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Temporary Exhibition
Ashes to Fashion
50 years on from the near-total loss of the museum's original costume and textile collection, experience a collection reborn.
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A place to inspire wonder, encourage creativity and to understand the importance of our shared humanity.
Explore the Ulster Museum and make sense of the past, the present and the future through collections of art, natural science and history.
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Family Fun
Event
Astrofest
Sunday 15th February
A family-friendly day of space exploration at the Ulster Museum with meteorites, astrophotography, and Ask an Astronomer sessions.
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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.’
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Ashes to Fashion: Ulster Museum exhibition will celebrate a collection reborn
09.02.2026
A devastating fire at Malone House, caused by two firebombs planted during the Troubles in 1976, completely destroyed the Ulster Museum’s entire costume and textile collection. The tragic incident has become the starting point for a major new exhibition opening at the museum on 27 February.
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How Do You Create a Community? The Inspiring Story of Ireland’s First Urban Gaeltacht Comes to the Ulster Museum
12.12.2025
The Ulster Museum presents ‘How Do You Create a Community? The Inspiring Story of Belfast’s First Urban Gaeltacht’, an exhibition developed in partnership with Spórtlann na hÉireann’s GaelStair project, that explores one of the most remarkable linguistic and cultural revivals in modern European history.
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