the decade of centenaries: towards 2016, niall kerr, deirdre macbride, stella byrne - cilip ireland/...
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Creative Centenaries Background
• Takes a creative approach to remembrance and commemoration
• Uses digital and creative methods to engage, particularly with young people
• Adopted the principles as set out by Community Relations Council and Heritage Lottery Fund
• Endorsed as the hub for Decade of Centenaries related information in NI
Other educational resources
• Animations
• iBooks
• Interactive educational resources
• Outreach and engagement work
Partnership work• Creative Centenaries Resources Fair, in conjunction with Community Relations Council and Heritage Lottery Fund• Interactive touch-table with National Museums Northern Ireland• Using PRONI content for further resource development• Heritage Lottery Fund application for events, exhibition, outreach programme
2016 and beyond
• Content, information and events- Continue to provide content, information and resources
around the Decade of Centenaries
•Partnership building- CRC, HLF, NMNI, Libraries NI, PRONI, NIO, BBC and more
•Further outreach and knowledge sharing- Continue to provide an avenue for people to engage with the
timeframe in a range of settings
•Events, exhibition, outreach programme- Programme a large scale project with high impact across
Northern Ireland and Ireland, engaging with the public ahead of and during 2016
Start from the historical facts; Recognise the implications and consequences
of what happened; Understand that different perceptions and
interpretations exist; and Show how events and activities can deepen
understanding of the period.
All to be seen in the context of an ‘inclusive and accepting society’
Conference and pamphlet of reflections Developing principles and guidance Roundtable Engaging stakeholders Linking to agencies councils, and government Planning ahead – contested years Creating resources - web links, lectures on line
and in DVDs and CDs
Marking the Decade◦ From the local (of people and places) ,
◦ to the international (Empire, war, migration),and◦ To the modern (protecting minorities, why people migrate,
identity, war and solidarity)
Promoting inclusive discussion, dialogue in exploring history and identity
Ethical-Forward looking – what shape society? Practicing how to mark anniversaries in public
space as we approach the 50th anniversaries of the recent conflict
Lectures and DVDs /CDs Conference Good practice toolkit Digital resources Networking and Partnership event Signposting Promoting activities
Local interpretations of people and places What was happening here, then – including not
excluding; Uncovering local history thus creating new resources; Drama, travelling exhibitions etc. Lectures and Discussions Shared and Ethical Remembering Who do we think we are? Art – stitching and unstitching the Troubles
Partners ◦ Libraries - local heritage officers, local newspapers◦ PRONI – Covenant records and census◦ Local historians and history societies, arts, drama and
history teachers and societies◦ Museums and arts centres, Ulster Historical Foundation
Financial (own programmes)◦ Councils: Good Relations/Festival funding, ◦ Peace III partnerships◦ CRC small grants, ◦ HLF hlf.org.uk Your Heritage and Young Roots programmes
etc.◦
Funding for Decade Related Projects
First World War: then and nowGrants between £3,000 and £10,000
Our HeritageGrants between £10,000 and £100,000
Heritage GrantsGrants over £100,000
Young RootsGrants between £10,000 and £50,000
Belfast Nationalists and WWI – Exhibition and Slideshow Presentation
• Focal point for nationalists with family members who fought in FWW to research their family history connections
• Encourage interest and debate based on facts not myths
• Successful launch
• £7,700
A Unique Experiment: The Resettlement of WWI Soldiers on Cleenish Island in Lough Erne
• Homes Fit for Heroes
• Stories of the resettled soldiers
• Impact on local area
• Legacy today
• £8,900
Impact of the First World War in the Newry Area in the Context of a Changing Political Landscape
• The exhibition illustrates how the First World War affected the lives of hundreds of ordinary people in the area either through recruitment, experience of warfare and bereavement and loss.
• £39,200
On The Brink: The Politics of Conflict 1914-1916
• This project explores, through heritage sites, artefacts of the period, and engagement with local communities, the impact and legacy of the outbreak of the First World War, the Battle of the Somme and the Easter Rising in the Mid and East Antrim and Causeway areas.
• £178,800
Connecting History
The project reshaped the modern history galleries at the Ulster Museum (UM) to meet the challenge of forthcoming anniversaries and in so doing, will contribute to work on the Decade of Anniversaries.
£454,800
Irish Unionism 1914- 1918
The project will reflect on how the events of 100 years ago have shaped the Ireland of today with a particular emphasis on the Unionist perspective on the events of 1914-1918 and the development of the ideological and cultural differences found within Northern Ireland today.
•£270,700
HMS Caroline
• The project will conserve, repair, protect and interpret HMS Caroline, Alexandra Dock and the Pump-House for the next generation
• £12,385,900
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