhall
9 September 2.30pm and dates throughout September to December
The tour explores the history of the recent past through the prism of the rare and unique artefacts and objects collected over the last 50 years linenhall.com/tours/
Free admission to @MuseumFreeDerry for local residents throughout #Feile2026 and every Monday in August. Visitors can also see the new exhibition, "Irish Republicanism & 'The Gays': Cherishing all of the Children of the Nation Equally".
🔗museumoffreederry.org for opening times
Traditional Music: Orange and Green with Gary Hastings. As part of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann lecture series, Gary Hastings explores the musical traditions associated with both Orange and Green cultural traditions.
📅 6 Aug, 12-1pm @thelinenhall, £5
🔗linenhall.com/event/traditio…
This week, during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, @DCToursBelfast are running their 'Best of Belfast' and 'A History of Terror' walking tours every day. The tours offer an opportunity to explore some of the stories that have shaped the city.🔗deadcentretours.com
From the Easter Lily to Murder in the Mater: Milestones in the History of Irish Republican Women
📅 4 August, 1pm @UlsterMuseum
🎟 Free
Dr Margaret Ward and Dr Susie Deedigan will discuss women's activism in the early decades of the twentieth century. 🔗feilebelfast.com/feile-10k-3…
Shaping the Island of Ireland's Constitutional Story
📅 30 July, 1pm @thelinenhall
Talk by Aoife O Donohue exploring the role of women in Ireland's constitutional story and the contributions of key figures across different periods of history.
linenhall.com/event/shaping-…
