Stories

Our collections tell the story of our shared experiences. These articles help to connect the dots around who we are, the past we share and the future we are building together.

Wedding Dress and Court Presentation Dress

Fashion & Textiles

Long Read

The Elizabeth Balfour Clark Gowns

A remarkable donation: two gowns that once belonged to the Scottish-American textile heiress, Elizabeth Balfour Clark (1870-1926).

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Art

Treasure Series

Collection

Peruzzi Illuminated

Your hub for all things The Nativity by Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1536).

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Curator Tour

Stories

Reuniting the Mattei Caravaggios

The Ulster Museum display is one of the few occasions, since the early 1600s, that the paintings have been reunited.

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Treasure Series

Article

Celebrating Elisabeth Frink's 'Flying Figures'

June 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the unveiling of Elisabeth Frink's 'Flying Figures' on the Ulster Bank in Shaftesbury Square.

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History

An illustration on blue paper of a blonde woman in a dark jumper.

Fashion & Textiles

Stories

Anna Lowe, Fashion Artist

Working from Belfast, Anna Lowe's illustrations featured in international editions of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, as well as local papers and shop windows across Northern Ireland.

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Fashion & Textiles

Long Read

"Flashingly Brilliant"

The three fascinating women behind one beautiful cloak. Written by Curator of Fashion and Textiles, Charlotte McReynolds.

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Inclusive Global Histories

Guest Blog

Bida Plate: Ammunition into Art

Guest blog from Dr. Olusegun Morakinyo, exploring the African collection and in particular, the Bida plate.

Black History Month

Natural Sciences

A illustration of an imagined dinosaur scene, with dinosaurs in a lake and on the lake edge.

Discovery Series

Stories

The Prehistoric World of Neave Parker

Neave Parker was an artist who made reconstructing the likenesses of dinosaurs and other extinct animals his speciality.

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Discovery Series

Stories

Snow Butterflies

Learn about the snow butterflies in the collection of the Ulster Museum!

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Dr Helen James, Senior Curator of Natural Science

Discovery Series

Stories

A Day in the Life of a Natural Science Curator

Join Dr Helen James and her team on a field trip in Ballinderry, to collect freshwater insects and research species diversity.

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Ulster Museum at 50

Since 1972, Ulster Museum has provided a platform for bold new perspectives. Discover how we have offered a global perspective throughout the last five decades.

Stories

The Elizabeth Balfour Clark Gowns

Art

Peruzzi Illuminated

Reuniting the Mattei Caravaggios

Celebrating Elisabeth Frink's 'Flying Figures'

The Supper at Emmaus

Game of Thrones Tapestry

Lavery on Location: Curator Tour

Colin Davidson, Silent Testimony

Loss, war and the city

Peace Women

Troubles Art

Tissot’s Mysterious Irish Muse

Celebrating Female Artists

The Bateson Children

History

Anna Lowe, Fashion Artist

"Flashingly Brilliant"

Bida Plate: Ammunition into Art

Bill Rolston: Curator Tour

Conflict Textiles

NI Prison Service Collection

Peace Quilt - Common Loss

Votes for Women!

The Diary Keeper

The pathway to peace and reconciliation

How did they do that?

LGBTQ+ Collection

Natural Sciences

The Prehistoric World of Neave Parker

Snow Butterflies

A Day in the Life of a Natural Science Curator

The Best of Health

Ulster Museum at 50