What's On

Visit exhibitions, take part in an activity, or discover how to enjoy the museum from home.

Events

An illustration of colourful flags representing the queer community

Event

OUTing The Past

Saturday 27th April

The LGBT+ History Festival returns to Ulster Museum for a series of drop-in talks

Drop-in

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1571 – 1610, The Supper at Emmaus, 1601. Presented by the Hon. George Vernon, 1839 © The National Gallery

Event

Amanda Croft Lecture Series: Ulster Museum Highlights

Tuesday 23rd April to Tuesday 21st May

A series of five lectures on key works on display in the Ulster Museum

Book Tickets

a girl looking at insects on display at Ulster Museum

Activity

City Nature Challenge

Friday 26th April to Friday 3rd May

Every year, cities all over the world take part in friendly and fun competition to see who can gather the most observations of nature and find the most species.

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Exhibitions

Exhibition

Lavery On Location

Open Now

Exploring the travels of Sir John Lavery, Belfast’s best-known painter, organised in collaboration with the National Gallery of Ireland and National Galleries of Scotland.

Charging Exhibition

An illustrated image of five women in brown coats

Exhibition

Drawing Support: Murals, Memory and Identity

Opening on Saturday 13th April

Political mural painting in Northern Ireland is the longest, continuous example found anywhere in the world. Bill Rolston has been photographing this tradition since 1981 and this exhibition showcases Rolston's photography of the political murals scene in NI.

A multi colour collage of different images and colours as part of Kelpra prints exhibition at ulster museum

Temporary Exhibition

Kelpra: Artists and Printmakers

Now to September 2024

Concepts - Conversations – Collaborations

Coming Soon

Exhibition

National Treasures: Caravaggio in Belfast

Opening 10th May

Caravaggio's 'The Supper at Emmaus' will be on display at Ulster Museum as part of the 'National Treasures' bicentenary celebrations by the National Gallery, London.

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Visit our Discovery Centres

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.