by Ryan Wilson
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Funding has been secured to introduce a Home of Derry Girls pilot exhibition in the Tower Museum, as well as establish a new Derry Girls trail taking in key filming locations.
Members of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Business and Culture Committee gave unanimous approval to the proposals, which will further strengthen the Derry Girls legacy and attract fans of the hit series to the City.
The Committee was informed that funding of £71,000 had been secured through the TNI Market Led Product Development Programme 2022/23, to deliver the pilot exhibition, with additional funds from the Council’s Museum Services Programme bringing the budget to £80,000.
Council’s Head of Culture, Aeidin McCarter, detailed the proposals to members along with plans to explore further opportunities to create a longer term Derry Girls experience in the city. She said that the worldwide success of the award winning series, created by Derry screenwriter Lisa McGee, presented a fantastic opportunity to enhance the tourism offering here by creating an exciting new tourism product for visitors and fans of the show.
The exhibition, and the Derry Girls Trail being developed in partnership with Visit Derry, will work alongside other assets such as the Derry Girls mural, filming location tours and Derry Girls afternoon tea experience, to firmly establish the city as the home of Derry Girls and generate greater interest in the DCSDC area as a major visitor destination.
With 2.5m people tuning in to view the show on Channel 4 in addition to the global platform provided by Netflix, the Derry Girls phenomenon has already generated significant national and international interest in the city, the wider region and beyond.
At the first monthly meeting of the Business and Culture Committee of 2023, Members welcomed the plans and approved the additional Council budget to assist with delivery. The Home of Derry Girls pilot visitor experience/exhibition in the Tower Museum will allow visitors to explore some of the sets, props and memorabilia from the TV show. This will be used to test public interest in the concept, before working towards a more ambitious permanent visitor experience in the city featuring a more extensive Derry Girls collection.
The exhibition will open in March 2023.
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