Looking for the ideal Christmas gift for the Hibernian FC fans in your life?
Then you can’t go wrong with a tour of the club’s brand new Visitor Centre
The centre is situated in the old ticket office adjacent to the stadium, and proudly supported by Hibernian Supporters, the new Visitor Centre is a space for fans, schools, community groups, and tourists, to visit and learn about Hibernian Football Club.
A project, which formed part of the club’s 150th anniversary plans, shows off Hibs in all its glory.
The exhibits are wall to wall highlighting the Club’s vast history through words, images, pennants, shirts and much more.
Those who are honoured include the Famous Five, Turnbull’s Tornadoes and the Scottish Cup winning side of 2016.
A meticulously researched board of honour also lists every player to have played for the club.
Visitors will see a film on loop which shows goals from many European matches can be watched from replica dugout seats.
Memorabilia
There are also some special, historical memorabilia, which has been preserved by the Hibernian Historical Trust including pennants and programmes. These include a certain programme from New Year’s Day 1973 – and even Lawrie Reilly’s boots.
Peter McDermott, Hibernian Supporters Director said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be supporting the Hibernian Visitor Centre, thanks to the ongoing contributions from our members.
“It’s brilliant to see it ready to begin welcoming fans through the doors in the Club’s 150th anniversary year.
“A huge well done to everyone at the Club and Hibernian Historical Trust associated with the project.
“We hope as many fans as possible get the chance to experience Hibernian’s rich history first-hand in the brilliant new Visitor Centre.”
Supporters and visitors alike can now book a 30-minute self-guided tour with available slots from Monday to Friday.
Historical Trust
As well as showcasing the Club’s history, the Visitor Centre now also gives the Hibernian Historical Trust a home where they can display some of their rich archive of items and memorabilia.
“The key pillars of the Trust are to protect, maintain and educate the community about Hibernian FC,” detailed Gordon Mackay, Chairman of the Hibernian Historical Trust.
“We are therefore delighted to be working collaboratively with the Club and HSL to ensure more memorabilia is available for fans to view on a permanent basis and with the scope for more to come.”
Following months of work and support from a number of local Club Partners, Scott Souness, 150th Anniversary Project Manager said: “It has been great to see this vision come to life over the past few months. Following the popularity and success of our St Mary’s Street Hall Exhibition in August, it was important to create a more permanent home within our Easter Road site to showcase the rich history of Hibernian FC.
“Our thanks go out to HSL, Eastern Exhibition & Display, JB Contracts, MPACT Group, 442 Design and The Hibernian Historical Trust for bringing this important project to life.”
Stadium tour
There is an option to book the Easter Road Stadium Tour, which in addition to taking in the Visitor Centre, includes a full behind-the-scenes tour of the Stadium.
This is currently available to book on Thursdays and Fridays and lasts two hours.
Bookings can be made via the Hibernian FC website.
