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Explore the Ulster Museum and make sense of the past, the present and the future through collections of art, natural science and history.

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Discover how reconnecting with traditions, skills and customs from the past can help us grow and thrive in the world today.

Visit the Ulster Folk Museum

Be inspired by the story of transport and social change in this part of the world since the birth of the modern era.

Visit the Ulster Transport Museum

Horse Carriage at Ulster American Folk Park

Walk in the footsteps of our bold ancestors who emigrated from Ulster to North America in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Visit the Ulster American Folk Park

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The Co Armagh tomb was excavated to save it from quarrying work in 1966

6000-year-old burial tomb relocated to Ulster Folk Museum 

The two-day Making Festival celebrated Northern Ireland’s cherished crafts 

Crowds Gather at Ulster Folk Museum for new Making Festival 

Each year, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) awards fully-funded PhD studentships to museums and heritage organisations to support collaborative research projects.

Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships

Inside the Troubles and Beyond exhibition at Ulster Museum. Yellow and black graphics on the wall say 'The Troubles and Beyond' and there is a glass display case in the background with a jacket artefact.

The Conflict and Legacy Interpretive Network has been established involving Bloody Sunday Trust/Museum of Free Derry, Ulster Museum and Healing Through Remembering.

Museums and heritage organisations join forces to address legacy and conflict issues 

National Museums NI looks after four distinct museums in Northern Ireland and serves as custodians to 1.4 million objects in a collection spanning art, history and natural sciences.

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