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Ulster Transport Museum

Ulster Transport Museum

National Museums NI

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in County Down

2,109 artworks

Part of National Museums NI

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Be transported back in time and explore one of the most comprehensive transport collections in Europe. You’ll find majestic locomotives, horse-drawn carriages, vintage motorbikes, and cars at the Ulster Transport Museum, along with exhibits of historical materials, including photographs of the 'Titanic'.

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Cultra, Holywood, County Down BT18 0EU Northern Ireland

picture.library@nmni.com

028 ​9039 5091

The Museum is usually closed on a Monday, but is open on Bank Holiday Mondays throughout the year.

https://www.ulstertransportmuseum.org/

Artworks

  • NCC Locomotive No. 94
    NCC Locomotive No. 94 Brian Collings (b.1939)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Second class dining saloon
    Second class dining saloon Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Starboard stern view on slip prior to launch
    Starboard stern view on slip prior to launch Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Engine room and telegraphs
    Engine room and telegraphs Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • View forward along tank top within erected frames
    View forward along tank top within erected frames Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Internal view showing initial laying of plates on tank top/main deck beams
    Internal view showing initial laying of plates on tank top/main deck beams Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • View along upper promenade deck
    View along upper promenade deck Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • 2,102 more

Not every artwork is on display – if you would like to see a particular work, contact the venue before your visit

National Museums NI has another 14,468 artworks

Artists

  • 'Alice' (Red Tank Locomotive)
    George Robert Hanan (1922–2009)
  • SS 'Dún Aengus'
    Brian Palm (b.1957)
  • A Pilot Cutter and a French Smuggler
    Matthew Kendrick (c.1797–1874)
  • Le marché dans la rue, Concarneau
    Georgina Moutray Kyle (1865–1950)
  • British Barque ‘Lord Templemore’, Belfast
    J. Johnston
  • INS 188 'Rising Sun'
    Thomas G. Purvis (1861–1933)
  • Major Money (d.1817) and the Norfolk Militia
    unknown artist
  • The 1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment (TF), Landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey, 9 August 1915
    Charles Dixon (1872–1934)
  • The Lisburn and Lambeg Volunteers Firing a 'Feu de Joie' in Honour of the Dungannon Convention, 1782
    John Carey (1861–1943)
  • Cranks for reciprocating engine in shop with apprentice to give scale
    Robert John Welch (1859–1936)

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Venues in County Down

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    Bangor Castle
  • Down County Museum
  • Downe Hospital
  • F. E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio
  • Hillsborough Castle, Historic Royal Palaces
  • National Trust, Castle Ward
  • National Trust, Mount Stewart
  • National Trust, Rowallane
  • Newry & Mourne Museum
  • Newry Town Hall