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.

Road Series

Collection

The Shorland

The Shorland is an armoured patrol car that was used by the Royal Ulster Constabulary during the height of The Troubles.

Made in Northern Ireland

Observing Stories

Shannon polishing White Star Line silverware

Behind the glass

Serial

White Star Line Silverware

Object Conservator Shannon Campbell demonstrates her work restoring objects from our White Star Line silverware.

Ocean Series

Stories

A Donation Unlocked

The Key to the Asturias

Showmans living Carvan at the Ulster Transport Museum

Behind the glass

Serial

Showman's Caravan

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

Moving Stories

Road Series

Stories

The Cultra Hill Climb Legacy

From 1905 to present day, the Cultra Hill Climb has been a long standing motorsport race in Northern Ireland. Paul Robinson takes us through its fascinating history.

An image of the front of a car facing head on. It is a blue Ford, with the number plate L1 FMC and a large yellow decal reading 'Overland Challenge' on the hood.

Road Series

In Pictures

The Ford Mondeo

In the winter of 1993, a team of adventurers set off in a Ford Mondeo with one goal: to make the first overland journey from London to New York.

Innovation Series

Stories

DMC DeLorean

The DeLorean (DMC-12)’s originality of design – as well as the innovations that played a part in its concept and production – has made it one of the most iconic sportscars.

Creating Stories

Professor Katrina Thompson standing with her arms crossed in Belfast harbour, Harland and Wolff cranes visible in the background

Innovation Series

Stories

Professor Katrina Thompson

A chartered engineer and graduate in Aeronautical Engineering, she has over 30 years of industrial experience across the aerospace, telecommunications, and maritime sectors.

Current Innovator In Focus

Innovation Series

Stories

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

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

Innovation Series

Stories

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.

Museum of Innovation

Stories

The Shorland

Observing Stories

White Star Line Silverware

A Donation Unlocked

Showman's Caravan

Corncob Pipe

Moving Stories

The Cultra Hill Climb Legacy

The Ford Mondeo

DMC DeLorean

Clan Clover

Sounds of our coast

Local waves

Big Wave Surfing

100 Years of Road Racing

From Trams to Trolleybuses

Harry Ferguson

Creating Stories

Professor Katrina Thompson

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Professor Andriana Margariti

Lilian Bland