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.

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Ocean Series

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Ocean Therapy

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

Observing Stories

Shannon polishing White Star Line silverware

Behind the glass

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White Star Line Silverware

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

Ocean Series

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A Donation Unlocked

The Key to the Asturias

Showmans living Carvan at the Ulster Transport Museum

Behind the glass

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Showman's Caravan

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

Moving Stories

Red Clan Clover car in a darkened garage with artificial lights

Road Series

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Clan Clover

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

Black and white photograph of sunbeam racing

Road Series

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100 Years of Road Racing

Marking the centenary of the Road Races act in Northern Ireland, and celebrating our collection!

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Road Series

Story

From Trams to Trolleybuses

History of Transport in Belfast

Creating Stories

Innovation Series

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Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

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

Innovation Series

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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.