In Conversation With: Bill Rolston

Visitor Guide Pamela Gunn has interpreted Mrs Mellon for multiple years at the Ulster American Folk Park. This International Women's Day, join her in conversation with Liam Campbell and Patrick Fitzgerald of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, as they discuss Rebecca Mellon and the power of interpreting women's stories.

Senior Curator of History, Dr. Karen Logan, sat down in conversation with Belfast-born mural photographer Bill Rolston. Bill spoke about his work, his relationships with muralists in Northern Ireland and his exhibition 'Drawing Support: Murals, Memory and Identity'. This podcast was recorded at a live event and was hosted by Ulster University's Eilish Rooney. Keep up to date with what's happening at the Ulster Museum on our website → ulstermuseum.org

Senior Curator of Art Anne Stewart sat down with Guest Curator Kenneth McConkey to explore the fascinating story of Sir John Lavery's life, art, and his place in art history. Sir John Lavery was an internationally renowned Belfast-born painter. 'Lavery On Location' is, in many ways, a homecoming. The exhibition includes over 70 works, many from private collections, and offers a rare opportunity to dive into Lavery's life and travels, from his education in France to his ascension as a world-class portraitist.

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Sit back and relax with our playlist featuring the sound of local waves. It’s important to take time to connect with nature and water. This connection can help shift our focus away from daily stresses and problems, allowing us to gain perspective and find a sense of calm.

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Sit back and relax with our playlist featuring the sound of local waves. It’s important to take time to connect with nature and water. This connection can help shift our focus away from daily stresses and problems, allowing us to gain perspective and find a sense of calm.

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Sit back and relax with our playlist featuring the sound of local waves. It’s important to take time to connect with nature and water. This connection can help shift our focus away from daily stresses and problems, allowing us to gain perspective and find a sense of calm.

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Sit back and relax with our playlist featuring the sound of local waves. It’s important to take time to connect with nature and water. This connection can help shift our focus away from daily stresses and problems, allowing us to gain perspective and find a sense of calm.

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Sit back and relax with our playlist featuring the sound of local waves. It’s important to take time to connect with nature and water. This connection can help shift our focus away from daily stresses and problems, allowing us to gain perspective and find a sense of calm.

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Sit back and relax with our playlist featuring the sound of local waves. It’s important to take time to connect with nature and water. This connection can help shift our focus away from daily stresses and problems, allowing us to gain perspective and find a sense of calm.

The Ulster Transport Museum and NI Science Festival presents Local Waves, a four-part podcast series hosted by Curator of Transport and Industry, Clare Ablett, interviewing local people from across Northern Ireland who interact with the sea in different ways to learn about their 'local waves' and for insight into how water-based activities can help to improve mental health and establish connections with the sea. This series aims to encourage people of all abilities to engage with the water on a sensory level, using sound as a way of making our local waves more accessible to everyone. Stay tuned at the end of each podcast to relax and listen to the sounds of waves from around our coastline. In episode 4, Clare speaks to Libby Keatley, a passionate diver who tells us about what’s involved in the underwater sport, from training and equipment to the journey underwater, the surprising things that can be found in our local waters, and her adventures around her local waves of Larne and the Maidens lighthouse.