NewsVoices of '74: Ulster Museum unveils powerful oral history project25.10.2024The online project draws on the importance of oral history to document the memories and experiences of the past, in order to encourage conversations about the future Read news
NewsLeading UK museums collaborate in £1million cultural innovation supporting young children and families18.09.2024Ulster Museum is one of eight UK museums and galleries, all leaders in early-years engagement in the cultural sector, selected to receive part of £1million funding from Art Fund and Nesta to help develop and deliver new programme for families with young children.Read news
NewsFerguson Black Returns: Ulster Transport Museum plays host to the tractor that revolutionised farming23.08.2024The prototype to modern tractor engineering is now on display at the Ulster Transport Museum and highlights Harry Ferguson’s legacy as one of Northern Ireland’s leading innovators.Read news
NewsFolk Museum Making Festival returns to honour Northern Ireland's heritage skills23.07.2024Ulster Folk Museum's annual celebration of heritage and craft skills takes place on 17 and 18 August.Read news
NewsExhibition highlighting experiences of international testimonies opens at Ulster Museum21.06.2024This new textiles exhibition, as part of our Troubles & Beyond work, is a collaboration between National Museums NI and Conflict Textiles, featuring 29 artworks from around the world.Read news
NewsRhymin Rab's Ramble: Ulster-Scots Trail introduced at Ulster Folk Museum 24.05.2024Trail highlights importance of National Museums NI’s language archives and the cultural value of linguistic diversity. Read News
NewsHistoric motorsport festival gears up for return to Cultra16.05.2024First run in 1905, the prestigious Cultra Hillclimb is one of the world’s oldest speed hill climbs and it’s set to return on Saturday 8th June to the Ulster Transport Museum, taking in the grounds around Cultra Manor at the nearby Ulster Folk Museum.Read news
NewsTwo Caravaggio Masterpieces reunited as Ulster Museum exhibition opens 10.05.2024National Museums NI, the National Gallery, London and National Gallery of Ireland collaborate on historic cultural moment. The Caravaggio paintings have rarely seen together since the 17th century. Read news
NewsUlster Museum and EY to connect more people to the arts18.04.2024EY to sponsor the upcoming 'National Treasures: Caravaggio in Belfast' exhibition at Ulster Museum, as well as primary schools’ engagement programme.Read news
NewsMural Support: Ulster Museum exhibition explores Bill Rolston's 40-year career in photography12.04.2024A new exhibition has opened at Ulster Museum exploring themes of identity, expression & conflict legacy, showcased through the work of Belfast-born mural photographer, Bill RolstonRead news
NewsSTEAM Studio set to inspire NI’S young tech talent of the future09.04.2024A new, STEAM-focused, collaborative education programme has been launched by Liberty IT and National Museums NI to inspire young people to develop their tech skills.Read news
NewsBluegrass Omagh 2024: Where music meets Ulster-American history05.04.2024Set against the backdrop of Ulster American Folk Park, Bluegrass Omagh is back, and this year’s festival promises an unforgettable weekend of music, culture and history. Read news
NewsCaravaggio in Belfast: Two Masterpieces, One Unforgettable Exhibition29.03.2024Caravaggio's 'The Supper at Emmaus' and 'The Taking of Christ' will be reunited at a unique exhibition at the museum for the National Gallery's bicentenary – a first for Belfast.Read news
NewsNational Museums NI and Liberty IT announce new educational partnership15.03.2024The new multi-year partnership with Liberty IT will support STEAM learning for young people in the museum learning setting.Read news
NewsLavery On Location Celebrates ‘Homecoming’ at Ulster Museum21.02.2024Opening 23rd February until 9th June, this exhibition presents a rare insight into internationally renowned, Belfast-born painter Sir John Lavery, showcasing over 70 of his works.Read news
NewsChristmas Gift to the Nation12.12.2023Rare painting by the Italian artist Peruzzi - the only surviving work by the artist in the UK - goes on display at the Ulster Museum. The Nativity dates back to the 16th century and was acquired by National Museums NI in 2022.
NewsCEDaR unveils 10-year business plan to combat environmental and biodiversity crisis04.12.2023CEDaR is the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording and is a longstanding partnership between National Museums NI, DAERA, NIEA and the recording community in Northern Ireland.
NewsUlster Folk Museum awarded the national Heritage Education Trust Sandford Award for the first time10.11.2023Ulster Folk Museum has been awarded the prestigious Sandford Award which recognises the high standard of our educational programme for schools.
NewsGlobal Voices, Local Choices: Diversity of museums celebrated at Parliament Buildings event31.10.2023The event took place in Parliament Buildings on Saturday 28th October where primary event sponsor, Kate Nicholl MLA, highlighted museums as vehicles for good relations.
