May Day closure
We are closed for the May Day Bank Holiday and will re-open on Tuesday 02 May. View our events diary to see what events are upcoming in...Read More
St Patrick’s Day closure
The museum will be closed on Friday 17th March for St Patrick's Day but to mark to the occasion here is a little shamrock from our archives... This is a...Read More
Coming Up, February 2017…
Northern Ireland Museum Council and Playful Museums Launch the exciting programme for under 5s on Friday the 3rd of February. Playful Museums is coming...Read More
Holocaust Memorial Day 2017
Holocaust Memorial Day was marked this year in the museum with a display of paintings by local artist Leslie Nicholl. A small selection of these paintings were...Read More
January Craft Day
Craft-enthusiasts along with a youth group from the charity Brain Injury Matters, were fashioning pom-pom accessories in the museum. Wartime black-out...Read More
Launch of The Hartle Trail
On Wednesday the 25th of January The GI Trail Northern Ireland launched its second heritage trail, retracing the steps of American troops in Antrim and...Read More
Holocaust Memorial Day
We are marking Holocaust Memorial Day with a display of Holocaust inspired paintings by local artist Leslie Nicholl. Earlier this week, Mr Nicholl spoke to...Read More
Museum closure Thursday 26 January
The museum will be closed until 12.15 pm today as we are hosting a reception at Belfast Harbour Office to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of...Read More
75th anniversary of the arrival of US troops in Northern Ireland during the Second World War
Throughout 2017 the Northern Ireland War Memorial (NIWM) is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of US troops in Northern Ireland during the...Read More
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N is for Nurse
Our current object of the month, now on display in the War Memorial gallery, is a cape that belonged to a nurse during the Second World War. The insignia...Read More
