Ulster Museum
The Ulster Museum is part of National Museums Northern Ireland, which also includes the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Ulster American Folk Park and Armagh County Museum.
The current building has been established in the Botanic Gardens since 1929, although the origins of the collections can be traced back to 1821. The museum was transferred from Belfast City Council (then Belfast Corporation) to a Board of Trustees in 1962, acquiring new status as a national museum. In 1972, a major extension opened to the public. It became part of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, a non-departmental government body funded mainly by DCAL, in 1998.
The Ulster Museum's rich and diverse collections cover fine and applied art, archaeology and world cultures, local history and natural sciences. The museum is committed to the collection, care and interpretation of these collections for the benefit of the broadest audience, and to the promotion of awareness, appreciation and understanding of our cultural heritage.
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*NISF17 ANNOUCEMENT!*
We're delighted to announce the first events for the 2017 NI Science Festival taking place from Thursday 16- Sunday 26...
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'Science is the new going out'..so said one of our LaTe LaB2 party goers. If you want to find out why, join us for LaTe LaB3 as part of the NI...
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Our Christmas movie series is underway! We are showing festive movies in partnership with Cinemagic every Saturday in the Lecture Theatre until 17th...
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INTRODUCING - THE OPEN SUBMISSION JUDGES:
Michael MACK - Publisher: MACK Books http://www.belfastphotofestival.com/#michael-mack
SUBMIT:...
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Bronze Age gold torcs have been in the news recently, as a spectacular and enormous one has been discovered in Cambridgeshire. Though our Corrard...
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It's excting to have some Goya in Belfast! At the Ulster Museum, Belfast until June 2017:...
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This festive season you are cordially invited to admire our celebration of the big feast of the day, Edwardian style #Christmas #EnjoyNI16
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The most famous series of prints depicting human conflict by Spanish artist Francisco Goya is now on display in our latest loan exhibition from the...
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Enjoy the talents of two Ulster Orchestra violinists here this Sunday as they perform in the Welcome area between 12 noon and 12.30pm.
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How should museums interpret objects that played a part in conflict? How can we be honest but sensitive about their complex histories? These...
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'Difficult Objects' seminar (free to attend) 10:00 - 15:30, Fri 25 Nov 2016
Ulster Museum, Belfast new project ‘Collecting the Troubles and Beyond’...
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Our new exhibition 'Francisco Goya: The Disasters of War' opens to the public next Friday 25 November. These works depict the warfare, famine and...
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A selection of objects is now on display in the #Troubles gallery to support the launch and ongoing development of our...
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We visited the RUA exhibition at the Ulster Museum, Belfast. Excellent. Check in!
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Ulster Museum, Belfast
September 2018
#DippyOnTour
Natural History Museum, London
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Overnight we got a gigantic early Christmas present from the Natural History Museum, London as #DippyOnTour is #Belfast bound in September 2018. Find...
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Bounding towards Belfast! We're thrilled to have been chosen to host #DippyOnTour in September 2018, as the beloved Diplodocus dinosaur ventures out...
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Discover the secrets behind these intriguing mystery objects, with our Curator of History, Dr Viv Pollock, at Tullycarnet Library Libraries NI this...
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It was a real privilege to hear Mairead Corrigan Maguire speaking here yesterday, and to be able to show her the Nobel Peace Prize medal she donated...
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There is much talk in the media of tonight's #Supermoon, when the Moon makes its closest approach to Earth since 1948. Alas, the chances are that it...
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On #RemembranceSunday 2017 you will be able to see the striking, iconic art installation 'Poppies: Weeping Window' (pictured here at Caernarfon...
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Our programme of activity for the 'Collecting the Troubles and Beyond' project continues tomorrow, with a free talk by peace activist Máiread...
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'We will remember them' #ArmisticeDay
Young Citizen Volunteers Gus Reid, Alf McGuigan and Harry Millar in a captured German trench in Thiepval....
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The Ulster Museum, Belfast has invited the public in Tyrone to share their experiences of Northern Ireland during the ‘Troubles’ as part of a major...
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This weekend is your last chance to catch our #GerardDillon exhibition http://bit.ly/1XsgCyL Don't miss this opportunity to see some of his finest...
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The winner of this year's #NobelPeacePrize, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, has just visited Northern Ireland, but did you know we have our...
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Autumn and its exquisite colours. Captured by Hans Iten in this oil on canvas from our collection.
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'They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky....' and that's just our collections. Happy #Halloween from the Ulster Museum!
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