The Linen Hall

15/10/2026

KEEPING THE LINES OPEN: THE STORY OF THE PEACE TRAINS PANEL DISCUSSION
£5, Friday 13 November, 1pm - 2pm

This panel brings together key perspectives on the Peace Train Organisation, which ran trains between Belfast and Dublin from 1989 to 1995 to protest against paramilitary attacks on the Enterprise line.

Attendees are welcome to share their own memories of the movement and interact with the panellists.

To learn more and to book a ticket please visit our website via the link in our bio.

14/10/2026

The Political Collection Tour
£10.00, Wed 21 Oct, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Come and explore The Linen Hall’s world-renowned political collection on a collections-based tour which explores the history of the recent past through the prism of the rare and unique artefacts and objects we have been collecting for over 50 years. Started in 1968 with one civil rights leaflet, this incredible collection now holds over 350,000 items; encompassing all shades of opinion, it is the definitive archive of the ‘Troubles’, peace process, and beyond.

The tour is a not to be missed opportunity to engage with this rich and diverse collection and the authentic insights it gives into this momentous period of history.

The capacity for this tour is 10. To book for larger groups, please email [email protected].

Booking essential.

Please see link in bio for more information and to book.

14/10/2026

Good Relations Week Workshop
Free, Friday 16 Oct, 1pm - 2pm

To mark Good Relations Week, and its theme of Include, The Linen Hall is holding a workshop to showcase our collections and the ways in which they reflect the rich diversity and vibrant life of communities across Northern Ireland.

Join our Collections team as they present a range of historic and contemporary items from our archives.

To learn more and to book please visit our website via the link in our bio.

12/10/2026

Extraordinary Times
Chapter 5 is now available to download.

Extraordinary Times is a predictive novel by the Belfast writer Rosemary Jenkinson. Rosemary’s vision for this cutting-edge, literary thriller, is to release a new chapter of the book every year using The Linen Hall Digital Platform – unless what she describes in the novel actually happens. In that case, Rosemary’s plan is to release the entire book, comprising 32 chapters, there and then.

The novel, set in an imagined future in Belfast on the eve of a referendum on Irish unity, wittily charts how six interconnected characters navigate the fortnight leading up to the historic referendum and are inadvertently caught up in a violent plan to disrupt the vote.

Start your journey today by downloading the first 5 chapters for free from our website via the link in our bio.

08/10/2026

Many thanks to Dan Gordon, Ruairi Conaghan and Brian Rowan for putting on a fantastic event in support of The Linen Hall.

The performances from Dan and Ruairi were superb, while Brian's comments were both insightful and engaging.

Thanks also to everyone who joined us, supported the event and contributed to the conversation.

07/10/2026

The Political Collection Tour
£10, Wed 21 Oct, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Come and explore The Linen Hall’s world-renowned political collection on a collections-based tour which explores the history of the recent past through the prism of the rare and unique artefacts and objects we have been collecting for over 50 years. Started in 1968 with one civil rights leaflet, this incredible collection now holds over 350,000 items; encompassing all shades of opinion, it is the definitive archive of the ‘Troubles’, peace process, and beyond.

The tour is a not to be missed opportunity to engage with this rich and diverse collection and the authentic insights it gives into this momentous period of history.

The capacity for this tour is 10. To book for larger groups, please email [email protected].

Booking essential.

To learn more please visit our website via the link in our bio.

Come and explore The Linen Hall’s world-renowned political collection on a collections-based tour which explores the history of the recent past through the prism of the rare and unique artefacts […]

07/10/2026

New Online Exhibition Available

We recently held an exhibition at The Linen Hall called, ‘All Children Together and the Story of Integrated Education in Northern Ireland’.

This exhibition is now available online via our website and includes video of the main events as well as audio excerpts from oral history interviews with individuals connected to integrated education, including teachers, former pupils, prominent supporters, and politicians.

To learn more please visit: https://linenhall.com/all-children-together-and-the-story-of-integrated-education/

07/10/2026

🎥 New Video

If you were unable to attend the launch of our new Poetry Jukebox curation in response to the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence, it is now available to watch on our website.

To view please visit: https://linenhall.com/liberty-usa-ni-250-poetry-jukebox-launch/

The curation can be heard on the Poetry Jukebox on the ground floor of The Linen Hall.

05/10/2026

Journalist Brian Rowan joins Agreement actors for Linen Hall fundraiser featuring unique artefacts from his reporting archive:

Journalist Brian Rowan joins Agreement actors for Linen Hall fundraiser featuring unique artefacts from his reporting archive

05/10/2026

SHARE YOUR BELFAST MUSIC MEMORY WITH US

The Linen Hall invites you to share a memory for an upcoming exhibition exploring experiences of music in Belfast from the 1960s to the present day, supported by funding from Belfast City Council.

We’d also love to hear from you if you have material that could help bring these stories to life. We’re looking for photographs, posters, tickets, programmes, magazines, fanzines, recordings and other objects relating to music in Belfast.

To learn more, please visit: https://linenhall.com/share-your-belfast-music-memory-with-the-linen-hall/

The Linen Hall invites you to share a memory for an upcoming exhibition exploring experiences of music in Belfast from the 1960s to the present day, supported by funding from […]