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MUSEUMS BALLYCASTLE MUSEUM ‘WHAT’S ON’ APRIL - AUGUST 2018 BALLYMONEY MUSEUM MUSEUM @ COLERAINE HALL TOWN MUSEUM GREEN LANE MUSEUM

1 MUSEUM @ LIMAVADY & ARTS VALLEY ROE CENTRE CULTURAL Museum Venues Rathlin Boat House Welcome to the Borough Council Museums Museum programme. This What’s On offers information on permanent and temporary exhibitions, events, talks, and workshops taking place in our venues across the borough from April - August 2018.

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A6 At a Glance Admission Free unless otherwise indicated Date Title Location Event Page Reference 6 Feb - 21 April Metals Wealth and War Ballymoney Museum Exhibition Page 10 Roe Valley Memories: A Nelson McGonagle 30 March - 28 June Green Lane Museum Exhibition Page 15 Exhibition 2 April Easter Drop-in Craft Workshop Green Lane Museum Fun Day Page 16 11 April - 28 April The Royal Air Force Centenary 1918-2018 Ballymoney Museum Exhibition Page 10 Limavady Museum @ Roe 14 April - 23 June NW200: Racing Through the Years Exhibition Page 17 Valley Arts & Cultural Centre 4 May - 1 September NW200 People and Places Ballymoney Museum Exhibition Page 11 Capture the Moment 2017 Photographic 4 May -20 June Ballymoney Museum Exhibition Page 12 Competition Coleraine Museum @ 11 May - 20 June Causeway 1718: Society in Transition Exhibition Page 13 Coleraine Town Hall 12 May NW200 People and Places Fun Day Ballymoney Museum Fun Day Page 11 90+ Years of Motorcycles in Limavady, Limavady Museum @ Roe 12 May - 20 May Exhibition Page 17 by Ian Foster Valley Arts & Cultural Centre Limavady Museum @ Roe 31 May The Search for Molly Talk Page 18 Valley Arts & Cultural Centre Capture the Moment 2018 Photographic 25 June - 1 September Ballymoney Museum Exhibition Page 12 Competition Coleraine Museum @ 26 June - 30 June The Royal Air Force Centenary 1918-2018 Exhibition Page 13 Coleraine Town Hall Limavady Museum @ Roe 29 June - 25 August Causeway 1718: Society in Transition Exhibition Page 18 Valley Arts & Cultural Centre Coleraine Museum @ 28 July - 15 September Irish History Starts Here Exhibition Page 14 Coleraine Town Hall 3 July - 30 September The Royal Air Force Centenary 1918-2018 Green Lane Museum Craft workshop Page 16 Coleraine Museum @ 11 August Irish History Starts Here, Make and Take Fun Day Page 14 4 Coleraine Town Hall 5 BALLYCASTLE MUSEUM Ballymoney Museum is located in Ballymoney Town Hall and offers visitors the opportunity to explore the vibrant history of the people OPENING HOURS: Please note that from Easter until the end of June and places of the Ballymoney area with a particular focus on local the Museum is opened thanks to the generosity of the Friends of Ballycastle Museum who volunteer their time. motorcycle road racing. The Accredited Museum also explores the story of the area since early times through its Victorian collection Easter weekend: Easter Saturday 10am - 5pm; Easter Sunday & which includes the enigmatic Derrykeighan Stone from which the Monday 2pm - 5pm museum takes its logo. Visitors can also research local and family April - June: Fridays & Saturdays 10am - 5pm; histories from across the Causeway in the resource area. Sundays 2pm - 5pm July - August: Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm; Sunday 2pm - 6pm COLERAINE MUSEUM 59 Castle Street, Ballycastle BT54 6AS Telephone: 028 2076 2024 OPENING HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday, Email: [email protected] 11am - 4pm during temporary exhibitions. Web: www.niarchive.org/ballycastle The collection is otherwise accessible by appointment.

