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23/05/2003
NI 'Troubles' on view at Linen Hall
Belfast's Linen Hall Library is set to present a unique view of the lives of those who lived and were affected by the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland.
Opening next month, 'Troubled Images: Posters and Images of the Northern Ireland Conflict' contains over a quarter of a million items, ranging from books, documents, cards, pamphlets, photographs and other printed materials, relating to Northern Ireland's 30 year conflict.
The 70 posters on view are part of the collection of over 3,000 acquired by the Library from 1969 to the present. They represent a wide range of opinions on major events and individuals involved in the arduous years of struggles and the burgeoning peace process, in which Senator George Mitchell played a significant role as chairman of the peace talks which brought about the Good Friday Agreement.
Explaining the purpose of the exhibition, Linen Hall Librarian John Gray said: "Our first intention was to open doors to understanding and in an accessible way for our own community. In doing so we are also suggesting a way of acting that may have a wider international resonance. After more than thirty years of conflict we need to lift the blanket of silence.”
The Troubled Images project, which includes the exhibition, catalogue and CD-Rom, won the Linen Hall Library the prestigious Christopher Ewart Biggs Literary Prize for 2003. The prize is awarded once a year to individuals and/or organizations that promote peace and reconciliation in Ireland, a greater understanding between the peoples of Britain and Ireland, or closer co-operation between partners of the European Community.
After its Belfast showing, Troubled Images will travel across to the United States to venues including New York, Denver and San Francisco.
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Opening next month, 'Troubled Images: Posters and Images of the Northern Ireland Conflict' contains over a quarter of a million items, ranging from books, documents, cards, pamphlets, photographs and other printed materials, relating to Northern Ireland's 30 year conflict.
The 70 posters on view are part of the collection of over 3,000 acquired by the Library from 1969 to the present. They represent a wide range of opinions on major events and individuals involved in the arduous years of struggles and the burgeoning peace process, in which Senator George Mitchell played a significant role as chairman of the peace talks which brought about the Good Friday Agreement.
Explaining the purpose of the exhibition, Linen Hall Librarian John Gray said: "Our first intention was to open doors to understanding and in an accessible way for our own community. In doing so we are also suggesting a way of acting that may have a wider international resonance. After more than thirty years of conflict we need to lift the blanket of silence.”
The Troubled Images project, which includes the exhibition, catalogue and CD-Rom, won the Linen Hall Library the prestigious Christopher Ewart Biggs Literary Prize for 2003. The prize is awarded once a year to individuals and/or organizations that promote peace and reconciliation in Ireland, a greater understanding between the peoples of Britain and Ireland, or closer co-operation between partners of the European Community.
After its Belfast showing, Troubled Images will travel across to the United States to venues including New York, Denver and San Francisco.
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