Exhibitions

Rites of Passage

A new exhibition by Mid and East Antrim Museum & Heritage Service which explores our common experience of birth and death and, for many, the life changing experience of getting married.

A fascinating display of objects from the Council’s three museums will show how these life defining moments have been experienced communally by past generations of local people within their family and community.

The exhibition asks, how do their customs and rituals still shape our modern experience? How much have we retained and how much have we changed what we believe about these life stages and how we should mark them?

The exhibition will be on display from Saturday 8th November until Tuesday 23rd December 2025, and includes Saturday opening on 8th November and 6th December. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10.00am – 4.00pm.

For more information, please contact Larne Museum & Arts Centre on 028 28 262443 or e-mail marian.kelso@midandeastantrim.gov.uk.

MV Princess Victoria 73rd Anniversary Exhibition

An exhibition commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the MV Princess Victoria disaster in 1953.

Telling the story of the ship and the events of that day, the exhibition will include letters of sympathy sent to the family of James Arthur Morrow of Carnalbanagh, who was lost in the disaster, and a policeman's notebook which records details of bodies retrieved following the sinking of the MV Princess Victoria.

The exhibition will be on display from Monday 12th until Saturday 31st January 2026. Includes Saturday opening on 31st January only.  Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10.00am - 4.00pm.

For more information, please contact Larne Museum & Arts Centre on 028 28 262443 or e-mail marian.kelso@midandeastantrim.gov.uk.