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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.

a man and two women beside a christmas tree

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Art Unwrapped is back for its fifth consecutive year

09.12.22

The annual ‘gift to the city’ will be on display at Ulster University’s new Belfast Campus.

Charlotte Reynolds on the left of a mannequin wearing a 1920 style kimono, with designer Sara O'Neill on the right

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Anything Goes: 1920s fashion goes on display at Ulster Museum

06.12.22

Exhibition celebrates local talent alongside the roaring 20s’ contribution to design.

Giants Causeway - Credit National Trust (1095 x 616)

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New theory for the Giant's Causeway's formations revealed

06.10.22

A 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.

Artefacts including a surfboard on display in the Celtic Wave exhibition at Ulster Transport Museum

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Surfing exhibition makes waves at Ulster Transport Museum

16.08.22

Explore the history of surfing in Ireland through our Celtic Wave exhibition at Ulster Transport Museum.

Katherine Dunleavy (The Courtauld) and Anna Liesching (National Museums NI) pictured in The Bloomsbury: A Collective exhibition at Ulster Museum

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Exhibition dedicated to The Bloomsbury Group opens at Ulster Museum

11.07.22

Ulster Museum and The Courtauld in London have collaborated on a new exhibition showcasing pieces from the Bloomsbury Group.

Representatives from Nerve Centre, National Museums NI and National Lottery Heritage Fund at the opening of Power to the Young People exhibition at Ulster Museum

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Exhibition at Ulster Museum celebrates young voices

24.06.22

Power 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.

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A Collector's Story exhibition showcases former Lord Mayor's contribution

17.06.22

An 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.

The Slocan Ramblers on stage at Bluegrass Omagh 2022

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Bluegrass Omagh celebrates 30th anniversary

01.06.22

Ulster American Folk Park welcomed fans back to the legendary Bluegrass Omagh music festival to mark its 30th anniversary.

Group of people, all volunteers with National Museums NI, standing on steps out the front of Ulster Museum at a Volunteers' Week 2022 event

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National Museums NI celebrates Volunteers' Week with special event

01.06.22

We celebrate our some 170 volunteers for the invaluable contribution they make to our museums at a special event at Ulster Museum during Volunteers' Week.

Members of the Array Collective winning the Turner Prize

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National Museums NI acquires Turner Prize winner

30.05.22

National Museums NI acquires 2021 Turner Prize winner for the national collection and will go on display in the Ulster Museum in early 2023.

Representatives with sacred Hawaiian objects on a table during a repatriation ceremony in Ulster Museum

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National Museums NI repatriates Hawaiian ancestral human remains and sacred objects

09.05.22

National Museums NI repatriates Hawaiian ancestral human remains and sacred objects at an official ceremony held in the Ulster Museum.

Members of Slocan Ramblers band with their instruments

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Bluegrass Omagh Music Festival returns for 30th year

29.04.22

The 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.

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Ulster American Folk Park introduces first new exhibition in four years

15.04.22

‘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.

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New exhibition embraces Decolonisation

08.04.22

'Inclusive Global Histories' represents a commitment to decolonisation, diversity and inclusion at Ulster Museum.

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Museum of Innovation celebrates STEM innovator, Professor Andriana Margariti

08.03.22

The 'Museum of Innovation' exhibition at Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra, has announced its first living ‘Innovator in Focus’ as Professor Andriana Margariti.

Adults and children holding booklets pictured at Cluan Place at Ulster Folk Museum to launch Irish language trail Cúl Trá-il

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New trail launched at Ulster Folk Museum as part of Languages of Ulster project

24.02.22

Cúl Trá-il launched as part of Languages of Ulster, which will explore language traditions associated with Irish-English, Irish and Ulster Scots.

Four people pictured at opening of a National Museums NI and Little Museum of Dublin exhibition holding roses

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Landmark Exhibition about Northern Ireland Launches on Valentine’s Day

14.02.22

The exciting new partnership will see the Little Museum of Dublin host an exhibition of artefacts from the collections of National Museums NI.

Anne Stewart, Senior Curator of Art at National Museums NI, with the Blue Sky Thinking exhibition

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Goddard's Blue Sky Thinking at Ulster Museum explores migration and climate change

27.01.22

Patrick 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.

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Ulster Museum marks 50 years since Bloody Sunday with new display in collaboration with Museum of Free Derry

27.01.22

Ulster Museum unveils a new display within its ‘The Troubles and Beyond’ Gallery to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

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New project to celebrate diverse cultures in NI’s Museums

17.01.22

National Museums NI, in partnership with ACSONI and NIMC are among 10 UK museum applicants successful in a grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund.