Collection-inspired tattoos will be on offer as part of a new Valentine’s Day event at a museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Organised by the NI Science Festival, the function at the Ulster Museum takes place on 14 February and is described as an “unforgettable evening of romance, relationships, and revelations”.
Part of the Late Late Love Lab adults-only event is a pop-up tattoo parlour featuring artists from Belfast’s Skullduggery Tatu, who have already visited the institution for inspiration.
Guests will get the chance to become human canvases for new works of art based on the museum’s collection, with both permanent and temporary tattoos available.
Skullduggery’s Helen McDonnell, who was the first female tattoo artist in Ireland, told the Independent: “More than reproducing these it’s about incorporating the museum’s artefacts into new works of art. It’s exciting seeing the collections take on a new form.”
As well as the ink experience, the event will include talks, food stalls, bars and more. Guests can also take a Lush bath bomb-making workshop, and learn to send messages in a coding workshop.
Tattoos by artists at Skullduggery Tatu
Additionally, visitors will “explore the deadly allure of beauty” with Kathryn Harkup, a former chemist turned writer and science communicator, and undercover the “scandalous sex lives of insects” with wildlife expert Jules Howard and entomologist Erica McAlister.
NI Science Festival director Sarah Jones said: “We’re all about bringing science to the masses and see the opportunity to welcome a mature audience into the Ulster Museum for an evening of intrigue as a really unique way to rekindle that sense of awe and wonder.”
Some of the more unique Valentine’s Day experiences in the attractions industry in recent years include ‘Love at First Height’ adventure treks, an “axe your ex” experience, and the chance to name a zoo cockroach after a former partner and feed it to a larger animal.
Images courtesy of Skullduggery Tatu
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