In April and May 2023, the Northern Ireland War Memorial marked the anniversaries of the air raids on Northern Ireland with three commemorations. Members of the public were invited to attend to pay their respects and to remember those who were killed as a result of enemy action in April and May 1941.

The NI War Memorial is very pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Firemen, After the Blitz, Belfast by local artist William Conor.

Watch our programme all about rationing during the Second World War with C2K Newsdesk.

We are delighted to announce that the NIWM has been awarded a grant from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Arts & Older People Programme.

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We're being taken over!

We're excited to be taking part in Kids in Museums annual Takeover Day 2022.

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The NI War Memorial is very pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Bombs Falling on Belfast, April 16th 1941 by local artist William Conor.

Ulster University's Museums, Crisis and Covid-19 project has recently published its final reports with input from the Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum.

In advance of US80, we were pleased to accept the timely donation in December 2021 of a large American flag that was flown from the American Red Cross Club on Chichester Street, Belfast.

To coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Belfast American Red Cross club’s official dedication in October 1942, the Northern Ireland War Memorial will launch a new book, The American Red Cross in Northern Ireland during the Second World War by historian Clive Moore.