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Museums in Derry
Museums in Derry
The city is home to several museums. (Contact Tourist Information for their opening times which can be somewhat erratic):
Tower Museum, Union Hall Place, Derry. Considered the main museum of the city, it tells the story of Derry from pre-historic times to the foundation of the city in 542, the siege of 1689, the Irish Famine of 1846, the partition of Ireland in 1921, the recent conflict of 1969-1994, up until modern times. The museum now houses a new exhibition of the Spanish Armada. Voted European museum of the year in 1994.
Railway museum, Foyle Road, Derry. Details the city's railway heritage and four railway companies.
Harbour Museum, Harbour Square, Derry. The city's maritime musuem.
Workhouse Museum, Dungiven Road, Derry. A restored workhouse showing what conditions were like during the Irish Famine.
Genealogy Centre, Butcher Street, Derry. Trace your Irish ancestry!
Free Derry Musuem, Glenfada Park, Derry. A museum of the Northern Irish conflict. A section is dedicated to the Bloody Sunday and its aftermath.
The People's Gallery, Rossville Street, Derry. The "Bogside Artists" , who painted the murals in the Bogside, tell the story of over thirty years of turbulent history and unrest through their paintings.
Old Gaol, Fountain, Derry. A small musuem of Loyalist memorabilia. Only one of the original gaol (jail) towers remain, the rest having been demolished in 1973. Wolfetone, one of the leaders of the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion, was imprisoned here prior to his execution. (Visit by prior arrangement only)
Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall, Society Street, Derry. A musuem is housed in the main building detailing the history of the Apprentice Boys and their prominent role in the 1689 Siege.
Amelia Earhart Museum, Ballyarnett Country Park, Derry. Dedicated to the female aviatrix who landed in the city in 1936 becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. (Visit by prior arrangement only - small museum on the outskirts of the city)
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