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Ulster Museum

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2 years

Look who was at the Ulster Museum today! Actor Timothy Spall @pastafa , who played J.M.W Turner in the 2014 film 'Mr. Turner', pictured here with our own Turner currently on display in the art galleries

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There's no need to travel to the great art cities of Florence and Paris this summer when you can see two masterpieces side by side at the Ulster Museum! Caravaggio is coming to Belfast. Friday 10th May Learn more → @NationalGallery @EY_Ireland

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4 years

And we're open! We're delighted to welcome you back to our museum, the home of Northern Ireland’s treasures – past and present. From mummies to meteorites there’s so much waiting to be rediscovered. Book your free tickets now: We're ready for you.

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Two masterpieces and one unforgettable exhibition, Caravaggio in Belfast is now open in the Spotlight Gallery of Ulster Museum. Make this your big art moment of the summer and don't miss this historic art event. Learn more→ @NationalGallery @EY_Ireland

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2 years

To coincide with the final series of Derry Girls premiering this evening, we've put our iconic Derry Girls blackboard back on display! Find out which side of the board you sit on with our 'Who Are You' quiz ➤

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2 years

We are delighted to announce the acquisition of The Druithaib's Ball - the 2021 Turner Prize winning installation by Belfast based artists known as @array_studios . We look forward to welcoming you to the exhibition in the Ulster Museum from Jan 2023. @artfund @AnnaLiesching

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4 years

The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time by a team of experts led by our senior curator Mike Simms with @portsmouthuni and @QUBelfast , and will be displayed in Ulster Museum. Read more:

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4 years

John Luke's 'In The Mournes' (1936) reminding us of Northern Ireland's beautiful scenery. 🌳 Where's your favourite Irish landscape? #IrishArt

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6 months

1/2. So excited to share @UlsterMuseum is the NI stop for @NationalGallery 's bicentenary ‘National Treasures’ nationwide tour! Unique to our exhibition, sponsored by @EY_ireland , Caravaggio’s 'The Supper at Emmaus' will be reunited with his 'The Taking of Christ' from @NGIreland

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4 years

We've some exciting news to share... We're reopening on 30 July! To help us keep you safe, you'll need to pre-book your free tickets to visit and we'll have more announcements on how you can do this very soon. We can't wait to welcome you back! We have missed you!

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4 years

#UlsterMuseumAdvent Day 5 | This heart-shaped bulla (950-800 BC) is a very rare object - 1 of only 7 found in Ireland. Measuring 2x3 cm, the maker was able to work on a miniature scale. It's likely to have been worn around the neck like a locket or charm.

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4 years

@YorkshireMuseum @YorkAdventurers This Alligator Lady by Tony Bennett has to be our #SassiestObject . Knee high boots✔️ Matching coat✔️ Razor sharp grin✔️ Name a sassier reptile...we'll wait. #CURATORBATTLE

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3 years

35 participants, 1 artist, a cherry picker, 10 gallons of paste and 4 days later... #Counterpart is a stunning new temporary artwork by @joecaslin co-designed with participants of our @MakingFutureHQ project to depict various viewpoints of life in NI. @SEUPB

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2 years

We are delighted to be bringing Caravaggio’s The Supper at Emmaus to Belfast!

National Museums NI

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2 years

Delighted @UlsterMuseum has been chosen as one of the 12 locations as part of @NationalGallery 's Bicentenary celebrations. We look forward to welcoming visitors to marvel at, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, The Supper at Emmaus, when it goes on display next year.

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4 years

Don't miss our much-loved Vice Versa exhibition, exploring the influence of menswear on women’s fashion - and vice versa! Clothing from the exhibition was recently photographed as part of our effort to bring our collections online. See it on display until November.

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7 months

#OnThisDay in 1856, Sir John Lavery was born in Belfast! Let's relive this moment, almost a month ago, officially unveiling the 'Lavery On Location' exhibition at the museum. If ever there was a time to discover the life and works of Lavery, it's now!

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4 years

Kicking off #MuseumFromHome day today, we're putting a twist on @artukdotorg 's #OnlineArtExchange springtime theme with 'Drawing Room, 1a Holland Park' by Anna Alma-Tadema from @Russell_Cotes - celebrating spring inside the home.

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4 years

#UlsterMuseumAdvent Day 15 | All I want for Christmas is a... roman ring? This is one of two rare Roman rings found washed up on the beach near Murlough in Co. Down, soon to go on permanent display in our museum. Keep an eye out for them!

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3 years

Profoundly moved. Ashamed. Sad. Angry. Gut wrenching. Painful. Compassionate. Some of the words from visitors to @colin_davidson 's Silent Testimony, in collaboration with @WAVETrauma , when it first was shown in 2015. Open now. Book your tickets here:

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3 years

It's Belfast Pride Week! We continue to grow our LGBTQ+ collection which includes these badges which represent the work of campaigners for equal marriage legislation in Northern Ireland which was finally passed in October 2019. #BelfastPride #Pride2021

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3 years

Ulster Museum will be hosting an online event on 3 February. This event will see some of the families affected by Bloody Sunday discuss the meaning of the personal artefacts on display in Ulster Museum, and the importance of marking the 50th anniversary.

