The Troubles Archive is a collection of artworks from artists who produced work during and relating to the Troubles in Northern Ireland

Handpicked from the Archive

FLASH BACK

An agreement to set up an Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is signed by the B

RANDOM PICK

‘Trapped’: Concrete Bollard with Barbed Wire

Growing up in Belfast during The Troubles, was for me, a period of frustration, restrictions and the ever-present noise of the army helicopter. The distinctive sounds of the Chinook helicopter/transporters as they ferried troops, supplies and ammunition above our city, created the sound track of my youth. Every movement was observed and all travel monitored by the armed forces. Even within the sanctity of our family home, I felt trapped and watch

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