Kathryn Thomson

Well, we weren’t expecting that! What an honour to pick this up on behalf of our fantastic team across #NationalMuseumsNI @UlsterMuseum @FolkTransport @FolkParkOmagh #NITA2019

Belfast’s iconic ‘Flying Figures’—locally known as Draft and Overdraft—have moved after 60 years at the old Ulster Banks Shaftsbury Square, to their new home at the Ulster Museum. @UlsterMuseum

🎥 Minister @GordonLyons1 has announced £50m in funding for the @UFM_Cultra! The Reawakening project, funded by the Department and @HeritageFundNI, will deliver lasting social and economic value. 👀 Find out more: communities-ni.gov.uk/news/communiti… @NatMuseumsNI @HeritageFundUK

Great news for @ufm_cultra and @NatMuseumsNI and future visitors - thanks to #NationalLottery players we’ve committed £10million to put plans in place and now deliver this visionary project that will connect people to heritage that is accessible, relevant, sustainable and valued.

We’re reawakening the Ulster Folk Museum, keeping our heritage alive for future generations. Through £50m, thanks to @CommunitiesNI and @HeritageFundNI, we will create new buildings and reimagined spaces that make it easier for more people to connect with the museum in new ways.

Minister @GordonLyons1 has announced a £50million investment in the Ulster Folk Museum. 👀 Find out more: communities-ni.gov.uk/news/communiti…

A significant new conservation project is taking root at the Ulster Folk Museum as a result of a partnership between Woodland Trust Northern Ireland and National Museums NI newsletter.co.uk/news/environme…

Ancestral human remains "grave robbed" and brought to Belfast almost 200 years ago have begun their journey back to Hawaii. bbc.in/4cO1Uh6

So enjoyed my visit to the @UlsterMuseum today to see the Troubles exhibition. If you haven’t been, do go - not least because of the brilliant way it enables different stories of the past to be told. As it says “While we have a shared past, we do not have a shared memory.”

Minister @GordonLyons1 joined @KThomsonNI to launch @NatMuseumsNI's new 2025-2030 Corporate Strategy at @UlsterMuseum.📸 This new strategy highlights the crucial role museums play in preserving our heritage, promoting understanding, and inspiring future generations!🏛️

Delighted to welcome @CommunitiesNI Minister to officially launch our new Corporate Strategy 2025–2030 - highlighting our commitment to being a catalyst for positive change, action and dialogue to help deal with some of the challenges faced by society. nationalmuseumsni.org/corporate-stra…

Communities Minister @GordonLyons1 visited @utm_cultra and @ufm_cultra to view the 1933 Ferguson Black Tractor, the latest exhibit in the Museum of Innovation and to hear more about the new educational language trail, ‘Rhymin Rab’s Ramble’ which launched earlier this year. The Minister also took the opportunity to hear more about the work of National Museums NI and its ambitions for the future. ➡️ Read more: communities-ni.gov.uk/news/communiti…

Communities Minister @GordonLyons1 visited @utm_cultra and @ufm_cultra to view the 1933 Ferguson Black Tractor, the latest exhibit in the Museum of Innovation and to hear more about the new educational language trail, ‘Rhymin Rab’s Ramble’ which launched earlier this year. The Minister also took the opportunity to hear more about the work of National Museums NI and its ambitions for the future. ➡️ Read more: communities-ni.gov.uk/news/communiti…

Delighted @UlsterMuseum is one of the eight UK museums and galleries selected to receive part of £1million funding from @artfund and @nesta_uk, which will develop and deliver a new programme for families with young children. Learn more: ulstermuseum.org/news/mini-wond…..

DAERA Minister @AndrewMuirNI has paid a visit to the Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra  to hear of investment plans for future developments at the site as well as the ongoing work around restoring ancient woodlands there. More info: daera-ni.gov.uk/news/minister-…

During a visit to the @folkparkomagh, one of four museums in the care of @NatMuseumsNI, Minister @GordonLyons1 had an opportunity to tour its open-air facilities and visitor centre. The Minister heard about the proposed redevelopment project that will provide major improvements to the overall visitor experience.

During a visit to the @folkparkomagh, one of four museums in the care of @NatMuseumsNI, Minister @GordonLyons1 had an opportunity to tour its open-air facilities and visitor centre. The Minister heard about the proposed redevelopment project that will provide major improvements to the overall visitor experience.

This day two weeks the historic Cultra Hill Climb, first run in 1905, will return to Cultra as part of the @utm_cultra's Motorsport Festival. Representatives gear up for this year's event, which races around Cultra Manor at the nearby Ulster Folk Museum. ulstertransportmuseum.org/news/cultra-mo…

Boss at Boucher was terrific, but there is another major artist paying a visit to (South) Belfast... Delighted to see this billboard up at the corner of Botanic Ave and Shaftesbury Sq marking the arrival of Caravaggio @UlsterMuseum. Get along if you can!

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Junior Minister Aisling Reilly attended the opening of the @UlsterMuseum Caravaggio exhibition yesterday to view the artist's magnificent paintings 'The Supper at Emmaus' and 'The Taking of Christ' which are rarely seen together.

Bridging the worlds of business and the arts, as @UlsterMuseum announces @EY_Ireland as the sponsor of #NationalTreasures: Caravaggio in Belfast exhibition. On 10th May, you will see three cities come together, with two paintings, by the one, #Caravaggio ulstermuseum.org/news/ey-sponso…