Cultra Hill Climb
10:00 - 17:00, Saturday 2 June
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
From 1930's cars to motorbikes to classic rally cars, this event covers every era in an exuberant display of style, sound, smell and colour.
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Making Connections
12:00 - 17:00, Wednesday 14 March - Wednesday 12 September
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Making Connections is a programme of open afternoons for anyone aged 50+ and takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
Horse Drawn Vehicle Day
10:00 - 17:00, Saturday 26 May
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
See horses being prepared and harnessed by members of the Northern Ireland Driving Club.
Cultra Hill Climb
10:00 - 17:00, Saturday 2 June
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
From 1930's cars to motorbikes to classic rally cars, this event covers every era in an exuberant display of style, sound, smell and colour.
Titanica: Street Theatre
10:00 - 17:00, Monday 4 June
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
The costumed characters of the People's Story come to life with short plays and performances
Making Connections: Wool Day
12:00 - 16:30, Wednesday 13 June
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Join us at the Folk museum for a range of activities exploring aspects of the woollen textiles industry. Alongside demonstrations, there will be a range workshops and activities to participate in.
A Grand Day out: Grandparents' Day
10:30 - 16:30, Saturday 16 June
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Grandparents! Enjoy a day out at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum with the whole family. There will be a range of activities, performances, demonstrations, music and crafts suitable for all ages.
Ferguson Heritage Tractor Working Day
10:00 - 17:00, Saturday 30 June
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Organised in association with the Ferguson Heritage Tractor Society, see a display of vintage tractors in Ballycultra Town and working demonstrations in the rural museum.
Wheels of Business: Transport at Work
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
People have invented vehicles for different working purposes over hundreds of years. Without vehicles, the potential of any business is limited. This exhibition recognises and appreciates the contribution of transport to our economy - past, present and future.
TITANICa: The People's Story at the Folk Museum
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Explore the ultimate living history experience of Titanic by walking and talking with the people who knew her best. Dress in period costumes and take away your own copy of the Titanic launch ticket.
Rail Gallery
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
The railway collection is housed in the largest single museum gallery space in Ireland.
Folk Galleries
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
The displays in these galleries complement the buildings in the town and rural areas by telling more of the stories of the people who once lived in them, and showcasing some of the most intriguing objects in our collections. The two permanent galleries explore the themes of 'Food and Farming' and 'Meet the Victorians'.
Driven: Achieving through Transport
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
This exhibition recognises how transport provides opportunities for people to perform above and beyond their physical limitations.
Air Transport
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Northern Ireland has long been associated with aircraft production. The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum's aviation collection includes a dozen aircraft.
Through the Eye Of A Needle
Monday 27 July - Friday 22 January
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
The sewing needle has been an essential tool in everyday life for over 10,000 years. It has given us sails to carry ships around the world, clothes to keep us warm, and quilts to sleep under. This is an exhibition
in praise of the sewing needle and all its creations, whether for pleasure or for profit. The exhibition includes embroidered pictures and needlework samplers from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, fine examples of Irish lace, and some more recent examples of ‘make do and mend’ stitching. A full programme of talks and workshops will accompany the exhibition.
The Art of History
Friday 30 April - Monday 2 May
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
***Please note that from Monday 4 April 2011 to Tuesday 19 April 2011 the exhibition will be closed for refurbishment.*** Watercolours of Irish Town Life in the 1820s by Sampson Towgood Roch (1757-1847)
Joey Dunlop: King of the Roads
Friday 7 May - Sunday 26 September
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Ballymoney born Joey Dunlop (1952-2000) is universally acknowledged as the greatest motorcycle road racer of all time. Amongst countless victories he holds the record of 26 wins at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races.