NewsRoad Racing Celebrated as Ulster Transport Museum's Driven Gallery Reopens30.10.2023Seven motorbikes once owned by local road racing legends make up a new display as part of the Driven exhibition.
NewsSecretary of State announces appointment of a new Chair and Members to the Board of National Museums NI30.10.2023A new Chair and seven new Members have been appointed to the Board of National Museums NI.
NewsColin Middleton: ‘Among this Peace and Noise’ opens at Ulster Museum13.10.2023Showing until 14th January 2024, the exhibition examines the artist’s relationship with Belfast and his development through paintings and drawings spanning six decades.
News6000-year-old burial tomb relocated to Ulster Folk Museum 25.09.2023The Co Armagh tomb was excavated to save it from quarrying work in 1966.
NewsCrowds Gather at Ulster Folk Museum for new Making Festival 21.08.2023The two-day Making Festival celebrated Northern Ireland’s cherished crafts.
NewsNorthern Ireland's past still present as Folk Museum festival celebrates heritage traditions11.08.2023Ulster Folk Museum’s new Making Festival on August 19th and 20th will honour traditional craft skills.
NewsNational Museums NI awarded funding for Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships scheme10.07.2023Each year, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) awards fully-funded PhD studentships to museums and heritage organisations to support collaborative research projects.
NewsUlster Bank gifts Belfast’s ‘flying figures’ to Ulster Museum28.06.2023Ulster Bank has gifted an internationally significant piece of public art in Belfast to the national collection.
NewsMuseums and heritage organisations join forces to address legacy and conflict issues 28.06.2023The Conflict and Legacy Interpretive Network has been established involving Bloody Sunday Trust/Museum of Free Derry, Ulster Museum and Healing Through Remembering.
NewsAnnouncing the second cohort of artists to the 20/20 project08.06.2023Twelve emerging and mid-career artists with an extensive range of practices have been selected as the second cohort of 20/20 and Ulster Museum is one of the host partner museums.
NewsRenoir masterpiece, L’allée au bois, acquired by National Museums NI06.06.2023This is a highly important acquisition for the Ulster Museum as it is the first Impressionist painting to enter a public collection in Northern Ireland.
NewsUp to Speed: Cultra Motorsport Festival Returns to Ulster Folk Museum30.05.2023The Thoroughbred Sports Car Club (TSCC) NI, in partnership with Porsche Centre Belfast and supported by Ards and North Down Borough Council, will host Cultra Motorsport Festival at the Ulster Folk Museum on Saturday, June 10th 2023.
NewsFashion Icons Past and Present 16.05.2023Fashion Photography from the National Portrait Gallery Collection, including portraits of Maisie Williams, Stormzy and Audrey Hepburn, go on display at Ulster Museum.
NewsUlster Museum and Belfast Photo Festival host new exhibition to coincide with 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement07.04.2023This 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.
NewsBSBI: Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland 2020 Plant Atlas, Northern Ireland launch15.03.2023Our Natural Sciences team hosted the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) to launch the 2020 Plant Atlas.
NewsUlster Folk Museum development plans set to be unveiled13.03.2023National Museums NI submits Proposal of Application Notice for major development project at Ulster Folk Museum.
NewsTurner Prize-winning artwork opens at Ulster Museum 24.02.2023Belfast-based Array Collective’s 'The Druthaib's Ball' was awarded the Turner Prize in 2021 and now it has a new home at the Ulster Museum.
NewsOur Place in Space touches down at the Ulster Transport Museum24.02.2023Our Place in Space, a recreation of our solar system as a 11.8km sculpture trail, makes its homecoming to Northern Ireland following acclaimed UK tour travelling to four cities.
NewsUlster Museum to be gifted Peruzzi’s The Nativity24.12.2022The incredibly rare sixteenth century work has been acquired by National Museums NI, in Christmas gift to the nation.
NewsHuman Rights Day: Conflict textiles pieces acquired by National Museums NI09.12.2022Transnational textiles representing the personal experiences of those affected by conflict, including within Northern Ireland, taken into Ulster Museum's collection.
NewsArt Unwrapped is back for its fifth consecutive year09.12.2022The annual ‘gift to the city’ will be on display at Ulster University’s new Belfast Campus.
NewsAnything Goes: 1920s fashion goes on display at Ulster Museum06.12.2022Exhibition celebrates local talent alongside the roaring 20s’ contribution to design.
NewsNew theory for the Giant's Causeway's formations revealed06.10.2022A new theory for the Giant's Causeway's formations, the first since 1940, has been put forward by Curator of Natural Sciences, Dr Mike Simms.
NewsSurfing exhibition makes waves at Ulster Transport Museum16.08.2022Explore the history of surfing in Ireland through our Celtic Wave exhibition at Ulster Transport Museum.
