• Conservation in progress

    We are currently carrying out conservation work to the marble memorial wall and granite plinth in the museum. Both the black marble memorial wall...Read More

  • Winning the War: Hurst, Film and Propaganda

    Winning the War: Hurst, Film and Propaganda To mark the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, NIWM are screening ‘The Lion Has...Read More

  • Object of the Month – July 2019

    Object of the Month - July 2019 Following an observation that many Civil Defence posts and stations were decorated with drawings and paintings, the...Read More

  • We’re open this Saturday!

    We're open 12pm-4pm this Saturday 3rd August 2019. If you're in Belfast, call in to learn about Northern Ireland during the Second World War. Dress...Read More

  • Peace Day – 19th July

    Peace Day - 19th July Although the Armistice to end the fighting of the First World War was signed on 11th November 1918, the Treaty of Versailles that...Read More

  • Live Well

    Live Well museum visit to NIWMLive Well museum visit to NIWM Live Well is a National Museums NI community engagement project funded by the National Lottery...Read More

  • Object of the Month – June 2019

    Object of the Month - June 2019 In May we began to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy on 6th June 1944 through the live tweeting...Read More

  • Object of the month – May 2019

    Object of the month - May 2019 For May’s Object of the Month we are beginning to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, 6 June...Read More

  • #MuseumWeek

    7 days, 7 themes, 7 hashtags and a cause #WomenInCulture. Follow our #MuseumWeek posts on our social media platforms: Facebook:...Read More

  • Object of the month – April 2019

    Object of the month - April 2019 Blitz Memorial by artist Carolyn Mulholland. The Blitz Memorial is a mix of planks and people. The criss-cross of...Read More

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    Object of the Month – July 2019

    Object of the Month - July 2019 Following an observation that many Civil Defence posts and stations were decorated with drawings and paintings, the...

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