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Visit exhibitions, take part in an activity, or discover how to enjoy the museum from home. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Mondays, except most NI public and bank holidays.

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Paint & Prosecco

Sunday 30th March

£40

Make your own masterpiece at the Ulster Museum with Make Space Studio

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Live Art In Action

Friday 28th March

Watch a live performance with Bbeyond at Ulster Museum

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Paint & Prosecco

Sunday 30th March

Make your own masterpiece at the Ulster Museum with Make Space Studio

Book Tickets

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Cinemagic

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Cinemagic screenings taking place in Ulster Museum Lecture Theatre in March

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Exhibitions

New!

Exhibition

Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future

Now to August 2025

A temporary exhibition featuring over 50 paintings by renowned wildlife painter, Julian Friers

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New!

Exhibition

The Enemy Is Time

Now to May 2026

Reflect on the alarming speed and immensity of loss associated with unchecked climate change through two new acquisitions

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Temporary Exhibition

Threads of Empowerment: Conflict Textiles’ International Journey

Now to Sunday 27th April 2025

Explore the different experiences of conflict, oppression and human rights violations across the world through textiles. Part of Belfast International Arts Festival

Coming Soon...

Temporary Exhibition

Bill Kirk Archive Exhibition

Opens on Friday 28th March

See Bill Kirk's photography in the first of a series of three exhibitions, developed in partnership with Belfast Archive project.

Digital Exhibitions

Troubles & Beyond Gallery at the Ulster Museum

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Troubles and Beyond

Ongoing

This digital exhibition delves into the profound history of Northern Ireland from 1969 to the present, a period largely shaped by the conflict known as ‘the Troubles.’

Digital Exhibition

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Voices of '74

Ongoing

Voices of '74 is a digital archive dedicated to preserving the personal stories and lived experiences of those who lived through the turbulent period of the 1970s.

Digital Exhibition

Annual Meeting of the Irish Freshwater Sciences Association 2025

Calling researchers and those interested in the management of water resources! The annual meeting of the Irish Freewater Sciences will be taking place in-person on 21st March 2025 in Ulster Museum. The three sessions will cover feshwater ecosystem restoration and conservation, ongoing and finished projects plus new science and research.

Drop-in to the Discovery Centres

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Discovery Centres

Every Tuesday to Sunday

The Ulster Museum interactive discovery centres, Discover Art, History and Nature offer unique and exciting learning experiences to people of all ages

Drop-in from 10:00 to 17:00

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A trip to the Ulster Museum wouldn’t be complete without a visit to one of our Discovery Centres. Find out what's on in Discover Art, Discover History and Discover Nature today.

What's On

Paint & Prosecco

Events

Live Art In Action

Paint & Prosecco

Cinemagic

Experimental Drawing Sessions with Sally O’Dowd

Michael Dolley Memorial Lectures

Amanda Croft Lecture Series: The Face

Performance by Emma Brennan

Beuys Ekphrasis: Writing and Art Pamphlet Launch

Performance by Amanda Coogan

Exhibitions

Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future

The Enemy Is Time

Threads of Empowerment: Conflict Textiles’ International Journey

BEUYS

Light from the West; Irish Art after 1870

Inclusive Global Histories

'The Nativity' by Baldassare Peruzzi

The Troubles and Beyond

Elements

Renaissance to Romanticism

Coming Soon...

Bill Kirk Archive Exhibition

Digital Exhibitions

Troubles and Beyond

Voices of '74

Annual Meeting of the Irish Freshwater Sciences Association 2025

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Discovery Centres

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