Ulster Museum

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

The Ulster Museum, located in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, has around 8,000 square metres of public display space, featuring material from the collections of fine art and applied art, archaeology, ethnography, treasures from the Spanish Armada, local history, numismatics, industrial archaeology, botany, zoology and geology. It is the largest museum in Northern Ireland, and one of the components of National Museums Northern Ireland.

Queen’s University Belfast

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

Die Queen’s University Belfast wurde als Queen’s College, Belfast gegründet. Ihre Wurzeln reichen bis auf das Jahr 1810 zurück. Die Hochschule hat ein technisches Profil und verfügt über einen umfangreichen Technologietransferdienst. Am St. Mary's College werden auch Lehrer ausgebildet. Heute hat die Universität etwa 1.600 Dozenten und 25.000 Studenten. Die Universität ist ein Mitglied der Top Industrial Managers for Europe Network, Utrecht Network, Russell-Gruppe.Die Universität war eine der wenigen Universitäten, die bis 1950 einen eigenen Sitz im House of Commons hatte. Darüber hinaus war sie bis 1968 mit vier Sitzen im nordirischen Parlament vertreten.

Belfast City Hall

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

Die Belfast City Hall ist das Rathaus und Verwaltungsgebäude des Belfast City Council am Donegall Square in Belfast, Nordirland. Es steht unter Denkmalschutz und wurde als Grade-A-Bauwerk 1975 in die Denkmalliste Nordirlands aufgenommen.

Belfast Harbour

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

Belfast Harbour is a major maritime hub in Northern Ireland, handling 67% of Northern Ireland's seaborne trade and about 25% of the maritime trade of the entire island of Ireland. It is a vital gateway for raw materials, exports and consumer goods, and is also Northern Ireland's leading logistics and distribution hub. The Belfast Harbour Estate is home to many well-known Northern Ireland businesses such as George Best Belfast City Airport, Harland and Wolff, Bombardier Aerospace, Odyssey, the Catalyst Inc, Titanic Quarter and Titanic Belfast. Over 700 firms employing 23,000 people are located within the estate. Belfast is only one of two ports on the island of Ireland to handle a full range of cargoes, from freight vehicles to containers, dry, break and liquid bulk, as well as passenger services and cruise calls. Belfast Harbour handled 23 million tonnes of cargo during 2015, similar to its throughput for 2014. The tonnages suggest a varying performance between sectors in the wider Northern Ireland economy. BBC One Northern Ireland began a three-part documentary on Belfast Harbour entitled, Belfast Harbour: Cruises, Cranes and Cargo on Tuesday, 14 April 2020 examining the role of the Port of Belfast in Northern Ireland's economy. [1]

Ulster Hall

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

The Ulster Hall is a concert hall and grade A listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated on Bedford Street in Belfast city centre, the hall hosts concerts, classical recitals, craft fairs and political party conferences.

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

The Royal Victoria Hospital commonly known as "the Royal", the "RVH" or "the Royal Belfast", is a hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. The hospital has a Regional Virus Centre, which is one of the four laboratories in the United Kingdom on the WHO list of laboratories able to perform PCR for rapid diagnosis of influenza A virus infection in humans.

Belfast Castle

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

Belfast Castle ist ein Schloss in Belfast. Es befindet sich am Fuß des Cavehill, etwa 6,5 Kilometer vom Stadtzentrum entfernt. Es gilt als historisches Gebäude des Grades B+.

Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1964, as a successor to the Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts .As the main development agency for the arts it is responsible for the distribution of Exchequer and National Lottery Funding for the arts in Northern Ireland. The council is headquartered at 1 The Sidings, Antrim Road, Lisburn. Organisationally it is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Communities. The following funding schemes are provided by the Arts Council to organisations in Northern Ireland. Programmes are open at specific times during the year and the programme availability is subject to change. Music Touring Small Grants Programme Building Peace through the Arts - Re-Imaging Communities Annual Funding Programme Arts and Older People programme funding Public Art Funding Capacity Building Intercultural Arts Programme funding Project Funding Musical Instruments for Bands Equipment and Minor Refurbishments The following funding programmes are open to individual artists at specific times during the calendar year. Dates are subject to change. Travel Awards Support for the Individual Artist programme

Linen Hall Library

Belfast / Vereinigtes Königreich

Die Linen Hall Library ist die älteste Bibliothek in Belfast . Sie liegt am 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, Nordirland. Es ist die letzte Leihbibliothek in Nordirland. Das Gebäude liegt im Zentrum von Belfast. Sie wird von einer unabhängigen und gemeinnützigen Organisation betrieben.