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Museums at Night 2012: Send us your photos from the best year yet of Culture24's festival

It was an amazing year for Museums at Night, which hosted 535 events in more than 450 venues across the UK. We want you to send us your pictures from the weekend of wonder.

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Giant robotic dinosaurs gear up for Age of the Dinosaurs blockbuster at the Ulster Museum

A 3.5-metre-high robotic dinosaur is just one of seven animatronic Jurassic creatures awaiting visitors to the Ulster Museum's Age of the Dinosaurs exhibition.

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Belfast's Ulster Museum celebrates an enduring fascination with Age of the Dinosaur

Riggers have had to put their skills to good use at the Ulster Museum, where dinosaurs flying from the walls join highlights from the host collection and the Natural History Museum.

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The Culture24/7: Science and Nature sparklers for May 2012

Shark teeth, dinosaurs, nanoparticle experiments and forestry fun all feature in our round-up of places to explore and inspire in all things Science and Nature this month.

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Art, dance and history as MAC becomes Belfast's latest cultural centre

The Northern Irish capital welcomes the Metropolitan Arts Centre, an £18 million, six-storey development which is the city's first purpose-built arts attraction.

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World's Largest Titanic Visitor Experience opens at Belfast birthplace of ship

A new Belfast attraction dedicated to the Titanic spans nine galleries, drawing together special effects, dark rides, full-scale reconstructions and innovative interactive features to explore the......

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The Culture24/7: Art picks for April 2012

Our regular round up of the most interesting exibitions from around the UK, all due to open this month.

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Last chance to see: Interplanetary Revolution at the Golden Thread Gallery in Belfast

Based on a 1924 Soviet propaganda film of the same name, Interplanetary Revolution explores ideologies, revolutions, otherworlds and the uncanny with humour and mixed media.

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Action-packed National Science and Engineering Week begins

The annual campaign celebrates science nationwide for the next nine days, including a supermarket campaign aimed at inspiring children to conduct mini-experiments.

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Dinos to dominate Ulster Museum in special Age of the Dinosaur Museums at Night preview

The Age of the Dinosaur, the massive new show at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, will enjoy a special late night opening alongside the permanent collections this weekend.

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The Culture24/7: Things to see in Northern Ireland

Black and white photos of the Atlantic slave trade, codes of ethics for true warriors, working class life from a century ago and large-scale sculpture: Jenni Davidson takes a look at some of the......

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The Culture24 review of 2011: History and Heritage

From skulls and puddings to funding victories and top new venues, we take a look back at some of the biggest history stories we covered this year.

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Street Art and Tags not Labels shows unite Banksy with Belfast's finest at Ulster Museum

The V&A's touring show of works by the likes of Banksy and Gorillaz animator Jamie Hewlett accompanies designs from four of Belfast's best street artists in a daring double-bill.

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Titanic Drawing Offices Belfast to host final art show before redevelopment

Jennifer Morrow, Ciara Mooney and Alastair Curran draw attention to emerging talent in Northern Ireland with an exhibition at the imperilled historic venue.

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The Culture24/7: How to have a haunting Halloween 2011

It's Halloween and all the ghouls, ghosts, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night will be out...but if you're not afraid, read on for our top events this weekend.

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