Free tours for conference delegates
Bus tours and free entry at selected venues for conference delegates
Delegates at the Museums Association's (MA) Conference and Exhibition 2018 can take advantage of five free bus tours on Saturday 10 November, and free entry to a number of venues around Northern Ireland on the 10 and 11 November.
Tour one - Belfast museum and heritage centres
0930 Bus picks up delegates from Waterfront Hall
1015 Guided tour of Crumlin Road Gaol
1145 Travel to Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
1215 Lunch in Ballycultra Tearoom
1300 Visit to Folk Museum
1430 Guided tour of Transport Museum and Miniature Railway Day (Friends of Cultra)
1615 Travel back to Belfast
Tour Four - Downpatrick
0900 Bus picks up delegates at Waterfront Hall
1000 Tour of Mount Stewart National Trust property and National Portrait Gallery’s touring exhibition, Votes for Women
1145 Ferry to Strangford
1215 Tour of Down Museum followed by lunch
1400 Visit St Patrick’s grave, Down Cathedral and St Patrick’s Centre
1545 Visit Downpatrick and Co. Down Railway Time
1745 Arrive back at Waterfront Hall
Tour Five - Dublin
0900 Bus picks up delegates at Waterfront Hall
1100 Arrival to the Office of Public Work's Kilmainham Gaol
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Booking
Delegates should choose from one of the tours below, then click on the link below to book.
Saturday Tours at Belfast 2018: book now
Delegates should choose from one of the tours below, then click on the link below to book.
Saturday Tours at Belfast 2018: book now
Tour one - Belfast museum and heritage centres
0930 Bus picks up delegates from Waterfront Hall
1015 Guided tour of Crumlin Road Gaol
1145 Travel to Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
1215 Lunch in Ballycultra Tearoom
1300 Visit to Folk Museum
1430 Guided tour of Transport Museum and Miniature Railway Day (Friends of Cultra)
1615 Travel back to Belfast
1700 Arrive back at Waterfront Hall
Tour Two - Cultural and political tours of Belfast
In partnership with East Side Tourism and Fáilte Feirste (East and West Belfast tourism organisations)
0930 Bus picks up delegates at Waterfront Hall and travels to East Belfast
1000 Guided tours of East Belfast
1230 Lunch in Culturlann and East/West presentation
1400 Guided tours of West Belfast
1600 Bus takes delegates back to pick up point
Tour Two - Cultural and political tours of Belfast
In partnership with East Side Tourism and Fáilte Feirste (East and West Belfast tourism organisations)
0930 Bus picks up delegates at Waterfront Hall and travels to East Belfast
1000 Guided tours of East Belfast
1230 Lunch in Culturlann and East/West presentation
1400 Guided tours of West Belfast
1600 Bus takes delegates back to pick up point
1645 Arrive back at Waterfront Hall
Tour Three – Derry~Londonderry
0845 Bus picks up delegates at Waterfront Hall and travels to Derry/Londonderry
1100 Tour of Tower Museum and Derry’s Walls
1300 Lunch in Guildhall
1430 Tours of Siege Museum and Museum of Free Derry
1630 Travel back to Belfast arriving at approximately 1830
Tour Three – Derry~Londonderry
0845 Bus picks up delegates at Waterfront Hall and travels to Derry/Londonderry
1100 Tour of Tower Museum and Derry’s Walls
1300 Lunch in Guildhall
1430 Tours of Siege Museum and Museum of Free Derry
1630 Travel back to Belfast arriving at approximately 1830
1830 Arrive back at Waterfront Hall
Tour Four - Downpatrick
0900 Bus picks up delegates at Waterfront Hall
1000 Tour of Mount Stewart National Trust property and National Portrait Gallery’s touring exhibition, Votes for Women
1145 Ferry to Strangford
1215 Tour of Down Museum followed by lunch
1400 Visit St Patrick’s grave, Down Cathedral and St Patrick’s Centre
1545 Visit Downpatrick and Co. Down Railway Time
1745 Arrive back at Waterfront Hall
Tour Five - Dublin
0900 Bus picks up delegates at Waterfront Hall
1100 Arrival to the Office of Public Work's Kilmainham Gaol
1110 Visit to Kilmainham Gaol with museum curator Brian Crowley
1220 Bus collects from Kilmainham Gaol
1250 Arrival Customs House Quay (CHQ)
Lunch in CHQ (additional to tour, at own leisure)
1345 Visit to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum with senior curator Nathan Mannion
1515 Bus collections Custom House Quay/EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
1220 Bus collects from Kilmainham Gaol
1250 Arrival Customs House Quay (CHQ)
Lunch in CHQ (additional to tour, at own leisure)
1345 Visit to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum with senior curator Nathan Mannion
1515 Bus collections Custom House Quay/EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
1530 Visit to General Post Office (GPO) Witness History Visitor Centre with general manager Aline FitzGerald
1700 Bus departs from Parnell Square North.
1900 Arrive back at Waterfront Hall.
1700 Bus departs from Parnell Square North.
1900 Arrive back at Waterfront Hall.
The free guided tours must be pre-booked: booking information will be available soon.
Free entry
Free entry to the following venues is available with delegate pass on both Saturday and Sunday:
Crumlin Road Gaol
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Ulster American Folk Park
The Giant’s Causeway
HMS Caroline
Carrick – a Rede Rope Bridge
Castleward
Mount Stewart
Titanic Belfast is offering 50% discount to delegates who quote the code MUSEUMS2018.
Links and downloads
Belfast 2018: book online
We are offering special rates for Northern Ireland Museums Council, Irish Museums Association and American Alliance of Museums members.
Free entry
Free entry to the following venues is available with delegate pass on both Saturday and Sunday:
Crumlin Road Gaol
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Ulster American Folk Park
The Giant’s Causeway
HMS Caroline
Carrick – a Rede Rope Bridge
Castleward
Mount Stewart
Titanic Belfast is offering 50% discount to delegates who quote the code MUSEUMS2018.
Links and downloads
Belfast 2018: book online
We are offering special rates for Northern Ireland Museums Council, Irish Museums Association and American Alliance of Museums members.
#museums2018