NewsExhibition dedicated to The Bloomsbury Group opens at Ulster Museum11.07.2022Ulster Museum and The Courtauld in London have collaborated on a new exhibition showcasing pieces from the Bloomsbury Group.
NewsExhibition at Ulster Museum celebrates young voices24.06.2022Power to the Young People has been co-curated by a group of 16 to 25-year-olds from across Northern Ireland as part of the Reimagine Remake Replay project.
News A Collector's Story exhibition showcases former Lord Mayor's contribution17.06.2022An exhibition showcasing the contribution made to Ulster Museum's collections by Former Lord Mayor Tom Hartley, who has donated more than 2,000 objects over the last two decades.
NewsBluegrass Omagh celebrates 30th anniversary01.06.2022Ulster American Folk Park welcomed fans back to the legendary Bluegrass Omagh music festival to mark its 30th anniversary.
NewsNational Museums NI celebrates Volunteers' Week with special event01.06.2022We celebrate our some 170 volunteers for the invaluable contribution they make to our museums at a special event at Ulster Museum during Volunteers' Week.
NewsNational Museums NI acquires Turner Prize winner30.05.2022National Museums NI acquires 2021 Turner Prize winner for the national collection and will go on display in the Ulster Museum in early 2023.
News National Museums NI repatriates Hawaiian ancestral human remains and sacred objects09.05.2022National Museums NI repatriates Hawaiian ancestral human remains and sacred objects at an official ceremony held in the Ulster Museum.
NewsBluegrass Omagh Music Festival returns for 30th year29.04.2022The Ulster American Folk Park will host the iconic music festival for its 30th anniversary on 28th and 29th May after a two year break due to the pandemic.
News Ulster American Folk Park introduces first new exhibition in four years15.04.2022‘Bad Bridget’ highlights the adversities many women and girls faced when they migrated to North America from Ireland in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
NewsNew exhibition embraces Decolonisation 08.04.2022'Inclusive Global Histories' represents a commitment to decolonisation, diversity and inclusion at Ulster Museum.
NewsMuseum of Innovation celebrates STEM innovator, Professor Andriana Margariti08.03.2022The 'Museum of Innovation' exhibition at Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra, has announced its first living ‘Innovator in Focus’ as Professor Andriana Margariti.
NewsNew trail launched at Ulster Folk Museum as part of Languages of Ulster project24.02.2022Cúl Trá-il launched as part of Languages of Ulster, which will explore language traditions associated with Irish-English, Irish and Ulster Scots.
NewsLandmark Exhibition about Northern Ireland Launches on Valentine’s Day14.02.2022The exciting new partnership will see the Little Museum of Dublin host an exhibition of artefacts from the collections of National Museums NI.
NewsGoddard's Blue Sky Thinking at Ulster Museum explores migration and climate change27.01.2022Patrick Goddard’s sculpture forms part of the Museum’s 'Blue Sky Thinking: New Art, New Themes, New Acquisitions' exhibition, addressing themes of migration, identity and the climate.
NewsUlster Museum marks 50 years since Bloody Sunday with new display in collaboration with Museum of Free Derry27.01.2022Ulster Museum unveils a new display within its ‘The Troubles and Beyond’ Gallery to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
News New project to celebrate diverse cultures in NI’s Museums17.01.2022National Museums NI, in partnership with ACSONI and NIMC are among 10 UK museum applicants successful in a grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund.
NewsMuseum of Innovation opens at Ulster Transport Museum07.07.21Museum of Innovation showcases local pioneers and their feats of engineering and invention that have had a lasting impact across the world.
NewsNational Museums NI and Nerve Centre Announce Major Exhibition Exploring Centenary18.05.21From Borders to Brexit and Beyond. New Exhibition Marks Partition of Ireland and Formation of Northern Ireland.
News National Museums NI comes to aid of shipwreck operation in Canada01.02.21National Museums NI’s collections staff supply crucial information to stem oil leak from ship built in Belfast.
NewsIreland’s Only Dinosaurs Discovered in Antrim24.11.20Scientists laud 200-million-year-old fossil find led by National Museums NI and confirmed by University of Portsmouth and Queen’s University Belfast.
News CultureLab Launch21.02.20A new exhibition at the Ulster Museum looks at challenging stereotypes and building positive relationships.
NewsFirst official museum visit for new Minister15.01.20New Minister for Communities Deirdre Hargey embraces community outreach project in first official museum visit.
NewsUlster Museum acquires six etchings by Rembrandt19.12.19The Ulster Museum has acquired six etchings by celebrated artist Rembrandt. Two of the etchings will go on display at the Ulster Museum from December 2019.