National Museums NI at Home

Our blog section is full of fascinating entries from staff across National Museums NI, their personal experiences and reflections on life in the museums, our collections, events and exhibitions. Go ‘behind the scenes’ into life as a curator. Learn the traditions and history associated with objects and exhibit buildings in our museums.

Explore a world of art and culture at home with our interactive virtual museum spaces for audiences to connect with collections. Experience the latest exhibitions in the Ulster Museum like never before.

For our Smartify tours, you can view in your browser or download the Smartify app so you can discover the stories behind the objects wherever you are.

National Museums NI has 20,000 images available to purchase as reproduction prints from our comprehensive art, history and science collections. From our renowned Irish Art collection with works by Sir John Lavery to John Luke, to historical photographs of Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard and the Titanic, browse our picture library to find you prefect print. 

National Museums NI is a Founder Partner of Art UK. Their mission is to open up the UK’s publicly owned art collections for enjoyment, learning, and research. Browse through our oil paintings and sculpture collections from across all four museums. There’s even a selection of reproduction prints available to purchase both framed and unframed, with prices starting at just £12.95.