EventExperimental ArchaeologyFriday 26th July A day of experimental drop-in activities with The Community Archaeology Programme Northern Ireland.Drop-in
ActivityOptical Art: Pop Up Workshop Tues 30th July & Wed 31st JulyMake you own optical art collage to take home, inspired by our Kelpra Print exhibition Drop-in
ActivityDig into History Wed 31st July & Thurs 1st AugWhat treasures will you uncover in our excavation pit?Drop-in
EventAsk About AnimalsFridays in August Learn about specimens in our collection with our Natural Sciences Education OfficerDrop-in
EventFamily Focus Sessions Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th AugustGet hands-on with objects in our Discovery Centres Drop-in
EventDiscover Caravaggio Now to Sunday 1st September Allow your creativity to flow in Discover Caravaggio this Summer! Drop-in
InformationDiscovery CentresEvery Tuesday to Sunday The Ulster Museum interactive discovery centres, Discover Art, History and Nature offer unique and exciting learning experiences to people of all agesDrop-in
EventCinemagic Sunday 28th JulyCinemagic movie screenings taking place in Ulster Museum Lecture Theatre Book Tickets
EventMurals, Memory and Identity: In Conversation with Bill RolstonSaturday 10th AugustJoin Bill Rolston and our Senior Curator of History, Dr Karen Logan in conversation about the tradition of political mural paintingBook Tickets
EventMuseum Late: Keep 'Er Lit Thursday 22nd August Expect the unexpected and keep 'er lit at our Ulster Museum Late eveningBook Tickets
EventTai Chi Me Wednesday 28th August & Wednesday 11th September Move and be moved as you enjoy the ancient art of Tai Chi, surrounded by some of the Ulster Museum’s most stunning exhibitions. Book Tickets
EventPaint & ProseccoSaturday 14th September Make your own masterpiece at the museum with Make Space StudioBook Tickets
EventWellbeing WednesdaysWednesday 7th August Practise the art of Chi Me, followed by a mindful look at Ulster Museum's collectionsFULLY BOOKED
New to see!Temporary ExhibitionSUSPENSENow to Sunday 15th SeptemberTwentieth-century and contemporary art from the Ulster Museum collection New exhibition
ExhibitionThreads of Empowerment: Conflict Textiles’ International JourneyNow to Sunday 27 April 2025Explore the different experiences of conflict, oppression and human rights violations across the world through textiles. Part of Belfast International Arts Festival.New exhibition
ExhibitionNational Treasures: Caravaggio in Belfast Now until 1st SeptemberNot one but two paintings by Caravaggio are on display at Ulster Museum as part of the 'National Treasures' bicentenary celebrations for the National Gallery, London.No need to book
ExhibitionDrawing Support: Murals, Memory and IdentityNow to December 2024Political 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.
Temporary ExhibitionKelpra: Artists and PrintmakersNow to 29th September 2024Concepts - Conversations – Collaborations
Permanent Exhibition'The Nativity' by Baldassare Peruzzi This 16th century rare artwork by Peruzzi (1481-1536) went on display in Ulster Museum in time for Christmas.
Permanent ExhibitionInclusive Global HistoriesNow to March 2025Our journey towards decolonisation, diversity and inclusion.
Temporary ExhibitionNorth-South 25 24th January 2024 to 15th January 2025An exhibition celebrating the work of different bodies and their North/South cooperation across the island of Ireland.
Permanent ExhibitionThe Troubles and BeyondPermanentThe history of Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to the present day.
Permanent ExhibitionRenaissance to RomanticismPermanentThe finest pre-1900 Irish, British and European paintings in the Ulster Museum collection, including Renoir's L’allée au bois.
Permanent ExhibitionLight from the West; Irish Art after 1870Now to 2025An Irish art exhibition featuring well-loved paintings from the years following 1870.
Permanent ExhibitionElementsPermanentJourney to the most distant and ancient reaches of the universe with our 'Elements' exhibition.