Exhibitions, talks and events
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The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) regularly organises or participates in talks, events and exhibitions, often in conjunction with other local organisations.You will find details of talks, events and exhibitions, currently running or coming up in the near future, on the Exhibitions talks, events and - what's on? page.
PRONI Launch Exhibition
To mark the opening of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) in new, state-of-the-art premises at Titanic Quarter, Belfast, an exhibition entitled 'A Century of Change, Conflict and Transformation' has opened.
The exhibition covers the period 1911 to 2011, touching on major events and covering themes including governance, leisure, economy and society. At the core will be a display on the Blitz experience marking the 70th anniversary of the Belfast Blitz, including a replica Anderson Shelter. Exhibits include original documents and artefacts that are held within PRONI’s archives. The exhibition also notes changes in the type of media used to record information over the years and how the digital age may affect how future generations access their ‘history’.
The exhibition is arranged chronologically by decade reflecting community memory over the last 100 years. Highlights include documents and images relating to the manufacture of the DeLorean Sports Car, made famous by the ‘Back to the Future’ movies, personal diaries including accounts of the Blitz and documents and images of the transformation of Belfast, particularly the Titanic Quarter where PRONI’s new building is located.
The exhibition covers the period 1911 to 2011, touching on major events and covering themes including governance, leisure, economy and society. At the core will be a display on the Blitz experience marking the 70th anniversary of the Belfast Blitz, including a replica Anderson Shelter. Exhibits include original documents and artefacts that are held within PRONI’s archives. The exhibition also notes changes in the type of media used to record information over the years and how the digital age may affect how future generations access their ‘history’.
The exhibition is arranged chronologically by decade reflecting community memory over the last 100 years. Highlights include documents and images relating to the manufacture of the DeLorean Sports Car, made famous by the ‘Back to the Future’ movies, personal diaries including accounts of the Blitz and documents and images of the transformation of Belfast, particularly the Titanic Quarter where PRONI’s new building is located.
Online exhibitions
PRONI has also produced a number of online exhibitions in recent years, which include digitised images of many PRONI documents.The following online exhibitions are currently running:
Northern Ireland's Contribution To The Development Of Australia
PRONI produced this online exhibition in association with the Centre for Migration Studies, Omagh. Launched on St Patrick's Day, 17th March 1999, the exhibition concentrates on the contribution to the growth and development of Australia made by people from the north of Ireland - from convicts to bush-rangers and from famine orphans to gold diggers.19th Century Emigration to North America
Launched in 1998, PRONI produced this online exhibition in collaboration with the Belfast Telegraph. It features approximately 55 digitised images - just a few items from the vast array of records relating to emigration in PRONI's holdings - including photographs, emigrant letters, advertisements and guides (to encourage emigration) and even passenger tickets.PRONI on the Record
This online exhibition gives an indication of the wide range of subjects covered by the archives held by PRONI.Hidden Connections: Ulster and Slavery, 1807-2007
The ‘Hidden Connections: Ulster and Slavery, 1807-2007’ exhibition to mark the bi-centenary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire ran in a number of venues throughout Northern Ireland. Curated by PRONI and launched in November 2007 in the Linen Hall Library
, the exhibition drew on documents from PRONI’s archives, artefacts from the Ulster Museum and contemporary books and pamphlets from the Linen Hall Library and elsewhere. A catalogue Ulster and Slavery (4.2MB) 
was produced. It includes an extensive appendix listing the references to slavery to be found in the various archives held in PRONI.
