Exhibitions

An exhibition of hand-stitched quilts by the members of St Cedma’s Parish Piecemakers taking inspiration from both religious and secular themes and incorporating a variety of techniques.

The exhibition is on display from Friday 29th March until Saturday 27th April 2024 and includes Saturday opening on 30th March, 6th April and 27th April.

Meet the Makers and Sewing Demonstration on Saturday 6th April, 1.00pm – 3.00pm.

Opening hours: Monday – 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.

Larne Museum & Arts Centre is delighted to be participating in the 10th Anniversary of the NI Mental Health Arts Festival, which runs from 10th until 19th May 2024, by hosting a small hallway display by Macmillan Move More.

The theme of this year’s festival is PAUSE, a time to stop, stand still, and reflect upon the importance of our own and each-others mental health and wellbeing.

Since January of this year the Macmillan Move More group has been taking part in a new class called Chit-Chat and Create. At this session participants get a chance to develop their craft skills while chit-chatting. Different craft skills they have learnt include felting, wreath making, macrame, and more recently, art therapy. Some of this work will be included in the display.

The Macmillan Move More is a scheme that offers a free tailored programme to help people living with cancer get and stay active, at a level that is right for them. The activities are suitable for everyone regardless of where they are in their cancer journey. It also provides an opportunity for people living with cancer to meet other people in a similar situation, helping reduce the loneliness and isolation experienced by people living with cancer. It can be anything from going to the gym, walking, sports classes, gardening, swimming or anything that get people moving more. Physical activity before, during and after cancer treatment can help prevent and manage some of the effects of treatment such as fatigue, depression and risks to your health.

The exhibition will be on display from Friday 3rd May until Saturday 25th May and includes Saturday opening on 25th May. Opening hours: Monday – 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.

Larne Camera club comprises of local photographers and some further afield such as Ballymena, Carnlough and Newtownabbey.

We are a group of like-minded people who are passionate about taking photographs. We meet twice monthly for a varied calendar of practical sessions, guest speakers, and outings, weather permitting. As a group with varying skill levels, it is an excellent opportunity to learn from the more experienced who are more than happy to share their knowledge. There is also a number of female photographers within the group. The club also provides a social element as great friendships develop over time.

The exhibition will be on display from Friday 3rd May until Saturday 25th May and includes Saturday opening on 25th May.  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.

Image: 'Puffin Landing' by Paul McIlwaine

A small hallway display of artefacts, photographs and accounts relating to the Sun Laundry, now Rea’s of Larne, which opened on Bank Road in Larne in 1894 and closed in 1982.

This exhibition is taking place as part of Mid and East Antrim Industrial Heritage Week, 3rd – 8th June 2024.

The exhibition will be on display from Monday 3rd until Friday 28th June 2024 and includes Saturday opening on 22nd June.  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.

Image: 'Sun Laundry', Larne Museum Archives

Roger Ford-Hutchinson is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who lives in Larne and loves taking photographs.

Since his retirement in 2008, Roger has been quietly experimenting with “slow photography”, an artistic style that focuses on old school, analogue film techniques.

In this first exhibition of his photographic work, Roger handpicks an eclectic mix of images from the thousands he’s taken of Larne and thereabouts over the last 15 years.

This is a story of slowing down, connecting to others, encouraging your own creativity and finding beauty in the everyday.

The exhibition will be on display from Friday 31st May until Friday 28th June 2024 and includes Saturday opening on 22nd June. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10.00am - 4.00pm.

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

Image: Photograph by Roger Ford-Hutchinson