The Accredited Ballycastle Museum is housed in the town’s eighteenth The Diamond, Coleraine BT52 1DE century courthouse and market building. Visitors can explore the Telephone: 028 2766 0230 fascinating history of the Irish Homes Industries Workshop and Email: [email protected] the important role it played in the Arts and Crafts Revival in Ulster. Web: www.niarchive.org/coleraine Highlights on display include the Liscolman pot – an early Bronze Age food vessel – glass, and a tram axle associated with Boyd’s eighteenth Coleraine Town Hall, built in 1859, is Coleraine Museum’s century industries and the magnificent Taise Banner from the first Feis Accredited exhibition venue. Coleraine Museum at na nGleann in 1904. Coleraine Town Hall is open for over 6 months of the year. Visitors can begin to explore ‘Irish History Starts Here’ with its story of Mountsandel – the first settlement in Ireland nearly 10,000 years BALLYMONEY MUSEUM ago, and the history of Coleraine as the first Planted town 400 years OPENING HOURS: Monday - Thursday & Saturday 9am - 5pm; ago. With an extensive collection supporting a rich and important Friday 9am - 4.30pm history, different themes from the collection are explored through a range of temporary exhibitions. In the absence of a permanent 1 Townhead Street, Ballymoney BT53 6BE museum venue for visitors, an appointment can be made with Telephone: 028 2766 0230 Museum Services to explore other parts of the collection. The Email: [email protected] iconic listed building in the town centre also houses the Visitor Web: www.niarchive.org/ballymoney Information Centre and other community cultural events.

6 7 GARVAGH MUSEUM LIMAVADY MUSEUM @ OPENING HOURS: Open all year round for group visits ROE VALLEY ARTS & CULTURAL by appointment. CENTRE MUSEUM ENTRY: Adult £2, Child £1, Family £5 OPENING HOURS: Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5pm 142 Main Street, Garvagh BT51 5AE Telephone: 028 2955 8544 Ionad Ealaíon agus Cultúir Ghleann na Ró Email: [email protected] 24 Main Street, Limavady BT49 0FJ Telephone: 028 7776 0650 Nestling on the edge of Garvagh forest, visit the only accredited Email: [email protected] or [email protected] community museum in the region-and the largest permanently Web: www.roevalleyarts.com and displayed museum collection in the borough. A treasure trove of www.niarchive.org/limavadymuseum objects and images from a bygone age. Exhibits range from the Neolithic to the twentieth century. A truly unique and unforgettable The centre is home to the Limavady Museum where visitors can museum experience. Garvagh Museum is supported by Causeway explore different aspects of the history of Limavady and local area Coast and Glens Borough Council. through a programme of temporary exhibitions. An appointment can be made with Museum Services to explore other parts of the Accredited collection. GREEN LANE MUSEUM OPENING HOURS: Easter weekend: Easter Friday - Monday 1pm - 4.45pm April - May: Saturdays & Sundays 1pm - 4.45pm CAUSEWAY June - August: Monday - Sunday 1pm - 4.45pm SALMON TELLING OUR STORIES , 41 Dogleap Road Limavady BT49 9NN Explore the stories of communities across Telephone: 028 7776 0650 Northern Ireland Email: [email protected] COMMUNITY ARCHIVE Web: www.niarchive.org/Greenlane Telling our Stories

Located within the beautiful surroundings of Roe Valley Country REWRITING THE STORY Explore the photographs, collections Maritime Plantation A CITY IN ITS ELEMENT Park, Green Lane Museum gives visitors the opportunity to explore and memories that tell the stories of 19th and 20th century history relating to rural life in the Roe Valley communities and their heritage across Northern Ireland including farming, local trades, and the linen industry. at www.niarchive.org T: 028 2766 0230 E: [email protected]

8 For further information please contact 9 [email protected] or Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Leisure Services on 028 7034 7234 [email protected] or phone 028 9027 0225 BALLYMONEY MUSEUM EXPLORE NW200 AND THE STORY OF BALLYMONEY BALLYMONEY MUSEUM

