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2024

Four people standing inside the Belfast Room of Ulster Museum, two men and two women, at the reveal of a new murals photography exhibition. Framed photographs are on white walls behind them as well as a turquoise wall graphic that says 'Drawing Support'.

Mural Support: Ulster Museum exhibition explores Bill Rolston's 40-year career in photography

12.04.2024

A new exhibition has opened at Ulster Museum exploring themes of identity, expression & conflict legacy, showcased through the work of Belfast-born mural photographer, Bill Rolston

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A girl dressed in blue school uniform, holding a games console and standing beside blue and yellow cubes that say Liberty IT and STEAM Studio. Representatives from the Ulster Museum and Liberty IT are pictured also, with the Applied Art Gallery in the museum as a backdrop.

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STEAM Studio set to inspire NI’S young tech talent of the future

09.04.2024

A 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.

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Nothin' Fancy a music band of 5 men playing bluegrass instruments

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Bluegrass Omagh 2024: Where music meets Ulster-American history

05.04.2024

Set 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.

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2023

The back of a person standing looking at a Peruzzi painting on a blue painted wall with down lighting

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Christmas Gift to the Nation

12.12.2023

Rare 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.

Three people dressed in dark clothes in a grassy area with trees in the background and two of them are standing near signs that promote an environmental and biodiversity message - 'meadow in progress' and 'let it bee'.

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CEDaR unveils 10-year business plan to combat environmental and biodiversity crisis

04.12.2023

CEDaR 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.

Costumed guide at the Ulster Folk Museum holding a pitch fork on the farm during a learning programme for schools. Seven school children dressed in white t-shirts all have their backs to the camera, as they're interacting with the guide.

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Ulster Folk Museum awarded the national Heritage Education Trust Sandford Award for the first time

10.11.2023

Ulster Folk Museum has been awarded the prestigious Sandford Award which recognises the high standard of our educational programme for schools.

2022

Conservation Fellow at the National Gallery seated restoring Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi's The Nativity.

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Ulster Museum to be gifted Peruzzi’s The Nativity

24.12.2022

The incredibly rare sixteenth century work has been acquired by National Museums NI, in Christmas gift to the nation.

Attendees at an event held today at Ulster Museum.

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Human Rights Day: Conflict textiles pieces acquired by National Museums NI

09.12.2022

Transnational textiles representing the personal experiences of those affected by conflict, including within Northern Ireland, taken into Ulster Museum's collection.