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Dec 29, 2023 · 1. The Bobby Sands Tribute. Photo via Google Maps. Arguably Belfast’s most famous mural (certainly the most well-known of the Republican side), this smiling portrait is a tribute to IRA volunteer Bobby Sands who died in prison on hunger strike in 1981. 2.
Niamh McGovern 12 February 2017. Northern Ireland’s Ulster Museum showcases over 11,000 works of art within its walls, ranging from religious pieces to Dutch landscapes to 20th-century contemporary art, as well as special collections on Art of the Troubles and sculptures. Take a look at the Ulster Museum’s collection in 10 of the most ...
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May 31, 2021 · 12. The Women’s Quilt Mural. Mural Location: Religious Goup: Hopewell Crescent, Belfast. Protestant / Loyalist / Unionist Mural. Another mural you can expect to see as part of our famous black taxi tour of murals in Belfast is The Women’s Quilt Mural found in Lower Shankill Road, Belfast.
Linen was a major Northern Irish trade in the mid-19th century, with many young women working in the industry. A tribute to their contribution to the Belfast trade and the Northern Irish economy, this mural in West Belfast depicts the female workers of Ross’s Mill. Tribute to RMS Titanic This collage in East Belfast pays tribute to the RMS ...
Sir John Lavery gave 34 of his paintings to the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery (now the Ulster Museum) when it opened. This much-loved collection includes some of his finest portraits, as well as work painted during his time in Morocco, Switzerland and America. Below is a window into Lavery’s world. Born in Belfast, Lavery was orphaned early ...
Belfast Frescoes, 1994, John Kindness (born Belfast, 1951) Series of 20 panels, lime fresco on roof slate Each panel 30.5cm x 61cm BELUM.U5038. John Kindness studied at the Belfast College of Art between 1970-1974. After completing his training, he worked as both a graphic designer and artist, focusing exclusively on art from 1986 onwards.
Mar 17, 2023 · By the end of the war, contemporary artists had begun to assert a new visual identity for the city that emerged from their daily lives, rather than a grander, more formal vision of Belfast's imposing buildings and factories, or the wealthier life of the elite. Slack Day, Smithfield c.1941–1942.
