Hundreds visit new Museum of Free Derry in its first week

Over 1,000 people visited the newly rebuilt Museum of Free Derry in its first week. 

Visitors from around the world have travelled to see the Bogside museum.

It re-opened at Glenfada Park last week following a major £2.4m redevelopment.

The flagship new building, commissioned by the Bloody Sunday Trust, has more than doubled in size following an extensive redevelopment in its original location at the site of the January 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre.

The museum now includes a full multi-media exhibition on the civil rights and early conflict era in the city, including archive audio and artefacts from events such as Battle of the Bogside, Operation Motorman and Bloody Sunday.

It also features education and research facilities, including a new archive area.

Museum manager Adrian Kerr said:

"The response to the museum has been phenomenal so far, with more than 1,000 local and international visitors coming through the doors in our first week. We’re amazed and thrilled at how well the new building and its enhanced exhibition has been received.

"The new museum is a much more stimulating, rewarding experience for all visitors, which, in turn, now allows us to do a lot more work in educating people about this pivotal period in our recent history."