Great Days Out for Groups - Discover Northern Ireland

GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEArts Of The CityDiscover Belfast’s rich artistic connections with absorbing visits to the Ulster Hall,Grand Opera House, The Naughton Gallery at Queen’s University and the Ulster Museum.Start the day with a guided tour of the atmospheric Ulster Hall 1, now home to theacclaimed Ulster Orchestra. Discover the many famous acts who have appeared here, fromthe great Caruso and literary legends like Charles Dickens to famed Irish singer Count JohnMcCormack, Led Zeppelin (who premiered ‘Stairway to Heaven’ here), the Dalai Lama,boxing champ Barry McGuigan and the Rolling Stones. You can also visit the art gallery,interpretative exhibition and café.Continue your visit with a tour of the Grand Opera House 2 one of Belfast's mostcommanding buildings. It was designed in the 1890s by the great Victorian architectFrank Matcham and is a pure delight from the 'stalls to the gods'. Afterwards head southto Belfast's Queen's Quarter and enjoy lunch at Café Conor, originally the studio of thecelebrated artist William Conor.After lunch visit the Naughton Gallery 3 at Queen’s University, where you’ll find superbpaintings from Queen’s own collection, plus touring exhibitions and exhibitions by local andinternational artists. Finish the day with a visit to the Ulster Museum 4. Northern Ireland’streasure house of the past and present, the museum houses a magnificent collection of art,history and natural sciences.TO BOOK CONTACTBelfast Welcome Centre T: (028) 9024 6609 E: welcomecentre@belfastvisitor.comVisit contacts1The Ulster Hall1-7 Bedford Street,Belfast, BT2 7FF.(028) 9033 44002Grand opera houseGreat Victoria Street,Belfast, BT2 7HR.(028) 9024 19193The NaughtonGallery AT Queen’sLanyon Building, QUB,Belfast, BT7 1WN.(028) 9097 3580WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Café Renoir; Café Conor; Deane’s at Queens.4The Ulster MuseumBotanic Gardens,Stranmillis Road,Belfast, BT9 5AB.0845 608 0000Retail therapy - Belfast’s Lisburn Road; Spire's Shopping Mall; Ulster Museum Gift Shop.Extending your visit - Belfast City Hall; Botanic Gardens.your day outAt a glance6-7Group sizeHOURS 15-40min-max16For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsulster museum