METALS, WEALTH & WAR EXHIBITION NW200 PEOPLE AND PLACES EXHIBITION

6 February - 21 April Admission Free 4 May - 1 September Admission Free

Gold, jewellery, fine clothes, personal This new exhibition tells the story of the people and places of the protection, battles for land, destruction NW200, showcasing a rich selection of photographs from the of forests, industrialisation… all may Chronicle and Constitution archive, covering the years 1987 to 1997. sound familiar from today’s headlines. This exhibition will also explore the importance of the emergency However, our fascination with material services; while a rich display of bikes, leathers and NW200 possessions and the resulting power struggles began in prehistory. memorabilia will be on show. Bronze Age communities have not only left us with metal weapons, ornaments, tools, and elaborate pottery, but their way of life left a mark on the landscape and the genetic makeup of modern Ireland that is still visible today. This exhibition surveys the Bronze Age in the Causeway area, and explores some of the most recent archaeological discoveries.

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTENARY 1918-2018: PER ARDUA AD ASTRA, THROUGH ADVERSITY TO THE STARS

11 April - 28 April Admission Free NW200 PEOPLE AND PLACES This exhibition commemorates the centenary of the Royal Air Force, FAMILY FUN DAY from its formation on 1 April 1918. The history of the RAF is explored, 12 May 1pm - 3pm Admission Free including its role in Ulster during WWII at Coastal Command Airfields Join artists and crafts people to make some in Aghanloo, Limavady, Ballykelly creative pieces inspired by the NW200 to and Mullaghmore. take home. Suitable for all the family. 10 11 BALLYMONEY MUSEUM COLERAINE MUSEUM @ EXPLORE NW200 AND THE STORY COLERAINE TOWN HALL OF BALLYMONEY EXPLORE IRISH HISTORY STARTS HERE! COLERAINE MUSEUM @ COLERAINE HALL TOWN

NW200 CAPTURE THE MOMENT CAUSEWAY 1718: SOCIETY IN TRANSITION

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 11 May - 20 June Admission Free Admission Free Wars of the seventeenth century, Penal Laws imposing civil and religious penalties, Museum Services’ NW200 Scottish immigration, economic challenges Capture the Moment and the introduction of new industries photographic competition all impacted on the Causeway area in returns for another year. Amateur the early eighteenth century. This was and professional photographers the background of the first organised alike are invited to help us take migration from Ulster to North America a snapshot of race week 2018. – the 1718 Bann Valley Migration. This Photographs must be taken over exhibition explores the people and places of the Causeway area, the period 12 - 20 May inclusive, connecting local people and places with bigger national stories. and should be submitted to Ballymoney Museum by 3 June. Entries Discover what was happening, why it happened, and what the 1718 will be exhibited in Ballymoney Museum and then stored in the Bann Valley Migration was all about. Museum Services archives as a captured moment in time. THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTENARY 1918-2018: Exhibition dates: PER ARDUA AD ASTRA, THROUGH ADVERSITY TO THE STARS 4 May - 20 June, competition entries from 2017, including winners in all categories will be on display. 26 - 30 June Admission Free

25 June - 1 September, competition entries from 2018 on display. This exhibition commemorates the Visitors will have the opportunity to vote for People’s Choice Winner centenary of the Royal Air Force, from its formation on 1 April 1918. The history of For more information or to find out how to get involved, please visit the RAF is explored, including its role in www.niarchive.org/Ballymoney or contact us: Ulster during WWII at Coastal Command Email: [email protected] Airfields in Aghanloo, Limavady, Ballykelly Tel: (028) 2764 9485 and Mullaghmore. 12 13 COLERAINE MUSEUM @ GREEN LANE MUSEUM COLERAINE TOWN HALL EXPLORE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY LIFE EXPLORE IRISH HISTORY STARTS HERE! IN THE ROE VALLEY GREEN LANE MUSEUM

IRISH HISTORY STARTS HERE EXHIBITION

28 July - 15 Sept Admission Free

From the earliest known settlement at Mountsandel almost 10,000 years ago, a fascinating Bronze Age village, and a Medieval Abbey kitchen, to the first town of the official Plantation, this exhibition reveals the fascinating history of the Coleraine area. Visitors can also discover the history of our local trades, industries, tourism and culture, local contributions to WWI and WWII, alongside the story of some of our more famous people including Hugh Thomson and Sam Henry. Discover all of this and much more!

