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Blue Sky Birds

Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB
Blue Sky Birds at the Ulster Museum, featuring Patrick Goddard's 'Blue Sky Thinking'

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Get hands-on in free, family-friendly sessions in the Wild Ireland: Past, Present and Future exhibition on select dates in July and August. Two of the current exhibitions, The Enemy Is Time and Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future, both explore the dangers of species extinctions, migration and the climate emergency in terms of Irish flora and fauna.
Create your own model bird after Patrick Goddard's 'Blue Sky Thinking', which consists of 180 ring-necked parakeets and the wildlife paintings by Julian Friers.

What to know:
-Drop into the Wild Ireland: Past, Present and Future exhibition to join in.
-No booking needed.

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Season (16 July 2025)
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Season (22 July 2025 - 23 July 2025)
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Tuesday - Wednesday11:00 - 12:00
Season (23 July 2025)
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Season (29 July 2025 - 30 July 2025)
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Tuesday - Wednesday11:00 - 12:00
Season (6 Aug 2025 - 7 Aug 2025)
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Wednesday - Thursday11:00 - 12:00

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