Derry Daily
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Sport
  • Features
  • Courts
  • Business
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Jobs
Saturday 12°CSunday 15°C

Derry Daily Derry Daily Derry Daily

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Sport
  • Features
  • Courts
  • Business
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Jobs
Derry CityEnvironmentNews

Tower Museum launches new archive of local film footage

written by cassoscoop September 19, 2023
ShareTweet

The Tower Museum today unveils a fascinating collection of local film footage showcasing Derry through the decades, brought together as part of a special project to digitise and preserve old footage.

The Tower Museum – Northland Broadcast Film Collection has been created as the result of a collaboration between Derry City and Strabane District Council, Northland Broadcast and Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive, and aims to catalogue and digitise material considered to be at risk.

A selection of the collection will go live online from today, launched by Council in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen.

Developed and curated by the Derry-based filmmaker, Vinny Cunningham, the wide ranging collection features a medley of footage and programmes that Cunningham made or helped produce, along with older footage shot on film in the 1960s and 1970s by third parties.

Many of the films were created by Vinny Cunningham under his production company, Open Reel Productions Ltd and the Museum of Free Derry also assisted in reviewing and selecting items to feature.

All of the footage is deeply connected to the city of Derry, whether through subject, location or theme, and the project has been funded through the National Archives Covid 19 Collections at Risk Grant Programme.

Looking ahead to the launch, archivist at the Tower Museum, Bernadette Walsh, said: “This collection provides a range of unique footage of Derry down through the years, capturing moments from Halloween and other local events, which will be of interest to both film buffs and anyone interested in local history.

“We are delighted that Vinny Cunningham offered to share this archive, I think it’s so important that we capture these snapshots of local history and ensure they are properly preserved for posterity.

“Making the clips accessible online opens them up to everyone, and they will become an important resource for future generations.”

The online launch with Northern Ireland Screen will focus on a small selection of material as a preview to the wider collection which will be available later in the year via an online catalogue.

Any queries on the collection can be directed to Bernadette at the Tower Museum: [email protected]

The Tower Museum – Northland Broadcast Film Collection is now available to view online at https://digitalfilmarchive.net/collection/tower-museum-and-northland-broadcast-205

Tower Museum launches new archive of local film footage was last modified: September 19th, 2023 by cassoscoop

Tags:
archivist at the Tower MuseumBernadette WalshDerry CityDERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCILDigital Film ArchiveNORTHERN IRELAND SCREENNorthland Broadcast Film CollectionTHE TOWER MUSEUMTower Museum launches new archive of local film footage
ShareTweet
cassoscoop

LEAVE A COMMENT

You may also like

Derry City hit College boys for six

12 hours ago

Council awarded funding to tackle sticky issue

19 hours ago

Man sentenced to seven-and-a-half years over ‘savage’...

20 hours ago

Higgins: We need to improve our performance...

20 hours ago

Winter change times to recycling centres

20 hours ago

Norris welcomes extension of late-night bus to...

1 day ago

Durkan: Efforts needed to improve public transport

2 days ago

Police appeal wedding ring lost in Derry

2 days ago

Special commemoration to remember those lost in...

2 days ago

McLaughlin concerned at uncertain future of Midwife...

2 days ago

Keep in touch

Facebook Twitter Email

Features

  • DD Travel Feature: Cork’s amazing The Montenotte Hotel

    April 18, 2023
  • Derry cancer survivor Noeleen McMorris reveals importance of awareness

    July 25, 2022
  • Competition! Win tickets to Northern Ireland v England Women’s Euro 2022 match

    June 17, 2022
  • Glenapp Castle: Only a few miles from home but a million miles away

    December 20, 2021
  • DD Travel Feature: The Unsung Shores of Portugal

    November 12, 2021

Courts

  • Man sentenced to seven-and-a-half years over ‘savage’ attack

    September 29, 2023
  • Teenagers died from drowning despite ‘valiant efforts’ of friends, coroner finds

    September 27, 2023
  • British soldier accused of Daniel Hegarty’s killing dies

    September 26, 2023
  • Man in court over hit-and-run death of Ronan Wilson

    September 26, 2023
  • Ronan Wilson funeral details announced as man charged over hit-and-run death

    September 26, 2023

Donegal Daily

    Read More

    • News
    • Sport
    • Courts
    • Jobs
    • Features
    • Business
    • Politics

    Information

    • Contact Us
    • About
    • Advertise WIth Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Terms & Conditions
    Derry Daily

    © 2023 Derry Daily. All rights reserved.


    Back To Top