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Sunday 19 May 2013

Belfast's W5 'one of the UK’s top museums'

Belfast's W5 museum has been voted one the top 10 in the UK.

The Yahoo top 10 list includes museums that offer a wide variety of hands-on experiences.

Visitors can dress up as historical characters at Manchester Art Gallery, venture down a coal mine at Big Pit Museum National Coal Museum, Wales or lean how planes fly at National Museum of Flight in Scotland.

Located at the Odyssey, W5 hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions so that every visit offers a new experience.

Upcoming events at the museum include an exhibit of life-sized Star Wars movie props and a Titanic photographic exhibition.

Along with these temporary exhibitions W5 provides regular, interactive floorshows.

These take a closer look at subjects like the explosive science behind popcorn and whether UFOs really exist and exploring how sound travels.

Also on the top ten list are the Science Museum; British Music Experience, London; Highland Folk Museum, Scotland; Thackeray Museum, Leeds; Techniquest, Cardiff and St Fagans National History Museum.

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