Museum of Free Derry

Museum of Free Derry - darkometer rating : 7 - A small topical museum in the city of Derry/Londonderry , Northern Ireland . Informally, the museum is also simply known as "the Bloody Sunday Museum". Its main theme is indeed Bloody Sunday, but it also covers the historical background to it and the whole role of the Bogside district, where it is located and which has been described as the "Crucible" of "The Troubles". Small as the museum may be, it has some very poignant artefacts and is certainly one of the top attractions to any (dark) tourist with an interest in the Northern Ireland conflict. > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos More background info: For general historical background see under Northern Ireland (and for its deeper roots also Ireland, Republic ), and for a synopsis of the historical role of the Bogside other than in Bloody Sunday see under Derry/Londonderry . Bloody Sunday is the informal name that the events of 30 January 1972 have become best known under worldwide. It was possibly the most significant turning point in the earlier part of the Troubles, the one that turned it from mere protests, civil unrest and riots into what was perceived by many as downright "war". What happened? Tensions had already been running high since the late 1960s when the civil rights movement formed in the Catholic Bogside district and especially after the so-called Battle of the Bogside of August 1969 – see under Derry/Londonderry . The confrontation between Catholic Republicans in the Bogside and the authorities escalated further all through 1970 and 1971 and "Free Derry" had become a no-go area for the authorities.