A new exhibition illustrating the development of architecture in Derry has opened in the city’s Millennium Forum.
Derry’s Walls
The exhibition, which has no admission charge and runs to 24 November, and an accompanying book were created in support of City of Culture 2013 and has 73 pen and watercolour sketches. on display.
The drawings include illustrations of Grianan Fort, tower houses, gothic arches, Derry’s Walls, merchant buildings, industrial buildings and the city’s modern architecture over the decades.
The exhibition has been created by Manus Deery, an architect from the city and Assistant Director of Built Heritage in the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
The exhibition is accompanied by a illustrated catalogue with 77 further sketches and together they examine the history of the city and show how its buildings reflect not only this history but wider ideas and influences.
The displays are being shown as part of the Forum’s “Undiscovered” series of exhibitions.
Paul Mason, general manager, said: “Derry has been transformed in recent years, but it is also the most completely walled town on the island and has a unique history as an emigration port, industrial city and more recently during the Troubles. This has all left its mark and Manus has captured these trends admirably through a range of carefully chosen subjects.”
The exhibition has been assembled as a personal contribution by Manus to the City of Culture and has been made possible with thesupport of Derry City Council Heritage and Museum Service, the Honourable the Irish Society and the Inner City Trust.
The catalogue is published by Guildhall Press: www.ghpress.com
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