Are you ready to escape into another world with an exhibition of art. They can be inspiring, beautiful, intriguing, educational and emotional. Here are our top picks for May 2025.
Lucian Freud's Etchings: A Creative Collaboration
Titanic Belfast
2 May – 30 September 2025
In collaboration with the V&A, Titanic Belfast is set to host a free exhibition of the work of one of the foremost British artists of the 20th-century, Lucian Freud. Belfast will be the first port of call of the Lucian Freud's Etchings: A Creative Collaboration exhibition as part of a global tour. The world-leading visitor attraction is the only location on the island of Ireland that the artwork is being displayed.
Torn - An Exhibition by Aimee Melaugh
ArtisAnn Gallery, 70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
Wed 7th – Sat 31st May
Torn, is a new exhibition by exceptional young artist Aimee Melaugh. It is a collection of work which aims to resonate with events which have taken place throughout the past few years such as the pandemic and social unrest.
Late Night Opening: WED 7th May from 6 to 8pm
ArtisAnn is open Wed – Sat: 11am to 5.30pm
https://artisann.org/pages/coming-soon
We Lose Sight of the Night | Aisling O’Beirn
The Mac, Belfast
17 April - 22 Jun 2025
Aisling O’Beirn’s exhibition We Lose Sight of the Night is the first in a series of exhibitions which address climate and environmental change. O’Beirn (born in Galway) is a Belfast based artist, her practice explores the relationship between art and science and manifests variously as sculpture, installation, animation and site-specific projects.
https://themaclive.com/exhibition/we-lose-sight-of-the-night-aisling-obeirn
Wild Ireland | Past, Present, Future
Ulster Museum, Belfast
Until 31 August 2025
Renowned wildlife painter, Julian Friers, has collaborated with Ulster Museum Natural Sciences curator, Dr Mike Simms, to create over 50 remarkable paintings of our flora and fauna, past and present.
https://thebelfasttimes.com/blogs/culture-reviews/wild-ireland
