GC20AC8 The Ulster Museum (Traditional Cache) in Ulster, Ireland created by ruddigar (adopted by Frezeluberz)

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A cache by ruddigar (adopted by Frezeluberz) Message this owner

Hidden : 10/26/2009

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The cache itself is a magnetic nano, containing a miniscule logbook. Bring your own pencil. There is no official car park for the museum but parking is recommended on Stranmillis Road or University Square. For opening times of the museum, check the website. The cache can also be accessed from the entrance to Botanic Gardens on University Road during normal business hours.

The Ulster Museum closed in October 2006 to allow a £17m renovation to take place. This cache has been placed to commemorate its reopening in October 2009.

People returning to the museum may not notice much of a difference on the outside, but it has been completely revamped on the inside.

The old cave like entrance to the museum has been replaced by a bright open plan welcome area, which allows visitors to look up through all three floors levels of the building.

Although no extensions were added to the original footprint of the building, the new museum now has an extra square kilometre of exhibition space.

The new-look museum has been split into three main zones around the themes of art, nature and history. Each zone has an interactive area where visitors of any age get the chance to handle fossils, touch a real elephant skull, try on period costumes or even have a go at creating their own artistic masterpieces.

The museum's more familiar artefacts, such as the Egyptian mummy Takabuti and the Bann disc, are also on show in revamped displays.

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