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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · 13d

'Portrait of a Lady' (c.1780), Strickland Lowry. BELUM.U712
'Boy with a Dog', Giacomo Ceruti. BELUM.U20
'Francis Johnston (1760–1829), His Wife and Two Nephews' (c.1827), Martin Cregan. BELUM.U731

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · 13d

🐶 Taking a photo with your pet? Not a modern concept!

🐾 Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'animals', so here's a selection of three paintings from our collection with the most adorable dogs!

#UlsterMuseum #Art #Portraiture #Dogs #Puppies @artukdotorg.bsky.social

A woman in fancy 18th century clothing cradles a white dog in her arm. He appears to be snoozing.

A young boy poses for a portrait in clothes that indicate he is intended to portray a poor beggar. He stands with one arm around his dog, holding his paw in his other hand as if making his dog wave to the viewer.

A family in 19th century clothing pose for a portrait in their study. A young child reaches for a small black and white dog to give him a pat on the head.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · 16d

If you missed 'Wild Ireland', you can still watch our curator tour with wildlife painter Julian Friers and Curator of Geology Dr. Mike Simms.

Watch the full video here → bit.ly/48cdVfZ

#UlsterMuseum #WildIreland #WildlifeArt #WildlifePainter #WildlifeArtist #BirdPaintings

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · 17d

"Take a deep breath and choose one painting. And just let it talk to you".

Relax into your Monday and look at some art with Senior Curator of Art, Anne Stewart 🔍 🖼️

#UlsterMuseum #ArtCollection #ItalianPaintings #FlemishPaintings #DutchPaintings #ItalianArt #FlemishArt #DutchArt #ArtHistory

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · 28d

This picture of a little girl wearing a new pair of shoes is decidedly sentimental, in the manner of much Victorian anecdotal painting.

#UlsterMuseum #Art

'My New Shoes!' (c. 1893), William Gibbes Mackenzie. BELUM.U89

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · 28d

This week’s #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘Victorian’, to celebrate the exhibition ‘Victorian Treasures from Cecil French and Scott Thomas Buckle' at Leighton House.

Painter W. G. Mackenzie studied in Belfast, London and Paris and was a regular exhibitor at the Belfast Art Society.

A painting of a young Victorian girl wearing a bright red smock and shiny new black shoes. She carries a bouquet of white flowers.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Aug 27

'Marine Group' was our first purchase of Danish glass and is extremely significant to our collection, as Denmark, like Ireland, was one of the early glassmaking regions in Europe.

'Marine Group' (2019), Steffen Dam. © Steffen Dam. BELUM.V2019.4

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Aug 27

These astonishing pieces on display in 'Art of the Possible' were crafted by Steffen Dam, a glass artist from Denmark. Dam’s inspiration comes from the natural world, particularly marine & plant life.

'Marine Group' (2019) echoes the specimen jars held in the our Natural Sciences spirit collection.

A row of glass sculptures resembling scientific specimen jars holding marine animal and plant life.

A glass sculpture resembling a scientific specimen jar holding a jellyfish.

A glass sculpture resemblinga scientific specimen jars holding some form of marine animal life.

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Kim Mawhinney @kimcmawhinney.bsky.social · Aug 25

If you are about Belfast on Saturday I’m giving a gallery tour of Art of the Possible at the @ulstermuseum.org

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Aug 23

Assistant Curator Agrippa Njanina shares his story of rediscovering the #mbira, a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe, and how it travelled with him to Northern Ireland.

Read Agrippa's blog and watch the full video → bit.ly/3V8z1UW

#TraditionalMusic #AfricanMusic #MusicHeritage #CulturalHeritage

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Aug 14

🐱This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘Welsh art and artists’ to celebrate the exhibition ‘From the Collection’ opening at Oriel Môn this weekend.

What better artwork to share than ‘Cat’ by Pembrokeshire-born Gwen John!

#UlsterMuseum #Cat #Cath

A drawing with an ink wash of a cat. The cat is upright, staring intensely off the page.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Aug 9

Wild Ireland contains 60 original paintings by renowned wildlife artist Julian Friers.

Tour the exhibition and explore the paintings with Julian and Dr Mike Simms, as they discuss Julian's love of birds, his methods and how he blends science with art.

Watch the full video here → bit.ly/45pTlWB

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Aug 1

'Bird' (2018), Bruce Marks. © Bruce Marks. BELUM.V2018.2.

Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Aug 1

It's #AugustCraftMonth!

'Bird' (2018) by Bruce Marks is on display in 'Art of the Possible'.

With 'Bird', Marks has stripped back the form of a bird to its essentials, where it retains its undeniable bird-like quality. The bright red opening of the glass sculpture mimics the gaping beak of a bird.

