Free Derry

Free Derry was a self-declared autonomous area of Derry, Northern Ireland that existed between 1969 and 1972 during the Troubles. It emerged as a protest against the discrimination and brutality of the Protestant government and police, and became a base for the IRA and a target of the British Army. The Museum of Free Derry is the people's story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.

The Bloody Sunday 2025 Commemoration Events View All Latest News We did the Bogside walking tour before visiting the Museum of Free Derry, and it made the experience evenContinue reading "Welcome". In the early hours of January 5th, 1969, he scrawled the words "You are now entering Free Derry" across the house's gable end. Learn about the civil rights movement and the creation of Free Derry in the 1960s and 1970s at this museum in Derry's Bogside.

Explore the multi-media exhibition on the Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday and Operation Motorman. Museum of Free Derry is open Monday to Saturday 10am - 4pm (all year round) and Sundays 10.00am - 4.00pm (June - October). Groups get a 10% discount off the total ticket price.

Guided tours take around 90 minutes and are available in 20 languages via the Museum of Free Derry app (Android and Apple). Museum of Free Derry, Derry. 10,892 likes 825 talking about this 2,840 were here.

We focus on the civil rights era of the 1960s and the Free Derry/early troubles period of the 1970s. Open. Learn about the civil rights movement and the creation of Free Derry in the 1960's and 1970's at this museum in Derry's Bogside.

The museum offers a multi-media exhibition on the Battle of the Bogside, Internment, Bloody Sunday and Operation Motorman. I've been blessed to get to visit Free Derry Corner on three separate occasions - 2022, 2023, and 2024. On my visit in 2023, braille had been added at the request of a local gentleman named Richard Moore.

The Free Derry Corner was first painted in January 1969, with the now-famous "You are now entering Free Derry" statement. On the corner, there is a memorial to the 1981 hunger strikers and several murals. There is also a memorial to those who died engaging in paramilitary activity as part of the Provisional IRA's Derry Brigade.

Learn about the history of the civil rights movement and the tragic events of Bloody Sunday in Derry at this museum. The museum is located on the site where the massacre occurred and offers guided tours, exhibits, and stories of the people affected.