This is a powered linen loom for the weaving of linen sheets from yarn. It originates from William Adams & Co. Donegall Road Weaving Factory, Belfast. In the century from 1850, Belfast was the global centre of linen production, known…
This cabinet looks at chemical elements that may bring death. Elements that are featured include lead, arsenic and, poisonous gases such as chlorine.
This cabinet explores how three chemical elements – silicon, copper and iron – have been used to develop human society and civilisation. For example, it shows how silicon and copper were used to develop communication technology. Copper was used at…
This display tells the story of the Crumlin Meteorite that fell to earth on 13 September 1902 near Crumlin, about 20km west of Belfast. John Adams, an employee of farmer Mr Walker was picking apples on the edge of a…
This oil painting is being shown in the Museum at the time of writing. The picture is a portrait of the five children of Thomas Bateson, painted in the drawing-room at their family home of Orangefield located in modern-day east…
This exhibition showcases examples of female fashion from the 1870s to 1914, an period of history that has become known as the La Belle Epoche or ‘the beautiful era’. Over this time, ladies’ fashion changed at a faster rate than…
This Toilet Service was owned by the Fitzgerald family. A toilet service was items designed to help wealthy people prepare themselves for social and public occasions. The word toilette comes from French for ‘little cloth’; it did not have reference…
The Ulster Museum is fortunate to have an extensive collection of ceramics made by the Belleek Pottery, located in Fermanagh. The pottery was founded by landowner John Calderwell Bloomfield in 1849 after a geological survey he commissioned showed that showed…
Three wicker dragons made from willow are suspended in flight above the main atrium of the Ulster Museum. The dragons were made by master basket weaver Bob Johnson for an event to celebrate the end of filming for the HBO…
This cabinet outlines important events during the Troubles period that occurred in the 1980s; the 1981 hunger strikes and the 1985 Anglo-Irish agreement. It features posters or propaganda, depending on your point of view, relating to both events. The Troubles…