A vase-like glass sculpture of blue-green with a bright red opening coming to a peak, resembling a bird's open beak.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 31

Jellett tirelessly promoted abstract art and wider modernism, and established a legacy by founding the Irish Exhibition of Living Art.

Discover more in an @artukdotorg.bsky.social online curation by Anna Liesching, Curator of Art → bit.ly/3Hcadb9

'Composition' (c.1932), Mainie Jellett. BELUM.U324

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 31

This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is abstract art, and who else to feature but #MainieJellett?

Born in Dublin, she studied at the Metropolitan School of Art and Westminster School of Art in London, later moving to Paris. By 1923 she was painting in a completely abstract, Cubist-inspired style.

A multicoloured abstract painting, showing a focal point in the centre with twists and turns of shapes emanating outward. The colours change at intersecting arcs and corneres, with blues, yellows, reds, greens, oranges and purples, all fairly dark in hue.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 26

The series’ name is a reference to a group of known, or suspected to be, gay politicians who warned the British Government of the growing persecution of minorities in 1930s Germany. Chamberlain referred to them as 'The Glamour Boys', intending to use their sexuality to insult them.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 26

Happy #Pride, Belfast!
To celebrate, we want to share 'Fear', 'The Shame' and 'Chaps' from the series 'The Glamour Boys' (2024) by Simon Dredge.

'The Glamour Boys' celebrates #LGBTQHistory and those who helped pave the way for equal rights.

#UlsterMuseum #BelfastPride #Art © Simon Dredge

A circular ceramic, split in half. One half has text reading “here comes the shame”; the other reads “all he cares about it love”. On the left, the out rim reads “be careful”, with the right reading “they’re watching you”. The disc is decorated in plaid patterns.

An orange circular ceramic with the words “fear eats the soul”.

A circular ceramic with a pin triangle decorating the middle. In the triangle are the words “but we bring the fun!” The triangle hides text, which we can just discern reads “those…chaps”.

The three ceramics mounted on a wall together.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 24

Beulah Oluwadamilola Abu, an MA graduate in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies @ulsteruni.bsky.social, has conducted research on the Ibeji figures from Nigeria in our World Cultures collection.

Read her insights into their deep cultural and spiritual significance → bit.ly/457yMy1

Two wooden figures. They have features including blue caps, necklaces, and large eyes. They are nearly identical.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 17

'Self Portrait' (1945-49), James Sinton Sleator. BELUM.U4962.

'Self Portrait', James Sinton Sleator. Armagh County Museum, ARMCM.101.1960. Image credit: Armagh County Museum.

Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 17

Sleator's skills as a portraitist are evident. Along with his attention to detail regarding his costume and surroundings, his expression is deeply emotive in both paintings.

A detail shot of a self portrait. The man's expression is calm, thoughtful, and almost somber; his eyes seem to water slightly.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 17

🤳 This week's theme for @artukdotorg.bsky.social's #OnlineArtExchange is 'self portraits'!

'Self Portrait' (1945-49), by James Sinton Sleator, is just one of many self portraits the artist painted; Armagh County Museum hold this painting, also titled 'Self Portrait', in their collection.

A painting of a man in a large hat sitting at a kitchen table. He is surrounded by drink, some fruit, and a packet of cigarettes. He looks emotionally at the viewer.

A painting of a man in a military-like outfit. He has a somber look on his face.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 10

This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is summer ☀

🕶 Northern Ireland is finally warming up in time for the long weekend. For many of us, that means an afternoon lounging in Ormeau Park.

🎨 'Horseshoe Flower Bed in Ormeau Park, Belfast' (c.1910) by Hans Iten, captures the lovely scenes ahead of us.

A painting of a park. The grass and the trees are a lush green, while flowerbeds are vibrant blues and reds. The sky is a cool blue, with shades of yellow giving a sense of a warm day.

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 4

Did you ever wonder where all the starlings went at the Lagan Bridge?

Wild Belfast member Dawn re-tells the beautiful and poignant story of the murmurations disappearance, and return.

Article by @wildlifeni.bsky.social → bit.ly/3ZQ9Rx2

#Murmurations #WildIreland

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Ulster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · Jul 3

👃 Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'smells in art' for ‘Scented Visions' at the Watts Gallery.

🌸 'Still Life' by Georges Jeannin overflows with sensory information. You can almost smell the bright bouquet and the slightly acrid odor of the spilt vase water.

@artukdotorg.bsky.social‬

A still life painting of a vase of flowers tipped on its side. The bouquet is large and bright, spilling off the edge of the canvas.

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