The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum illustrates the way of life past and present, and the traditions of people in the north of Ireland. The Folk Museum invites you to visit a typical Ulster town of the early 1900s and to stroll through yesteryear’s countryside with its farms, cottages, crops and livestock.
The development of the Museum’s town, Ballycultra, offers opportunities to experience at first hand a real sense of life in the early 1900s. Costumed visitor guides, working buildings and exhibits, as well as the chance to touch, to hear and to do, bring our stories to life. Skills once commonly practised, such as lace-making, samplermaking, spinning, weaving, wood turning and forgework are demonstrated and taught in the open air Museum.
On a daily basis visitors can see a number of activities taking place, such as printing, open hearth cooking, carpentry, basket making and needlework. The Transport Museum presents Ireland’s most comprehensive transport collection and includes the Irish Railway Collection and road transport galleries and also, ‘Titanic’ and ‘Flight X2 Experience’ exhibitions. The Museum has a varied programme of major events from Midsummer Music Session in June to the Spirit of Christmas Past in December.
Please telephone for a copy of our up to date Events Programme. Or Click here to see What's On.
Winner of Best Visitor Experience award, NI Tourism Awards 2009.