IRISH HISTORY STARTS HERE ROE VALLEY MEMORIES A NELSON MCGONAGLE COLLECTION MAKE AND TAKE 30 March - 28 June Admission Free Saturday 11 August, 2pm - 4pm Admission Free Following the success of his first book,Limavady & The Roe Valley, People and Places local Limavady man Nelson McGonagle has published a second volume of his work, Roe Valley Memories again packed full Join artists and crafts people to make of photographs, characters, poems, quotations and informative and some creative pieces inspired by the nostalgic captions. To compliment the launch of this new book, Green Irish History Starts Here exhibition to Lane Museum is displaying a selection of his photographs and captions take home. Suitable for all the family. which will feature within his book.

14 15 LIMAVADY MUSEUM @ GREEN LANE MUSEUM ROE VALLEY ARTS & EXPLORE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY LIFE CULTURAL CENTRE IN THE ROE VALLEY

EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF LIMAVADY TOWN MUSEUM @ LIMAVADY & ARTS VALLEY ROE CENTRE CULTURAL

EASTER DROP-IN CRAFT WORKSHOP

Monday 2 April, 2pm - 4pm Admission Free, no booking necessary

Experienced craft tutor, Thelma Whitehead, offers an exciting afternoon full of fun and creativity. Children aged 6+ years will NW200: RACING THROUGH THE YEARS have the opportunity to discover new skills while enjoying a variety of themed paper 14 April - 23 June Admission Free craft activities. Families will also have the opportunity to enjoy Green Lane Museum’s This exhibition explores memorable moments from the NW200 historic displays and kids’ trails based on the through the years, with a fascinating selection of photographs and rich rural history of Limavady and the Roe Valley. memorabilia.

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTENARY 1918-2018: 90+ YEARS OF MOTORCYCLES IN PER ARDUA AD ASTRA, THROUGH ADVERSITY TO THE STARS LIMAVADY, BY IAN FOSTER

3 July - 30 September 12 May - 20 May Admission Free Admission Free

This exhibition commemorates the An impressive display of vintage centenary of the Royal Air Force, and classic bikes, with a backdrop from its formation on 1st April 1918. of motorcycling photos taken The history of the RAF is explored, around Limavady over the past including its role in Ulster during decades, organised by Ian Foster WWII at Coastal Command Airfields with support from Causeway Coast in Aghanloo, Limavady, Ballykelly and Glens Borough Council Museum Services. On display for Vauxhall and Mullaghmore. International North West 200 Race Week only. 16 17 LIMAVADY MUSEUM @ ONGOING PROJECTS ROE VALLEY ARTS & CULTURAL CENTRE EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF LIMAVADY TOWN

THE SEARCH FOR MOLLY SAM HENRY CONNECTING WITH THE PAST, COLLECTING FOR THE FUTURE Thursday 31 May, 7.30pm-9pm Admission Free , no booking necessary

Among the Great War tragedies, battles and deaths, there arose a flurry of white wings – the nursing sisters’ caps and veils. Sister Molly McGinnis MM, from Faughanvale, is one of those unknown stories local to the Ballykelly/ area. This talk by the Roe Valley Ancestral Researchers (RVAR) details their search for Molly and the story of courageous service while volunteering in military hospitals in Etaples, France. RVAR’s search for Molly McGinnis is part of the PEACE IV Understanding Our Area programme (see pg 23 for more details). CAUSEWAY 1718: SOCIETY IN TRANSITION

29 June - 25 August Admission Free

This project is engaging community groups across the borough with Wars of the seventeenth century, Penal the rich material contained in the Sam Henry Collection. Sam (1878 – Laws imposing civil and religious penalties, 1952) is best known as a folklorist and recognised for his ‘Songs of the Scottish immigration, economic challenges People’ series of songs collected locally and printed in the Northern and the introduction of new industries Constitution. As well as this, he was a keen photographer, writer, all impacted on the Causeway area in radio broadcaster and much more. Subject to funding, community the early eighteenth century. This was outreach projects will be running alongside the Sam Henry project. the background of the first organised migration from Ulster to North America – For more information or to find out how to get involved, please the 1718 Bann Valley Migration. This exhibition explores the people contact us. and places of the Causeway area, connecting local people and places Telephone: 028 2764 9485 with bigger national stories. Discover what was happening, why it Email: [email protected] happened, and what the 1718 Bann Valley Migration was all about. 18 19 ONGOING PROJECTS PEACE IV UNDERSTANDING OUR AREA CONT.

