Heritage and Museum Service
This web site outlines the range of facilities and services offered by Derry City Council’s Heritage & Museum Service. The aim of our Museum Service is to promote greater awareness of the history and cultural heritage of the Council area. Our museums also provide a forum for the understanding of the diverse cultural traditions that exist within the area. This is achieved by collecting, recording, conserving and curating evidence from the past and by making our collections and research available to the public. Education is at the heart of everything we do.
Our key aims are to:
- Care for our collections
- Provide enjoyable exhibitions and presentations for the people of the region and for visitors
- Build new audiences and relationships with our public
- Contribute to the preservation and presentation of the historic built heritage of Derry City
- Provide accessible learning opportunities for family, lifelong learning, schools and colleges
PLEASE NOTE: The Harbour Museum will close to the public on 16th December, 2011. Arrangements for accessing archive and genealogy services will be available shortly. Telephone 028 71 377 331.
Below is the four links to the museums Derry City Council has to offer:
Links
Northern Ireland Museums Council - www.nimc.co.uk
Irish Museums Association - www.irishmuseums.org
Group for Education in Museums - www.gem.org.uk
Derry Visitor & Convention Bureau - www.derryvisitor.com
Heritage Council – www.heritagecouncil.ie
Causeway Museum Service – www.colerainebc.gov.uk
Donegal County Museum – www.donegalcoco.ie
Archives and Records Association - www.archives.org.uk
National Archives of Ireland – www.nationalarchives.ie
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (NI) – www.dcalni.gov.uk
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism (ROI) – www.dast.ie
Craigavon Museum Service – www.craigavon.gov.uk/museum/homepage.htm
Mid Antrim Museum Service – www.mid-antrimmuseums.org
Council of National Cultural Institutions – www.cnci.ie
University of Ulster – www.ulster.ac.uk
Western Education & Library Board – www.welbni.org
Public Record Office NI – www.proni.gov.uk
Nerve Centre – www.nerve-centre.org.uk
NI Tourism Board – www.nitb.com