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Horse Carriage at Ulster American Folk Park

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Renoir's L’allée au bois hung on a green wall with dimmed light shining down on the painting, with the Chief Executive of National Museums NI, Kathryn Thomson and Senior Curator of Art, Anne Stewart standing in front of it.

This is a highly important acquisition for the Ulster Museum as it is the first Impressionist painting to enter a public collection in Northern Ireland.

Renoir masterpiece, L’allée au bois, acquired by National Museums NI

Fashion Photography from the National Portrait Gallery Collection, including portraits of Maisie Williams, Stormzy and Audrey Hepburn, go on display at Ulster Museum. 

Fashion Icons Past and Present 

World-renowned, Belfast-born photographer Hannah Starkey pictured inside the gallery at Ulster Museum where large, colourful portraits of women who were influential to peace building in Northern Ireland are on display in a new exhibition.

This new co-curated exhibition between Ulster Museum and Belfast Photo Festival captures the often untold stories of the women who were influential to peace building in NI.

Ulster Museum and Belfast Photo Festival host new exhibition to coincide with 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement

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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