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3 years

We're reopening on 25 May and are really looking forward to welcoming you back! Immerse yourself in extraordinary art, history and natural science collections. Pre-book your free tickets online now:

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4 years

This #WorldBookDay we're celebrating all of the great writers (and artists) who hail from Northern Ireland with this portrait of Seamus Heaney by Colin Davidson. 📕 @UNESCO

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4 years

This #FashionFriday we're giving you the low-down on a dress in our fashion collection that we simply love. Find out everything you need to know about this 18-century redingote dress in just 50 seconds. ⏰ #FashionHistory #DressHistory #FashionCollection

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3 years

One of Ireland’s most important artists #MainieJellett was born #OTD in 1897. Jellett impacted Irish art not only through her own paintings, but her championing of modern art. Discover more about Jellett and her artwork in our @artukdotorg curation 👉

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5 years

We are incredibly honoured to be part of the @HerstoryIreland light festival and celebrate these #EpicWomen who are part of Northern Ireland’s past and present #RTEHerstory

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4 months

The Supper at Emmaus was painted in 1601 by Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio. This astonishing painting is now on display. Enjoy an excerpt from our audio description, and listen to the full clip on our website → #Caravaggio #UlsterMuseum #NG200

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2 years

‘Anything Goes! Fashion in the 1920s’ brings the most influential decade of fashion to Ulster Museum. Deep dive into the wardrobe of a bold modern woman from the 1920’s and learn how this era tore up tradition and pushed the boundaries. @SaraONeillArt

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4 years

@YorkshireMuseum We're bewitched by this crepe dress from the 1930s in our collection with a magical motif. #CURATORBATTLE #MostMagical

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4 years

You may know, we've an Egyptian mummy, Takabuti on display - but do you think it's acceptable to display human remains in institutions like ours in the 21st century? Tell us what you think by participating in this short survey from our partners @arcpalqub .

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11 months

So very proud of Curator of Art at Ulster Museum, @AnnaLiesching , who is nominated for The Northern Ireland Women’s Awards 2023 for Achievements in Arts & Culture. Best of luck to all the incredible women on the list ✨ Image: The Druthaib’s Ball (2021) @array_studios .

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4 years

We were delighted to welcome The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to our Florence Nightingale exhibition today, which marks the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth and celebrates the invaluable work of nurses and midwives. @ClarenceHouse @NIOgov

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4 years

We're delighted to announce our new partnership with @lovelyloaf in the Ulster Museum! Pop by on your next visit for a warm welcome and a selection of light bites and refreshments - including award-winning sausage rolls! Open Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm. @NOW_Group

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8 months

You're invited to a homecoming... A major new exhibition exploring the travels of Belfast-born artist, Sir John Lavery, is coming to the Ulster Museum on Friday 23rd February. This is a charging exhibition and tickets are now on sale →

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4 years

For this week's @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange theme of historical events depicted in art, 'Daylight Raid from my Studio Window, 7 July 1917' by Sir John Lavery in our own collection. Any excuse to show off a Lavery!

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7 months

It’s almost time for the homecoming of all homecomings! This is a charging exhibition and ticketed. For exhibition info. and tickets, go to - . Wednesday mornings (10-12 noon) are free to all and members and Friends of the Ulster Museum always go free.

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5 years

Given the evolving situation regarding COVID-19 National Museums NI is closing its museums from the end of today (17th March) – Ulster Museum, Ulster Folk Museum, Ulster Transport Museum & Ulster American Folk Park. We look forward to announcing when we can to welcome you back.

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4 years

October's birthstone is the beautiful opal. It's made of microscopic silica spheres that scatter light to create the wonderful array colours seen here. Most ‘precious opal’ is from Australia, but white opal can be found in the basalts of north Antrim.

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4 years

This anti-slavery halfpenny token, issued by the Society for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, is inscribed ‘Am I not a man and a brother’. In the late 1700s anti-slavery campaigners strongly opposed the suggestion to form a Belfast slave shipping company. #BlackHistoryMonth

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5 years

While we're at home stopping the spread of #COVID19 , we want to do our bit to support your wellbeing through collections, culture & creativity. First up, we’ll be focusing on our much-loved #IrishArt collection. Sir John Lavery, Under the Cherry Tree, 1885 #IrishMuseumsOnline

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4 years

We're excited to open our doors from 30 July. We've measures in place to keep you safe and we are really looking forward to welcoming you back! Book your free tickets now and find everything you need to know here:

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3 years

Thank you to @WAVETrauma for your continued support with the @colin_davidson 's #SilentTestimony exhibition. Our staff at Ulster Museum are far more aware now of how important it is to be trauma informed thanks to your training.

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5 years

Sir John Lavery's 'Self Portrait' is one of 34 of his finest paintings in our collection. Over the coming weeks we'll be sharing highlights of his artwork - because who doesn't love a Lavery? Explore Lavery artworks in more detail in our web tour:

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4 years

See this unique manuscript on loan from @britishlibrary on display in our Saints and Scholars gallery on your next visit!

British Library

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4 years

An extremely rare, 900-year-old Armagh manuscript is now on display in the Ulster Museum for three months thanks to the British Library’s Treasures on Tour programme, supported by the Helen Hamlyn Trust. Don't miss your chance to see it!

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4 years

Can’t go to the beach? We’ll bring the beach to you. ☀️ (Sir John Lavery, Tangier Bay sunshine, 1920) #IrishArt #IrishMuseumsOnline

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3 years

Profoundly moved. Ashamed. Sad. Angry. Gut wrenching. Painful. Compassionate. Some of the words from visitors to @colin_davidson 's Silent Testimony, in collaboration with @WAVETrauma , when it first was shown in 2015. Book your free tickets here:

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