Ulster Museum at Botanic Gardens is a fantastic museum that is open throughout the year, and free to visit, making it a great all weather attraction that won't break the bank!
Do you know what mummies looked like, or how big dinosaurs were? Perhaps you have always wanted to see real treasure or a modern masterpiece? Well now you can! With fascinating ancient relics to hands on activities, the museum offers something for everyone, from the simply curious to the enthusiast.
Explore the Ulster Museum and make sense of the past, the present and the future through collections of art, natural science and history. It champions diverse voices and new perspectives to promote positive change in society.
Ulster Museum is Northern Ireland’s treasure house of the past and present. Home to rich collections of art, history and natural sciences all set within the beautiful surroundings of Belfast’s Botanic Gardens. Come face-to-face with dinosaurs, meteorites, Spanish sailors and Egyptian mummies. Discover new perspectives about Ancient Ireland, inclusive global histories, the Troubles, and whatever the future may hold.
The Ulster Museum interactive discovery centres, Discover Art, History and Nature offer unique and exciting learning experiences to people of all ages. This is where you can get hands-on with some of the most unusual and fascinating items from our collections.
All Year Round
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
Monday closed (except for Northern Ireland Bank holidays)
Closed 24th, 25th, 26th & 27th December. Also closed on New Years Day (1st January 2025)
Ulster Museum at Botanic Gardens
Ulster Museum , Stranmillis Road, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5AB, Northern Ireland, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB, Northern Ireland
Entrance via the Botanic Gardens
Tel: 0845 608 0000
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