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

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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
  • Fitting and turning shops interior, Southampton
    Fitting and turning shops interior, Southampton Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Port near profile during outfitting at Thompson deepwater wharf
    Port near profile during outfitting at Thompson deepwater wharf Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Port bow view in Thompson Graving Dock while under repair
    Port bow view in Thompson Graving Dock while under repair Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • View of South Yard and Engine Works across Abercorn Basin from south
    View of South Yard and Engine Works across Abercorn Basin from south Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Port bow 3/4 profile, refitting completed, steaming in Belfast Lough
    Port bow 3/4 profile, refitting completed, steaming in Belfast Lough Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Reconstruction of North Yard slips 2 and 3 and erection of Arrol gantry for building 'Olympic' (400) and 'Titanic' (401)
    Reconstruction of North Yard slips 2 and 3 and erection of Arrol gantry for building 'Olympic' (400) and 'Titanic' (401) 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 7,848 artworks

Artists

  • 'Alice' (Red Tank Locomotive)
    George Robert Hanan (1922–2009)
  • The Arrival
    Doris Violet Blair (1915–2011)
  • The Three-Masted Ship 'Lord Dufferin' at Sea
    William Henry McIlvenny (1849–1900)
  • The Lisburn and Lambeg Volunteers Firing a 'Feu de Joie' in Honour of the Dungannon Convention, 1782
    John Carey (1861–1943)
  • A Pilot Cutter and a French Smuggler
    Matthew Kendrick (c.1797–1874)
  • Full-Rigged Ship ‘Star of Russia’
    W. S. Southwold
  • Fitting and turning shops interior, Southampton
    Harland & Wolff
  • The 1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment (TF), Landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey, 9 August 1915
    Charles Dixon (1872–1934)
  • Cranks for reciprocating engine in shop with apprentice to give scale
    Robert John Welch (1859–1936)
  • The Port of Liverpool: In the Foreground the Ship 'John Campbell', Owner Isaac Bold
    Joseph Heard (1799–1859)

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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