Northern Ireland

‘Power has shifted’: Northern Ireland’s community-led museums

A growing number of heritage projects are allowing local people to explore and share their own stories rather than having others speak for them. By Simon Stephens

Museums close early due to serious disorder in Belfast

Ulster Museum and NI War Memorial Museum among venues affected by this week's unrest

Minister confirms £50m for Ulster Folk Museum’s Reawakening project

Redevelopment aims to transform open-air site into a 'multi-layered heritage and environment resource'

Radical Museums | S3E1: William Mitchell

Sharon Heal meets William Mitchell, project director for the Action for Community Transformation (ACT) Initiative in Belfast

‘Bad Bridget’ archival research project inspires Hollywood movie

Study exploring lives of Ireland’s emigrant women led to groundbreaking exhibition at Ulster American Folk Park

Construction begins on Derry-Londonderry’s DNA Museum

New £15m venue dedicated to city’s maritime and social history due to open in 2027

NI Executive sets out policy goals for museums

Department for Communities outlines vision for sector to strengthen, connect and innovate

National Museums NI launches new corporate strategy

Service to focus on how it can tackle contemporary challenges such as the climate crisis

New museum to explore history of Irish soldiers in British Army

Untold: The Museum will span two sites in Belfast and Enniskillen

Change is in the air for Northern Ireland’s museums

There is cautious optimism that the new executive will end the sense of paralysis across the sector

Museums face uncertainty amid power vacuum in Northern Ireland

The lack of stable political leadership has led to a sense of paralysis for the museum sector