Launch of refresh of Inclusive Global Histories Friday 3rd at 2pm @ulstermuseum.org cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Last few days to see Cimarrón / Runaway slave' on display as part of "Inclusive Global Histories" exhibition @ulstermuseum.org cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Not often you get to start the day in the garden in Belfast ☀️

Happy #SussexDay to all who celebrate!

Far-right chaos won’t define Northern Ireland – solidarity will While extremists grabbed headlines, hundreds of ordinary people mobilised to protect our neighbours 📰 www.opendemocracy.net/far-right-vi...

These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...

Opportunities | Ethics Committee and AI and Ethics Expert Working Group ⚖️ We’re now recruiting new members for our Ethics Committee and members to form an AI and Ethics Expert Working Group.

🌿 This #WorldEnvironmentDay, take a walk with us through the Ulster Folk Museum. Aren't we lucky to have this beautiful natural heritage site right on our doorstep? 🌸 #WED2026

One of three rare opportunities to work on natural history collections with a great team at National Museums Northern Ireland. Curator for vertebrates, closing 21 June, £37,694 to £38,990 per annum #museumjobs #curator #vertebrates #zoology ce0568li.webitrent.com/ce0568li_web...

Two weeks until we launch the updated Empowering Collections report in Edinburgh ⏰ The packed programme of panels, demonstrations and practical talks will introduce our work in this area and support you to put the report into practice in your museum. Book now from £84: https://ow.ly/PSFf50Z52XU

Walking the line after work today

We continue our valued collaboration with @ulstermuseum.org and yesterday delivered pieces for the next rotation of Inclusive Global Histories exhibition. Triona White Hamilton and Roberta Bacic photographed.

Thank you @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social I loved ‘Few and Far Between’. Much to reflect on for our work in museums here - trauma, memory, loss, identity, community. And nice to see tiny cameos for @ulsterfolkmuseum.org and @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org

"If you had 30 seconds to sum up your whole time as a nurse, what do you think you would say?" Today is #InternationalNursesDay ❤️‍🩹🩹🩺 Curator of Modern History, Rebecca Laverty, spent time with nurses who spent their careers at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Co. Down.

💃 Have you ever danced so hard that you've melted your dress? Watch as Bethany Skuce, Object Conservator, works on a dress made from gelatine sequins → bit.ly/4vzIVQo #AshesToFashion #FashionConservation #FashionHistory

Indoors and outdoors views on a lunchtime. walk @ulsterfolkmuseum.org today

🚨 1 week left! Join ICOM UK as a Trustee for Northern Ireland 🌍 It’s an exciting time to join, our membership is growing and our reach is expanding. Help shape our work in the UK + internationally to support the sector.🏛️ 📅 Deadline: 20 April, 9am #Museum #northernireland #icomuk 🔗 buff.ly/bl95odi

🌍 Session 4: From Conflict to Recovery How can museums support reconciliation and resilience? #ICOMUK2026 #Museums #Peacebuilding Panelists: 🕊️ Mikaël Mohamed 🏛️ Roshan Mishra 🌍 Yuliia Hnat 💬 Moderated by Hannah Crowdy 🎟️tickets: buff.ly/RHg8yG7

Happy #Caturday from a relaxed and comfy Queenie 👑

1️⃣ month to go until ICOM UK 2026: Museum Diplomacy in Action! Join us in Oxford or online 🏛💻 for talks, workshops & global conversations. #ICOMUK2026 #MuseumDiplomacy 🎟 Secure your tickets now: buff.ly/RHg8yG7

Surprisingly enlightening ‘cheese tour’ of High Weald Dairy yesterday, with a welcome tasting session at the end 🧀. Especially appreciated given my cheesy surname (albeit spelt wrong) ☺️

Will a cloud inversion ever not look magical? These occur when the air near the ground is cooler than the air above it. 📍Devil's Dyke 📸May Cheung

Happy to share info on a funded AHRC CDP4 PhD Opportunity: 🌱 Reawakening the Living Landscape: Integrating Heritage & Sustainability at the Ulster Folk Museum. With 4 supervisors from Newcastle Uni & National Museums NI If interested, please see link: www.ncl.ac.uk/hca/study/hi...

Throughout Ashes to Fashion and Discover Fashion, the artistry, creativity, skills and vision of women are on display. This International Women’s Day, take a closer look at the female designers behind some of our most stunning pieces 🧵:

ASHES TO FASHION | NOW OPEN 👗 Enjoy this sneak peek of the sewing together of the exhibition 🧵 Book your tickets to Ashes to Fashion now → www.ulstermuseum.org/temporary-ex... #UlsterMuseum #AshesToFashion

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'renewal' for Ashes to Fashion at Ulster Museum Celebrate and commemorate fifty years of collecting fashion at the Ulster Museum, exhibition opens tomorrow 👉 https://www.ulstermuseum.org/temporary-exhibition/ashes-fashion#OnlineArtExchange 📷 Ulster Museum

Today’s #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘renewal’ to celebrate our very own exhibition opening tomorrow, ‘Ashes to Fashion’ 💃 Just next door to ‘Ashes to Fashion’ you’ll find ‘Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Joscelyne: The Second Marriage’ (1972) by Anthony Green. @artukdotorg.bsky.social

We’re delighted that Hannah Crowdy, head of curatorial at National Museums NI, has been elected as Northern Ireland trustee on our Board. An AMA mentor and previously a member of the MA’s Ethics Committee, Hannah is invested in our campaigns and work, spearheading and advocating for them.

