Northern Ireland

Weeping Window poppy display opens at Ulster Museum

The poppies are presented by National Museums NI and Belfast International Arts Festival to give people from Northern Ireland and across the island of Ireland the opportunity to see the sculpture 
The poppies are presented by National Museums NI and Belfast International Arts Festival to give people from Northern Ireland and across the island of Ireland the opportunity to see the sculpture  The poppies are presented by National Museums NI and Belfast International Arts Festival to give people from Northern Ireland and across the island of Ireland the opportunity to see the sculpture 

A SCULPTURE featuring thousands of ceramic poppies is part of a new installation at the Ulster Museum in Belfast.

Poppies: Weeping Window by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper will be on display from tomorrow until December 3 as part of Belfast International Arts Festival.

The sculpture is touring Britain, organised by 14-18 NOW, the arts programme for the centenary of the First World War.

It was originally displayed at the Tower of London in 2014 where 888,246 poppies were displayed, one for every life lost at the Front during the First World War.

Kim Mawhinney, Head of Art, National Museums NI, said: “This spectacular piece of art will be a great draw for visitors to the Ulster Museum and, as well as being deeply moving, it links beautifully to the collections in our new permanent Modern History gallery which explores the First World War and its aftermath through social, cultural, political and military history."

The poppies will be at the Ulster Museum until 3 December 
The poppies will be at the Ulster Museum until 3 December  The poppies will be at the Ulster Museum until 3 December 

Whilst the sculpture is in Belfast an extensive public programme entitled 'Participate in Poppies' will take place at the Ulster Museum, including a series of talks, workshops, performances, tours and film screenings. As part of this varied programme, connections to the sculpture and the relevance of symbolism will be explored through National Museums NI's wider collections.  A number of these special events will be delivered during the Belfast International Arts Festival, through the 'Contested Legacies' programme.

Pictured at the sculpture are, from left to right, Artist Paul Cummins, Designer Tom Piper and Kim Mawhinney, Head of Art, National Museums NI 
Pictured at the sculpture are, from left to right, Artist Paul Cummins, Designer Tom Piper and Kim Mawhinney, Head of Art, National Museums NI  Pictured at the sculpture are, from left to right, Artist Paul Cummins, Designer Tom Piper and Kim Mawhinney, Head of Art, National Museums NI 

For further details of the 'Participate in Poppies' programme visit nmni.com.