Stories

Our collections tell the story of our shared experiences. These articles help to connect the dots around who we are, the past we share and the future we are building together.

Featured

Road Series

Story

Clan Clover

Have a look behind the wheel of our 1985, Clan Clover car!

Observing Stories

Shannon polishing White Star Line silverware

Behind the glass

Story

White Star Line Silverware

Shannon from our Conservation team demonstrates her work restoring objects from our White Star Line silverware.

Ocean Series

Story

A Donation Unlocked

The Key to the Asturias

Showmans living Carvan at the Ulster Transport Museum

Behind the glass

Story

Showman's Caravan

Take a closer look inside the Showman's living caravan in our tram gallery.

Moving Stories

Ocean therapy playlist, close up of water

Ocean Series

Story

Sounds of our coast

Sit back and relax with our playlist featuring the sound of local waves.

Ocean Series

Story

Local waves

Local Waves is a four-part podcast series hosted by Curator of Transport and Industry, Clare Ablett.

Ocean Series

Story

Big Wave Surfing

Hear from local surf legends Al Mennie and Easkey Britton as they talk to us all about riding those big waves.

Creating Stories

Innovation Series

Story

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Astrophysicist, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, discovered pulsars in 1967. This discovery earned a Nobel Prize for Physics.

Innovation Series

Story

Professor Andriana Margariti

Professor Margariti and her team at Queens University, Belfast, are the first in the world to establish that the gene QKI-7 is what causes cardiovascular disease in diabetics.