The best museums in Northern Ireland

Ulster Museum Belfast

Ulster Museum is a museum in Belfast. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, photography, weapons and war, science and technology, natural sciences, costume and textiles, archives, world cultu...

Titanic Belfast Belfast

Titanic Belfast is a museum in Belfast. The museum features exhibits related to: industry, maritime and social history.

Dunluce Castle Portrush

W5 Belfast

W5 is a museum in Belfast. The museum features exhibits related to: natural sciences and science and technology.

Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Holywood

Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is a museum in Holywood. The museum features exhibits related to: photography, architecture, music, fine art, decorative and applied art, costume and textiles, agriculture, scie...

Ulster American Folk Park Omagh

Ulster American Folk Park is a museum in Omagh. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, medicine, costume and textiles, maritime, architecture, land transport, agriculture, archives and persona...

Castle Ward Strangford

Explore this 332-hectare walled demesne dramatically set overlooking Strangford Lough and see the quirky mid Georgian mansion, home of the Ward family since the 16th century. An architectural curiosity, it is b...

Carrickfergus Castle Carrickfergus

A striking feature of the landscape from land, sea and air, Carrickfergus Castle greets all visitors with its strength and menace. It represents over 800 years of military might. Besieged in turn by the Scots,...

Mount Stewart Newtownards

Tower Museum Londonderry

Tower Museum is a museum in Derry. The museum features exhibits related to Personalities, Science and Technology, Fine Art, Music, Maritime, Social History, Archives, Coins and Medals, Decorative and Applied Ar...

Florence Court Enniskillen

Castle Coole Enniskillen

Castle Coole is a neo-classical house in Ireland, built to impress by the first Earl of Belmore 1789- 97 and is surrounded by a landscape park on the edge of Enniskillen. Contrasting to the splendour of the hou...

The Argory Dungannon

The Argory is a museum in Dungannon. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art, social history, costume and textiles, decorative and applied art and archives.

Somme Museum Newtownards

Somme Museum is a museum in Newtownards. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, archives, weapons and war, costume and textiles and personalities.

Down County Museum Downpatrick

Down County Museum is a museum in Downpatrick. The museum features exhibits related to Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Maritime, Social History, Land Transport, Archives, Weapons and War, Fine Art, Decorative an...

Royal Ulster Rifles Museum Belfast

The museum houses an extensive collection of uniforms, badges, medals and regimental memorabilia covering the history of the Regiment and the campaigns in which it has fought since its formation in 1793.

Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum Lisburn

Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum is a museum in Lisburn. The museum features exhibits related to Decorative and Applied Art, Archives, Personalities, Social History, Natural Sciences, Archaeology, Fine Art...

Saint Patrick Centre Downpatrick

Saint Patrick Centre is a museum in Downpatrick. The museum features exhibits related to Personalities and Religion.

Crom Visitor Centre Enniskillen

Escape to this breathtaking 810-hectare demesne, set amid the romantic and tranquil landscape of Upper Lough Erne. One of Ireland's most important nature conservation areas, Crom's ancient woodland and pictures...

Springhill Moneymore

Springhill is an atmospheric 17th-century ‘plantation’ home. The house tour takes in the library, Conyngham family furniture, gun room, nursery, resident ghost and the unusual and colourful costume exhibition w...

Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House Castlerock

Armagh Planetarium Armagh

Armagh Planetarium is a museum in Armagh. The museum features exhibits related to Science and Technology and Natural Sciences.

Museum of Orange Heritage Castlereagh

Museum of Orange Heritage is a museum in Belfast. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, personalities and religion.

Whitehead Railway Museum Whitehead

Take a journey through the history of Irish railways at Whitehead Railway Museum. The museum showcases the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s large collection of heritage locomotives and carriages, ma...

Armagh Observatory Armagh

Armagh Observatory is a museum in Armagh. The museum features exhibits related to Science and Technology.