BALLINTOY ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, by PEACE IV UNDERSTANDING OUR AREA training up their volunteers, will create an oral history archive of local people telling their stories about everyday life in the Ballintoy area. Supplemented with material from various collections, these stories will be shared in a DVD with accompanying booklet.

BALLYLOUGH LIVING HISTORY TRUST will co-ordinate a training programme looking at aspects of local history, archaeology and built heritage. It will cover various elements from genealogy and archiving practices, to archaeology, living history, and arts based interpretation, in order to build capacity within the local community.

BALLYMONEY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION will record the history of the Ballymoney branch. They will also tell the story of the development of the RBL in the wider Causeway Coast and Glens area through stories of the people and the buildings. They will share this story in various ways with the wider community, demonstrating how, since its formation, PEACEIV Understanding our Area is a cross community programme the Royal British Legion has locally supported ex-servicemen and their to increase the understanding and expression of our history, culture, families. people and places through museum collections, historic sites and cultural heritage. The initiative is part of Causeway Coast and Glens CAREY HISTORICAL SOCIETY are developing a fieldnames project Borough Council’s PEACE IV Local Area Action Plan, funded by the for the parish of Culfeightrin, near Ballycastle. By holding a series of European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special mapping days and interviewing local people, they will record and EU Programmes Body, which is providing £3.5 million for community publish the landscape names of the area. projects across the borough. COLERAINE ULSTER SCOTS REGENERATION GROUP will tell the story A range of community-led projects will be supported by Museum of the people from the Bann Valley who migrated to America in 1718 – Services, along with a range of events, showcases and resources who they were, why they went, where they went, and the contribution exploring the history of the Causeway area. The following projects they made. have been accepted as part of the programme:

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CUSHENDUN BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST will explore the DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION will develop a walking tour of history of Cushendun as a visitor destination since its development Kilrea including the local churches and historic buildings, which will as a bathing resort in the 19th Century. They will use postcards, be accompanied by a brochure giving detail on each site. As part of photographs, hotel visitor books, and oral reminiscences to paint the their project they will equip group members with the necessary skills picture of life for locals and tourists to the village, which will be shared to guide visitors around the sites, and to assist with genealogical through an exhibition and digital archive. research.

DERVOCK AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION will develop a MOUNTSANDEL DISCOVERY AND HERITAGE GROUP will share the heritage trail and book highlighting the rich and diverse heritage of story of Mountsandel, increasing the awareness and understanding of Dervock and the surrounding area, people and places. By recording oral this significant prehistoric site. They will employ a number of methods, histories they will reflect on the language, the history of the local linen including a comic style booklet, interactive interpretation, and industry, as well as farming traditions and horse fairs. exhibitions, and will explore ways to further engage people with the site and its history. DROMBOUGHIL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION aim to explore the heritage of the local area by engaging with the local community to PORTRUSH HERITAGE GROUP plans to conduct a geophysical record oral stories – including memories from some of the local schools survey of Antrim Gardens, Portrush, which will build on the findings in the area which are now closed – and archive old photographs. They of the 2005 excavation. They will share the heritage of the site, its will share this by producing a book and holding a community event at contribution in the history of Portrush and links to the wider area in a which the photographs and local historical artefacts can be displayed. series of community events.

