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Free to enter, the museum is a welcoming and inspiring destination for locals and tourists alike. Come face to face with dinosaurs, meet an Egyptian Mummy and see modern masterpieces with a visit to the Ulster Museum. As Northern Ireland’s treasure house of the past and present, the museum is home to a rich collection of art, history and natural sciences and free to all visitors. You can give us a

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Discover something new this June at the Ulster Museum. See what's on this month!🎨6 June - RTÉ This Is Art LIVE on Cruinn...
04/06/2026

Discover something new this June at the Ulster Museum. See what's on this month!

🎨6 June - RTÉ This Is Art LIVE on Cruinniú na nÓg (8+)
👗13 June - 20th Century Irish Fashion and Textiles Talk
✏️13 June - Get Arty with Archaeology: Illustrate the Drumbest Horns
💻 14 June - Digital Art Workshop with Young at Art
🎥19 to 21 June - Docs Ireland

Plus, don’t miss our Ashes to Fashion exhibition - open Tuesday to Sunday.

🎟️Plan your visit today → https://www.ulstermuseum.org/whats-on

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This batik painting in our World Cultures collection is “not only a craft but also a significant cultural artefact.”Beul...
25/05/2026

This batik painting in our World Cultures collection is “not only a craft but also a significant cultural artefact.”

Beulah Oluwadamilola Abu, a Master's graduate in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at Ulster University, conducted research on the batik artwork in our World Cultures collection. Batik is an intricate wax-resist dyeing technique used for centuries to create vibrant patterns on fabric.

In Nigeria, particularly among the Yoruba people, “batik is more than decoration, it tells stories of identity, culture, and community.”

Read Beulah’s article → https://bit.ly/Batik-ClothWithAStory



📸: BELUM.C2023.8, © Nike Davies-Okundaye

That’s a wrap! ✨ If you missed it, here’s a flavour of Museum Late: Fashionably Late.Tattoos, smooth jazz, life drawing,...
22/05/2026

That’s a wrap! ✨ If you missed it, here’s a flavour of Museum Late: Fashionably Late.

Tattoos, smooth jazz, life drawing, vintage shopping and an actual fashion show – we hope you enjoyed discovering the museum after hours.

👀Don’t miss the next Museum Late - details dropping next week.

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12/05/2026

"If you had 30 seconds to sum up your whole time as a nurse, what do you think you would say?"

Today is ❤️‍🩹🩹🩺

Curator of Modern History, Rebecca Laverty, spent time with nurses who dedicated their careers to the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Co. Down, hearing about their years of service.

Thank you to the nurses who gave their time to tell us their stories, and all those in the profession who have dedicated their lives to healthcare.

Read more → https://bit.ly/4tsjCxq

Today Curator of Art Charlotte McReynolds refreshed the Window On Our World display in the Ulster Museum with an update ...
11/05/2026

Today Curator of Art Charlotte McReynolds refreshed the Window On Our World display in the Ulster Museum with an update to the Ashes to Fashion exhibition currently running.

She switched out the ‘Loewe dress’ by JW Anderson to an iconic ‘Little Black Dress’ by Virgil Abloh for Off-White.

Watch this space for more fashion updates in the coming months.

Want to volunteer at a unique after hours event?We’re looking for friendly volunteers to help bring Museum Late: Fashion...
05/05/2026

Want to volunteer at a unique after hours event?

We’re looking for friendly volunteers to help bring Museum Late: Fashionably Late to life at the Ulster Museum on Thursday 21st May.

From welcoming visitors to supporting creative activities, it’s a great chance to gain experience, meet new people and be part of an adults only night of fashion, art and music.

Find out more about volunteering opportunities → https://www.ulstermuseum.org/whats-on/museum-late-fashionably-late

Tonight in New York City, the Met Gala takes over for one of the biggest nights in fashion 👠Want to attend your own glam...
04/05/2026

Tonight in New York City, the Met Gala takes over for one of the biggest nights in fashion 👠

Want to attend your own glamorous night? Museum Late: Fashionably Late, is the place to be.

Explore Ashes to Fashion, a vintage clothes market and a chance to give old clothes new life with punk clothing alteration.

🎟️ Book tickets → https://www.ulstermuseum.org/whats-on/museum-late-fashionably-late

📸 Pictured:

💎 Photo 1: ‘Il Torero’ Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture
Autumn/Winter 1979
Silver and gold lame, silk, crystal embellishments

👗 Photo 2: Cocktail dress, Pierre Cardin
1968
Silk with beading by Lesage

🪡 Photo 3: Evening dress, Charlotte Duclos
1909
Gelatin sequins, silk

💐 Florals? For Spring? Ground-breaking.Fashion is everywhere this bank holiday weekend – from the Met Gala to the movies...
03/05/2026

💐 Florals? For Spring? Ground-breaking.

Fashion is everywhere this bank holiday weekend – from the Met Gala to the movies – but you can see incredible fashion in the heart of Belfast!

Book tickets to Ashes to Fashion exhibition to see pieces by J W Anderson, Versace and Chanel and many more → https://www.ulstermuseum.org/temporary-exhibition/ashes-fashion





📸 Pictured: Belvedere court suit, unknown maker, BELUM. T1830

Probably French, 1780's, satin weave silk with silk embroidery 🌸

Have you seen a coelacanth? 🐟Or treasures belonging to the Spanish Armada of 1588?What about a real piece of the moon? 🌙...
02/05/2026

Have you seen a coelacanth? 🐟
Or treasures belonging to the Spanish Armada of 1588?
What about a real piece of the moon? 🌙
Paintings by Sir John Lavery?

It’s all waiting for you to discover at Ulster Museum this bank holiday weekend.

→ Always free and no booking needed. We're open this Monday 4th May from 10:00 to 17:00, plus Tuesday to Sunday as always.

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It's time to celebrate a collection reborn 💃The Ulster Museum’s current collection of Fashion and Textiles is made up of...
01/05/2026

It's time to celebrate a collection reborn 💃

The Ulster Museum’s current collection of Fashion and Textiles is made up of around five thousand objects, ranging from sixteenth-century needlework to contemporary designer outfits.

The beauty of this collection belies a tragic past. The collection has been painstakingly rebuilt, almost entirely from scratch, from the ashes of a previous, far larger collection of dress and textiles destroyed by a fire during the conflict in and around Northern Ireland known as ‘The Troubles’.

How did we get here? Join Curator of Fashion and Textiles, Charlotte McReynolds, as she retraces the journey from ashes to fashion → https://bit.ly/ACollectionReborn

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Botanic Gardens
Belfast
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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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