Vault Artist Studios & Gallery - Bedford Street
WHERE
Belfast
What it’s like
Workshops in sculpture, mosaic and set dancing at an artist-run gallery, though you'll need to arrange your visit first.
This is a working artist studio and gallery, not a drop-in visitor attraction, and the workshops on offer are properly hands-on. There's a Gargoyles and Grotesques sculpture session, table-top mosaic, family crest design and even modern set dancing, plus a 3D art workshop covering modelling, sculpting and animation. It's the sort of place where you make something rather than just look at it, which is the appeal if your kids are past the point of being happy just wandering a gallery.
The catch is that it isn't regularly open to the public. Visits and workshops run by arrangement, so this is one to sort ahead rather than turn up on a whim expecting to walk in. Once you're in, the gallery and ground floor spaces have wheelchair access via ramps and accessible doors, though the building's front doors have to be opened manually and the lobby isn't staffed, so calling ahead for help getting in is worth doing if that matters to you.
Getting there without a car is easy enough. Botanic train station is about six minutes on foot, Grand Central Station around ten minutes, and there are City Hall bus stops five minutes away. Driving is less convenient: there's no free parking at the Bedford Street site itself, so you're looking at on-street spaces on Bankmore Street, which get busy, or one of the nearby paid car parks.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Not regularly open to the public
- Parking
- On-street parking available on Bankmore St (often busy), or paid car parks nearby
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair access to gallery and ground floor spaces via accessible doors and ramps
- Getting there by bus or train
- Botanic train station 6-minute walk
- Book your visit or workshop in advance, this isn't a walk-in gallery
- No free parking at Bedford Street, budget for a paid car park or hunt for street parking
- The front entrance doors are manual and the lobby's unstaffed, so give them a call if you need help getting in
Plan your visit
Can we just turn up?
No, it's not regularly open to the public. Visits are by arrangement, so sort a time before you go.
Is there parking?
Not free parking on site. You can try on-street spaces on Bankmore Street, though they're often busy, or use a paid car park nearby.
What do the workshops involve?
Sculpture, table-top mosaic, family crest design and modern set dancing, plus a 3D art workshop covering modelling, sculpting and animation.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
The gallery and ground floor have ramps and accessible doors. The main entrance doors open manually and the lobby isn't staffed, so it's worth calling ahead for a hand getting in.
How do we get there without a car?
Botanic train station is about a six minute walk, Grand Central Station around ten minutes, and City Hall bus stops are five minutes away.
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