Presenting CEDaR's Year-End Record Count for 2025! Almost 14,000 records were submitted to CEDaR Online Recording in 2025, a big increase from just over 11,000 in 2024. Thank you to our recorders for all of your great work throughout the year!

🌼 New display alert 🌼 John Templeton (1766–1825) was a Belfast-born and based pioneer of Irish botany. He advanced our understanding of plant biodiversity at a time when Irish flora was not well-known, methodically observing, recording, and illustrating the plants of this place.

Opinion | Ancestors’ dignity cannot wait for repatriation 💬 The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains.

Congratulations to Jonathan Anderson for winning Designer of the Year at the #FashionAwards! Born in Magherafelt, NI, Anderson has gained an international reputation for his highly innovative designs. He was appointed creative director of Loewe in 2013 & the sole creative director of Dior in 2025.

Our earthworms have been getting some attention over on BBC News NI. Read more about our earthworm sampling day at the article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Don't forget to record your earthworm sightings at CEDaR Online Recording, or iRecord.📲

🤝 During the lead-up and aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, ICOM UK has reached out to colleagues in Jamaica and across the Caribbean to offer support. Our thoughts are with those impacted. Please read our full statement and find out what you can do to support humanitarian aid.#icomuk

🌿 Call for Papers | Oxford 2026 Conference Theme: Museums as Spaces of Healing Museums can emotionally, culturally, and socially heal. How do they achieve this? 🗪 Join us at #Oxford 2026 Conference #callforpapers #icomuk #conference #museum Submit papers here👉https://buff.ly/BiERQcK

The Ulster Folk Museum in Co Down has used its archive of history gathered from local people to bring the old Samhain traditions to life.

Don't forget to buy tickets for our conference! Find out more about how DNA is shaping recording with National Museums NI and the NI Moth Records Committee! 🦋🧬 Book tickets at: nationalmuseumsni.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...

🐶 Taking a photo with your pet? Not a modern concept! 🐾 Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'animals', so here's a selection of three paintings from our collection with the most adorable dogs! #UlsterMuseum #Art #Portraiture #Dogs #Puppies @artukdotorg.bsky.social

We are Hiring! ❗️ We are looking for a full-time Data Validation Officer 🐌🌼🐞 For more information and to apply, please visit: ce0568li.webitrent.com/ce0568li_web... Closing Date: 14th of September, 2025 #natureconservation #conservationjobs #wearehiring #NIJobs #jobsearch

It is 10 years since we launched our searchable online Conflict Textiles archive. This helps us in promoting the collection, building our networks and connecting to our communities. Thanks to CAiN @ulsteruni.bsky.social for developing and maintaining the site. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Go behind the loom with our weaver Roisin as she shares about the craft of linen weaving and her journey of learning how to use a loom → bit.ly/4fCrDe8 #HeritageSkills

Called into the fun and fabulous ‘Build a Miniature Museum’ summer craft activity @ulsterfolkmuseum.org today - loved spotting familiar buildings and animals. Next week is your last chance to get involved!

🐱This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘Welsh art and artists’ to celebrate the exhibition ‘From the Collection’ opening at Oriel Môn this weekend. What better artwork to share than ‘Cat’ by Pembrokeshire-born Gwen John! #UlsterMuseum #Cat #Cath

This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is abstract art, and who else to feature but #MainieJellett? Born in Dublin, she studied at the Metropolitan School of Art and Westminster School of Art in London, later moving to Paris. By 1923 she was painting in a completely abstract, Cubist-inspired style.

Stunning images by Julian Friers of extinct and lost Irish animals from #Megaloceros, #Mammoth, to Great Auk, with the full story of Ireland’s ice age animals and human impacts on the fauna by Mike Simms. Published by National Museums Northern Ireland August 2025 ISBN 0-900761-69-5

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Thanks for sharing your abstract and non-figurative artworks 🙌 Next week is religious art for Fragments of Devotion: A Sensory History of Illuminated Manuscript Cuttings’ at @BarberInstitute 'Painting' by Mainie Jellett (1897–1944) 📷 @ulstermuseum.org

Lovely to meet the two newest recruits @ulsterfolkmuseum.org today 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛

Beulah Oluwadamilola Abu, an MA graduate in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies @ulsteruni.bsky.social, has conducted research on the Ibeji figures from Nigeria in our World Cultures collection. Read her insights into their deep cultural and spiritual significance → bit.ly/457yMy1