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Museum of the Troubles and Peace

We believe that a People’s Museum of the Troubles and the Peace Process would be a valuable addition to Northern Ireland, and we are exploring ways to make it a reality.

Our Mission Statement

Our vision is to establish a People’s Museum of the Troubles and the Peace Process that explores the conflict in all its complexity, celebrates the resilience of ordinary people during the conflict, and pays tribute to the courage and creativity of those who achieved peace

The MoTaP Walkthrough

The proposed design was created by award-winning museum designer Mark Leslie, of Martello Media. The design is detailed in the film found below.

Museum of the Troubles and Peace Booklet

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News

‘An NI Troubles peace museum for ‘a new lease of life’’

A conversation on the need for a museum commemorating the Troubles was facilitated by author and former BBC presenter Mark Devenport. Speakers at the event at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) included Professor John Barry, Ja.…
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‍29t Feb 2024

The Case for a Museum of the Troubles – Irish Times

Fionola Meredith wrote a fantastic article entitled The Case for a Muesum of the Troubles in the Irish Times. You can read the full article…
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‍1st May 2020

From the Maze to the Wall – towards a Museum of the Troubles and Peace

Irene Boada-Montagut recently wrote an article entitled ‘From the Maze to the Wall – towards a Museum of the Troubles and Peace’ for belfastmedia.com To…
‍Read More »4th May 2021

‘I dream of a Troubles museum at Belfast peaceline interface’

The News Letter recently published an article by Irene Boada Montagut entitled ‘I dream of a Troubles museum at Belfast peaceline interface’. To view the…
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‍4th May 2021

Belfast Telegraph: January 31, 2018 – Why we need a museum of the Troubles

Like Titanic Belfast but only on a grander scale, it could be a visitor attraction and an export earner with a difference Who owns the…
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‍15th September 2021

Belfast Media: February 11, 2021 – From the Maze to the Wall – towards a Museum of the Troubles

Walls come down. The classic example is the Berlin Wall separating east and west Berlin. It came tumbling down in…
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‍8th September 2023

Belfast Telegraph: August 14, 2021 – Why we need a museum of the Troubles

Think bigly, my friend said. We were walking in the mountains of my native Catalonia, not far from the Spanish-French…
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‍8th September 2023

Patrons

Mary Robinson

First woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Chair of The Elders.

Fearghal McGarry

Professor of Modern Irish History, Queen’s University Belfast.

Robin Eames

Anglican bishop and life peer, former Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh.

Rita Duffy

distinguished artist. Some of her work is in the permanent collections of the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Imperial War Museum in London.

George and Gwynneth Bain

Sir George Bain was President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University, Belfast from 1998 to 2004.

Denis Bradley

journalist and former priest, founder member of the Bogside Community Association. Former Vice Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.

Mark Devenport

journalist and broadcaster, former BBC Northern Ireland Political Editor, Ireland Correspondent & United Nations Correspondent.

Barry Douglas

International pianist. Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland. Barry Douglas was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to music and community relations in the 2021 New Year Honours List.

Board Members

Chair- Terrence Brannigan

chairman of Tourism Northern Ireland, Chairman of the Maze Long Kesh Development corporation for 11 years. Founder and former CEO of Connected Health Limited. Chairman of the CBI.

Treasurer- Peter McCloskey

is an experienced Chartered Accountant. Peter has worked as a finance director in Price Waterhouse among other multinationals. He set up his own Accountancy practice and had more than 100 clients. Peter has been the Treasurer of Belfast Hills Partnership and, an experienced pilot, of the Ulster Flying Club.

Secretary- Ed Petersen

Coordinator of Clonard Monastery’s Peace and Reconciliation Ministry. Chair of Forthspring Inter Community Group and Northern Ireland Inter-Faith Forum.

Dr Irene Boada Montagut

Northern Ireland correspondent for Spanish media; founder of Museum of the Troubles & Peace and the cross community group, Children of the Troubles; member of the Holyland’s Regeneration Group.

Catherine Clinton

Denman Chair and Professor of American History, University of Texas, San Antonio. Historical adviser: Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012).

Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk

senior lecturer and programme director of MSc Advanced Architectural Design at Queen’s University Belfast. Her research is on humanitarian architecture as well as cinematic architecture.

John Morison

Professor of Jurisprudence in the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast and author of many publications in the areas of constitutional law and new technologies.

Jane Morrice

former head of the European Commission Office in Belfast and former MLA (Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition); Hon. President European Movement Northern Ireland.

Alex Knowles

a recently qualified architect and RIBAmedal nominee. His thesis ‘A Treatise on Palimpsest’ wasthe winner of the Architectural Review Future Projects 2023.