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Woodturning Exhibition returns to Ballymoney Museum

Woodturning Exhibition returns to Ballymoney Museum

Fri, November 17, 2017

One of the most highly anticipated events in the cultural calendar has returned to Ballymoney Museum.

The 31st annual Woodturning Exhibition was launched on Wednesday 15th November by the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Joan Baird OBE.

The exhibition features an array of pieces of outstanding quality, produced by the award-winning turners of the Irish Woodturning Guild.

The majority of the work will be for sale, so this could be the ideal opportunity to pick up the perfect Christmas gift.

Admission is free and opening hours are Monday – Thursday & Saturday 9am-5pm & Friday 9am - 4.30pm.

The exhibition will remain open until Saturday 9th December.

For further information, please contact Ballymoney Museum on 028 2766 0230 or email cms@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk

Richard Conkey pictured at the launch of the annual Woodturning Exhibition in Ballymoney Museum. Some of the beautiful woodwork items on display at Ballymoney Museum. Award winning woodturner Minnie Emmerson pictured at the launch of the annual Woodturning Exhibition in Ballymoney Museum. David O’Neill, Alison O’Neill and Eric Turner pictured at the launch of the annual Woodturning Exhibition in Ballymoney Museum. Some of the outstanding items of woodwork on display at the Woodturning Exhibition in Ballymoney Museum. Some of the outstanding items of woodwork on display at the Woodturning Exhibition in Ballymoney Museum. Some of the outstanding items of woodwork on display at the Woodturning Exhibition in Ballymoney Museum. Rachael Garrett, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Services, pictured with a group of woodturners who exhibited their work at the launch event in Ballymoney Museum. The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Joan Baird OBE, pictured with Ken and Margaret Weir at the Annual Woodturning launch event in Ballymoney Museum. Ken Weir, with his handmade wooden clock, pictured with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Joan Baird OBE, and Helen Perry, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Services Development Manager.