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Ulster Folk and Transport Museums
Five steam locomotives underneath a concrete walkway and a curved steel roof
Rail Gallery of the Ulster Transport Museum
Ulster Folk and Transport Museums is located in County Down
Ulster Folk and Transport Museums
Location within County Down
Established1967 (1967)
LocationCultra, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°38′57″N 5°47′56″W / 54.649238°N 5.798968°W / 54.649238; -5.798968
TypeAviation museum
Visitors172,712 (2019)[1]
Public transit accessBus interchange 501A, 501B
Website
  • Ulster Folk Museum
  • Ulster Transport Museum

The Ulster Folk Museum and Ulster Transport Museum are situated in Cultra, Northern Ireland, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the city of Belfast. The Folk Museum endeavours to illustrate the way of life and traditions of the people in Northern Ireland, past and present, while the Transport Museum explores and exhibits methods of transport by land, sea and air, past and present. The museums rank among Ireland's foremost visitor attractions and is a former Irish Museum of the Year.[2] The location houses two of four museums included in National Museums Northern Ireland.[3]

  1. ^ "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ Annual Report 2004 (PDF), The Heritage Council, p. 24, archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2007, retrieved 8 July 2008
  3. ^ "Homepage". National Museums NI. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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