Historic fashion collection brought back to life 50 years after devastating fireBy Rebecca Black, Press AssociationA huge fashion and textiles collection lost in a fire bomb attack in Belfast has been brought back to life 50 years later. The blaze at Malone House in 1976, caused by two fire bombs, completely destroyed the Ulster Museum’s entire costume and textile collection. Charlotte McReynolds, curator of art at National Museums NI, putting the final touches to the Ashes to Fashion exhibition at the Ulster Museum. “Resilience and constant renewal are markers of the fashion world, and now also of the Ulster Museum’s own reborn fashion collection. The Ashes to Fashion exhibition will open at the Ulster Museum on February 27th.

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2026 12:55 UTC