The Belfast Natural History And Philosophical Society

On Thursday 29th November Raymond Gillespie’s book Early Belfast: the origins and development of an Ulster town to 1750 will be launched at McHugh’s, 29 Queen’s Square, near the Albert Clock, Belfast, in the basement bar between 6 and 8 p.m. Click Here for more details.		About Us

		The Society was founded in 1821 to promote knowledge in arts sciences and today promotes a lecture programme based at Linen Hall Library, as well as a small publications programme. It also supports research and publications about Ireland and Ulster's cultural and material environment. The Society is custodian of one of Belfast's finest Neo-classical buildings, The Old Museum Building in College Square North and also has connections with the Ulster Museum where it's former collections are housed. The Society hopes to provide a forum for debate on important cultural issues and to reflect the intellectual life of Belfast and Northern Ireland.