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10:00 - 17:00, Friday 14 October - Saturday 29 October
If the Ulster Museum’s most precious objects could talk, what stories might they tell? It’s a question many of our most successful poets, writers, artists, designers and photographers have pondered.
26 pairs of writers and visual artists have hustled, bustled and negotiated their way to creating personal responses to these intriguing objects. And you can discover exactly how and why they were inspired in the exhibition in The Belfast Room.
But first, follow the trail of treasures in the museum. Beginning with the Venice Chair in Applied Arts, try to find each of the objects. Take a moment to ponder how they make you feel, imagine who might have made or used these amazing treasures and what those peoples’ lives might have been like all those years ago.
As you make your way back to the ground floor, visit the exhibition in the Belfast Room. There, you’ll find a wonderful mix of visual and verbal responses to these special artefacts that have so many stories to tell about who we are and where we come from.
You might even be inspired to write your own 62 word response. We hope you will! Feel free to upload your responses to our Facebook page.
Pictured above is the Salamander, part of the Ulster Museum collection. Click image to enlarge.
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