GLENSHANE CARE ASSOCIATION will, while assessing how accessible RATHLIN DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION will deliver sites and collections are for adults with physical and/or learning a programme of training workshops covering history, archaeology, and disabilities, explore the heritage of their local area and the wider aspects of archiving such as oral histories, genealogy, curating, and the Causeway Coast and Glens. They will produce a publication detailing design and delivery of presentations and exhibitions, with the aim of their findings which will allow others to make informed decisions building capacity on Rathlin and leaving a skills legacy on the island. regarding the accessibility of these sites. ROE VALLEY ANCESTRAL RESEARCHERS will tell the story of Sister HERVEY HERITAGE GROUP are working to place markers along a Molly McGinnis, a nurse from Ballykelly from a nationalist family, who heritage trail of sites on the Causeway Coast identified with the Earl was awarded the Military Medal while working as a V.A.D. during World Bishop Hervey. This will provide an opportunity for people, locals and War I. visitors alike, to learn about this colourful eighteenth century character. 22 23 ONGOING PROJECTS EDUCATION & LEARNING

THE ACCESSIBLE HERITAGE regional project, in partnership with RNIB, is designed to allow people with sight loss to gain hands-on LOAN BOXES access to different aspects of the borough’s past, and highlight how Loan boxes are available to borrow on various they experience history in these places. The group aims to produce an topics, including: Mesolithic Mountsandel, accessible heritage guide for the borough. Victorian Coleraine, WWII, Fun and Games, Home Life, Fashion, Food and Cooking. THE LORE OF THE LAND regional project, in partnership with Clanmil Housing Association, aims to engage with older residents of the Please get in touch to find out more. borough to stimulate reminiscence and discussion of local folklore, Email: [email protected] including participant’s own experiences. The aim is to produce a Tel: 028 2766 0230 book exploring and sharing cultural heritage through the folklore of Causeway communities.

For more information or to find out how to get involved, please contact us: Email: [email protected] Tel: (028) 2764 9485 HISTORY RESOURCE AREA BALLYMONEY TOWN HALL

The History Resource Area has a selection of books and history research files available for use, covering family histories, World War I and II, local histories of Ballymoney, Coleraine and Ballycastle, archaeology, and much more. With church records dating back to 1770s, local graveyard surveys, the Ballymoney Workhouse register, and local school and electoral registers, this is also a great place to start researching your ancestry or the local area.

Please get in touch to find out more. Email: [email protected] Tel: 028 2766 0230 24 25 CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS BOROUGH COUNCIL’S MUSEUM SERVICES

‘Look after our public memory’ • Caring for our extraordinary important collections that have been donated by local people or acquired through public funds. • Managing our Museums with their collections in accordance with UK Standard for Museums – Accreditation. ‘Tell our stories’ • Helping tourists and local people understand the rich and complex culture and heritage of the Causeway area. • Working with community groups including Section 75, across the Borough to share our local heritage and culture. • Delivering programmes of temporary exhibitions, workshops and community outreach for local people, schools and visitors. ‘Reveal our famous sons and daughters’ • Inspiring young people and others through stories of local figures who have achieved great things. ‘Raise funds to support collections, resources and programming’ • Securing circa £1.7 million since 2002, from Heritage Lottery Fund, PEACEIII and IV, Art Fund, Northern Ireland Museums Council, NITB Tourism Innovation Fund, Department of Finance and Personnel, Ministerial Advisory Group for Ulster Scots, Esmee Fairburn Collections Fund and others. ‘Develop resources’ • Providing heritage trails, learning materials, handling boxes and websites for schools, communities and tourists to use. For more information, or to arrange a group visit to our museums, local history resource area or our collection stores, please contact us: Email: [email protected] Tel: (028) 2766 0230 26 27 PEOPLE AND PLACES

BALLYMONEY MUSEUM 4 MAY - 1 SEPTEMBER 2018

OPENING TIMES: MONDAY - THURSDAY & SATURDAY 9 AM - 5 PM FRIDAY 9 AM - 4.30 PM

SPECIAL OPENINGS: SUNDAY 13TH AND 20TH MAY 1 PM - 5 PM

For more information, visit: www.niarchive.org/Ballymoney Ballymoney Museum Or contact Museum Services on: 028 2766 0230 [email protected]

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