The Carrickfergus Museum has an exciting range of events and programmes the whole family will enjoy. The Museum has a permanent exhibition on the local history of Carrickfergus including archaeological artefacts from the Anglo-Norman Castle as well as a community archive gallery. The museum regularly hosts touring exhibitions. For upcoming programmes and events click here.

Some past exhibitions include:

Carrickfergus and the Great War
A Mid-Antrim Museums Service exhibition looking at the impact of the Great War on Carrickfergus. As well as looking at the role played by local volunteers on the Western Front, this exhibition will also tell the story of Carrickfergus itself during the war as a garrison and maritime town.  For example, did you know that a man from Carrickfergus was drowned when a German U-Boat in the mouth of the Lough sank the boat he was travelling on from Larne to Belfast in 1916?

A Stitch in Time
An exhibtion of contemporary and traditional work by the Northern Ireland Patchwork Guild.