Magilligan Prison display marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Magilligan Prison in Co Derry is the unique and unusual setting for a special display to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2016.

Nissan huts within the walls of the prison have been converted to house images, created by prisoners, and audio visual displays of the Holocaust, Nazi persecution and subsequent genocides in which millions of people died.

Local schools have been invited to view the ‘Empty Spaces’ display which is being hosted in conjunction with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and aimed at encouraging local people to honour the survivors of regimes of hatred.

Justice Minister David Ford also visited the display and speaking afterwards said he was “very impressed” by the work of the prisoners involved and the fact that schools would learn about the importance of honouring the survivors of past atrocities.