Life-size Lego model lands in Derry as part of this year’s Workers Rights and Social Justice Programme

A life-sized model of a Suffragette will be on display in The Tower Museum this month as part of this year’s Worker’s Rights and Social Justice Programme.

Standing at an impressive 170cm tall and made up of over 32,000 bricks, Hope, the Lego Suffragette will be on display in the museum throughout the programme of events.

Hope was originally built in 2018 for the UK Parliament’s Education and Engagement team, to help them tell the story of women’s suffrage 100 years after the first women gained the right to vote. The name Hope was chosen by the public after the popular media campaign, #NameOurSister went out across social media. The powerful statue took three people from the Lego Group to build over 171 hours.

Bernadette Walsh, Archivist at The Tower Museum, said the team were excited to welcome Hope to Derry and they couldn’t wait to introduce her to the public.

“We’re delighted to play host to this amazing life-sized model built entirely by Lego. Hope is a striking and powerful exhibition and we’re really excited to include it in this year’s Worker’s Rights and Social Justice Programme. An exhibition like this is a great way to educate and inform the younger generation about the struggles women would have faced throughout the suffragette movement, and we can’t wait to see families come through our doors and hear the reactions of children and young people.”

She is currently on tour around the country and on display in Derry until Sunday 12th May. Call into the Tower Museum this month and grab a selfie with Hope, while learning all about the Suffragette movement in the UK.  The public are encouraged to use the hashtag #StandWithHope on social media when sharing.

For more information on this year’s Worker’s Rights and Social Justice Programme, please visit www.derrystrabane.com/workersrights