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Ulster Transport Museum

Ulster Transport Museum

National Museums Northern Ireland

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in County Down

51 artworks

Part of National Museums Northern Ireland

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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'.

Cultra, Holywood, County Down BT18 0EU Northern Ireland

picture.library@nmni.com

028 ​9039 5091

The Museum is usually closed on a Monday, but is open on Bank Holiday Mondays throughout the year.

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Artworks

  • NCC Locomotive No. 94
    NCC Locomotive No. 94 Brian Collings (b.1939)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • The ‘Titanic’ Men Go Home
    The ‘Titanic’ Men Go Home James Leckey
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • Waiting for a Fare (Jaunting Car Driver)
    Waiting for a Fare (Jaunting Car Driver) John Carey (1861–1943)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • British Barque ‘Lord Templemore’, Belfast
    British Barque ‘Lord Templemore’, Belfast J. Johnston (active 1908–1922)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • SS ‘Kathleen’
    SS ‘Kathleen’ G. Jansen
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • SS 'Dún Aengus'
    SS 'Dún Aengus' Brian Palm (b.1957)
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • RMS ‘Titanic’ Departs Belfast Lough, 2 April 1912
    RMS ‘Titanic’ Departs Belfast Lough, 2 April 1912 Kenneth A. Robie
    Ulster Transport Museum
  • 44 more

Not every artwork is on display – if you would like to see a particular work, contact the venue before your visit

National Museums Northern Ireland has another 1,498 artworks

Artists

  • The Lisburn and Lambeg Volunteers Firing a 'Feu de Joie' in Honour of the Dungannon Convention, 1782
    John Carey (1861–1943)
  • Royal Navy Plane and Submarine
    William Hollywood (1923–1990)
  • American Nurse (Second Lieutenant Freda Gladys Theil Fox, 1918–2019)
    Doris Violet Blair
  • The Three-Masted Schooner 'Lord Dufferin' at Sea
    William Henry McIlvenny (1849–1900)
  • The 'Mary Joseph’ N55
    William B. Mulhall
  • Full-Rigged Ship ‘Star of Russia’
    W. S. Southwold
  • 'Alice' (Red Tank Locomotive)
    G. R. Hanan
  • The Ship 'Sir Walter Scott' Arriving in New York, 1832
    Joseph Heard (1799–1859)
  • Three-Masted Topsail Schooner ‘Result’
    Dante Langtry Lynas
  • A Pilot Cutter and a French Smuggler
    Matthew Kendrick (c.1797–1874)

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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