Armagh County Museum Armagh

Armagh County Museum is a museum in Armagh. The museum features exhibits related to Land Transport, Natural Sciences, Fine Art, Weapons and War, Social History, Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Decorative and App...

Gray's Printing Press Strabane

An 18th-century printing press, where John Dunlap, the printer of the American Declaration of Independence, and James Wilson, grandfather of President Woodrow Wilson, learnt their trade. There is a collection o...

Sentry Hill Historic House and Visitor Centre Glengormley

Sentry Hill Historic House and Visitor Centre is a museum in Newtownabbey. The museum features exhibits related to Fine Art, Archaeology, Weapons and War, Archives, Social History, Decorative and Applied Art an...

Newry and Mourne Museum Newry

Newry and Mourne Museum is a museum in Newry. The museum features exhibits related to: costume and textiles, archaeology, maritime, archives and social history.

Mid-Antrim Museum Ballymena

Mid-Antrim Museum is a museum in Ballymena. The museum features exhibits related to: literature, fine art, music, trade and commerce, archives, land transport, archaeology, costume and textiles, agriculture, re...

Sheelin Irish Lace Museum Bellanaleck

Sheelin Irish Lace Museum is a museum in Enniskillen. The museum features exhibits related to Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles and Social History. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum i...

Downpatrick and County Down Railway Downpatrick

Downpatrick and County Down Railway is a museum in Downpatrick. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology, archives and land transport.

Fermanagh County Museum Enniskillen

Fermanagh County Museum is a registered museum, under the MLA Accreditation Scheme for museums in the United Kingdom.The museum is located within and around the historic Enniskillen Castle and was established i...

Larne Museum and Arts Centre Larne

Larne Museum and Arts Centre is a museum in Larne. The museum features exhibits related to: literature, industry, archaeology, land transport, weapons and war, archives, toys and hobbies, music, sport, agricult...

Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum Belfast

It is the mission of NIWM to enrich people’s understanding of the contribution of the people of Northern Ireland in two world wars by preserving and displaying a unique collection. We deliver a programme of en...

Metropolitan Arts Centre Belfast

The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) is Belfast’s new arts venue. Selecting, creating and mixing up music, theatre, dance and art – bringing local and international talent under one roof.

Ardress House Portadown

Ardress House is a museum in Portadown. The museum features exhibits related to: decorative and applied art and social history.

Palace Stables Heritage Centre Armagh

Palace Stables Heritage Centre is a museum in Armagh. The museum features exhibits related to: religion, weapons and war and social history.

Limavady Museum Limavady

Limavady Museum's collections are displayed at the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre in Limavady as well as Green Lane Museum in Roe Valley Country Park. The Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre has a dedicated...

Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum Armagh

Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum is a museum in Armagh. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, costume and textiles and archives.

The Inniskillings Museum Enniskillen

The Inniskillings Museum is a museum in Enniskillen. The museum features exhibits related to: land transport, architecture, photography, archaeology, fine art, social history, natural sciences, coins and medals...

Ballycastle Museum Ballycastle

Ballycastle Museum is a museum in Ballycastle. The museum features exhibits related to Fine Art, Social History and Decorative and Applied Art.

FLAME! the Gasworks Museum of Ireland Carrickfergus

FLAME. the Gasworks Museum of Ireland is a museum in Carrickfergus. The museum features exhibits related to: science and technology, industry and archives.

City Factory Londonderry

Located on Little James Street, this former shirt factory was built in 1863 for Messrs Mc Intyre, Hogg and Marsh. The keystones above the windows depict the five continents. It now houses a faculty of the North...

Naughton Gallery Belfast

Naughton Gallery is a museum in Belfast. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art.

Coleraine Museum Coleraine

Derrymore House Bessbrook

Derrymore House is a late 18th-century thatched house in gentrified vernacular style.

Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Centre Carrickfergus

Foyle Valley Railway Museum Londonderry

Foyle Valley Railway Museum is a museum in Derry. The museum features exhibits related to Land Transport and Archives.