Bogside Murals (People's Gallery)
Bogside Murals
Twelve giant murals along Rossville Street in the Bogside, known as the 'People's Gallery', depicting the civil rights movement, Bloody Sunday and the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
The Bogside is a Catholic neighbourhood just below the city walls on the west side, and was the heart of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1960s and 70s. From 1994 to 2008, local artists known as the 'Bogside Artists' painted 12 murals on the gable walls of buildings on both sides of Rossville Street. Subjects include the Battle of the Bogside in 1969, the victims of Bloody Sunday in 1972, civil rights marches, Nobel Peace Prize laureate John Hume, and a final mural of a dove symbolising peace. You can view them from the city walls or go down to the street for a closer look. A walk takes about 30 to 60 minutes and is free. A guided political history tour led by a local is recommended to better understand the background.
Opening hours
Open all day; free admission
Nearby sights
- Free Derry Corner
- Museum of Free Derry
- Long Tower Church (St Columba's)
- St Eugene's Cathedral
- Siege Museum
- St Columb's Cathedral
- Craft Village
- Tower Museum