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Museum Membership is open to museums in Northern Ireland that have obtained either full or provisional Accredited Museum status. In addition to the standard membership benefits, local Museum Members may apply for grant aid from NIMC and have access to high quality information and advice services. Find out more and join here.

Below is a list of our current Accredited Museum Members.

Our Members' Locations

Places to visit in Antrim

Andrew Jackson and US Rangers Centre

The Andrew Jackson Cottage highlights Carrickfergus’ strong American and Ulster-Scots connections as well as...

Ballycastle Museum

The Ballycastle Museum is housed in the 18th century courthouse and market building. The...

Ballymoney Museum

This popular museum attracts thousands of visitors each year from across the world. The...

Carrickfergus Museum

Carrickfergus is the most archaeologically explored town in Northern Ireland. The finds on display...

Irish Linen Centre &  Lisburn Museum

The Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum is located in Market Square at the...

Mid-Antrim Museum

Immerse yourself in the fascinating and surprising history of mid-Antrim. As soon as you...

Police Museum

The police museum was set up in the 1980’s to explain and illustrate Northern Ireland’s...

Whitehead  Railway Museum

Whitehead Railway Museum, which was officially opened in 2017, combines the past with the...

Places to visit in Armagh

Ardress House

This charming 17th-century farmhouse, elegantly remodelled in Georgian times, offers fun and relaxation for...

Armagh  Robinson Library

Armagh Robinson Library, the oldest library in Northern Ireland, was founded in 1771 by...

Armagh County  Museum

The Classical character of the Museum’s architecture makes it one of the most distinctive...

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

Armagh Planetarium is the longest running planetarium in the British Isles. The planetarium was...

Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum

The museum is housed in a grade B+ Sovereign’s House. The Eagle Takers Gallery...

The Argory

Built in the 1820s for the MacGeough Bond family, The Argory was designed by...

Places to visit in Derry / Londonderry

Coleraine Museum

The Coleraine Collection stems from the town’s remarkable history. Coleraine is a town of...

Garvagh Museum

Garvagh Museum is a rural Folk Museum in the Bann Valley. The museum had...

Hezlett House

Hezlett House may be small but it is bursting with history, stories and tales....

Limavady Museum

Limavady Museum’s collections reflect both the local and social history of Limavady as well...

Siege Museum

The Siege Museum is a treasure house of artefacts from past to present. Based...

Springhill

Springhill was the home of ten generations of Lenox-Conyngham family. Regarded as one of the prettiest...

Tower Museum

Located within the historic city walls of Derry-Londonderry the Tower Museum is a must...

Places to visit in Down

Castle Ward

Castle Ward will take you on a journey of discovery. The 18th-century eccentric house...

Down County Museum

Down County Museum – Open and Free Welcome to Down County Museum, where the...

Downpatrick & County Down Railway

The Downpatrick and County Down Railway runs through the drumlin countryside of County Down...

F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio

Opened in September 2008, the gallery celebrates the work of the sculptor, Frederick Edward...

Mount Stewart

The exotic luxuriance of Mount Stewart’s celebrated gardens, created in the 1920’s by Edith,...

Newry and Mourne Museum

Newry and Mourne Museum is housed at Bagenal’s Castle, a 16-century fortified house, one...

North Down Museum

North Down Museum packs a lot into a small space. Located in the historic...

Somme Museum

The Somme Museum is a fully accredited, independent Museum, situated between Bangor and Newtownards. ...

Ulster Folk Museum

Experience Ulster as it was over 100 years ago at this open-air museum and...

Ulster Transport Museum

Journey through time and discover the epic story of transport and social change in...

Places to visit in Fermanagh

Fermanagh County Museum

Fermanagh County Museum is a registered museum, under the MLA Accreditation Scheme for museums....

Florence Court

There is something for all the family at this warm and welcoming 18th-century property,...

Inniskillings Museum

Today the Inniskillings Museum cohabits the castle with Fermanagh County Museum (owned by Fermanagh...

Places to visit in Greater Belfast

HMS Caroline (National Museum of the Royal Navy)

HMS Caroline is a historic light cruiser that has been preserved as a museum...

Northern Ireland War Memorial

Discover the story of Northern Ireland during the Second World War We’re an...

The Linen Hall

The Linen Hall is a truly unique institution. Founded in 1788, it is the...

Ulster Museum

Ulster Museum is an iconic home to treasures past and present in the beautiful surroundings...

Places to visit in Tyrone

Ulster American Folk Park

Immerse yourself in the world famous story of Irish emigration at the museum that...