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Family Focus Sessions

Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB
Family Focus Sessions

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Learn something new and handle museum objects in our free, family-friendly sessions in each of the Discovery Centres on the second Saturday and Sunday of the month! Our next Family Focus Sessions will take place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October.

Our interactive Discovery Centres are a place to explore our museum collections in a different and exciting way. These family-focused sessions are drop-in and informal, providing the opportunity to touch and investigate objects on display. Some Centres will have activity-based exploration too.

Saturday 12th October

Discover Art – Mummers masks

Discover Nature – Owls

Discover History – Buttons and Badges

Sunday 13th October

Discover Art – Autumn tales

Discover Nature – Primates

Discover History – Halloween traditions

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Season (12 Oct 2024 - 13 Oct 2024)
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Saturday - Sunday14:00 - 15:00

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