Britain’s regional museums & galleries – Northern Ireland

Exterior of Ulster Museum, Belfast Northern Ireland has an abundance of museums and galleries along with heritage centres and historical tours for everyone to enjoy. Belfast’s famous Ulster Museum (www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/), located in the city’s Botanic Gardens, houses rich collections of archaeology, local history, art and natural sciences. Don’t miss a special exhibition about the 19th and 20th-century artist Sir John Lavery who donated much of his life’s work to the museum.

St Patrick Centre

The Saint Patrick Centre (www.visitdownpatrick.com/saintpatrickcentre.htm) in Downpatrick, County Down, is an opportunity to learn the fascinating story of Ireland’s patron saint, St Patrick. Reputedly built on the burial site of this famous saint, the centre offers a stimulating exhibition retold in St Patrick’s own words.

Inside Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

Award-winning museum

After exploring this great institution, you might want to take a trip to one of its partner museums including the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (www.uftm.org.uk/), voted Irish Museum of the Year, and the Ulster American Folk Park (www.folkpark.com/), an open-air museum in County Tyrone that tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th and 19th centuries and provides visitors with a ‘living history’.

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