Special Seasonal exhibition in Garvagh Museum

VISITORS to Garvagh over the holiday weekend will be drawn to visit Garvagh Museum and Heritage Centre where a special temporary exhibition is being mounted.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jul 2010, 10:45 BST

The theme is in keeping with the annual Twelfth Celebrations in the town and visitors will be able to see a collection of banners and artefacts related to the Orange Tradition in the wider area.

Central to the exhibition, which takes up its own gallery space, will be banners demonstrating the art work of talented banner painters over the last fifty years.

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Colourful and beautifully painted they will give close up views of some of the rich historical scenes linked to the Orange tradition.

There will also be a range of artefacts on the theme including examples of the traditional lambeg drums and emblems, the oldest of which is a flag dating back almost 150 years. The exhibition mounted especially for the season will add a festival flavour to proceedings in the town alongside the traditional parade which takes place there on Monday 12th.

For only the normal entry fee being 2 per adult and 50p per child visitors can spend time browsing the contents of the five themed galleries in the museum seeing a wealth of local history throughout the centuries captured and preserved as well as visiting the special exhibition gallery.

The special exhibition will be open on two days over the twelfth weekend – on Saturday 10th July from 2 to 5 p.m. and on the 12th July from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. The museum is located right in the centre of the town with the entry beside the war memorial and town clock.