Podcast: William Sharman and the Volunteers in Lisburn and the Lagan Valley with Professor Peter Gray
This episode features Professor Peter Gray of Queen’s University Belfast. Peter’s work examines the political culture of the Irish Volunteer …
This episode features Professor Peter Gray of Queen’s University Belfast. Peter’s work examines the political culture of the Irish Volunteer …
This episode features architectural historian, J.A.K. Dean on the plight of an endangered species, The Big Houses of Northern Ireland. …
Podcast: The Big Houses of Northern Ireland, with J.A.K. Dean Read More »
Regimental Heritage officer, Dr Laura Patrick joined us to discuss her work in the Regimental Museums in Northern Ireland. Laura …
Podcast: The Regimental Museums of Northern Ireland with Dr Laura Patrick Read More »
In this episode we welcomed Linda Ervine, Lisa Rea Currie and Carmel Duggan to the Lisburn Museum to talk about …
Irish Times journalist Ronan McGreevy joined our Research Officer Dr Barry Sheppard to talk about his book, Great Hatred: The Assassination of Field …
Podcast: The assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP, with Ronan McGreevy Read More »
You may have heard of the ominous sounding Egyptian ‘Book of the Dead’, but do you know what it actually …
In late July 2023 a statue of the famous 19th-century social reformer and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass was unveiled in Lombard …
Did you know that a County Down-based Church of Ireland clergyman had a significant role in our understanding of hieroglyphs? …
Rectangular drawing and writing boards were important educational tools in ancient Egypt. Made from wood and covered with a thin …
Did you know that your local museum has a sample of Tutankhamun’s linen on display? Do you know how it …
Worshiping the dead was an important feature of ancient Egyptian society. While pyramids and elaborately decorated tombs were prominent memorials …
Author, traveller, and one-time MP for Lisburn, Sir James Emerson Tennent (1804–69) was a prominent early member of the Belfast …
An adventuring Lisburn MP, Sir James Emerson Tennent Read More »
Private Alec Martin (1895-1915) was born in Magheragall, near Lisburn. In 1913, seeking new opportunities he emigrated to New Zealand. …
‘Ancient Egypt: Lisburn Stories’: Private Alec Martin at the Pyramids, 1915 Read More »
One of the most significant archaeological discoveries of modern times was made on July 15, 1799. What is known as …
What connects today’s Virtual Museum item, a gold watch, and the classic novel Moby Dick? During the devastating ‘cotton famine’ …
Do you know what a Shabti doll is? Would you like to know how three of them ended up in …
This photograph of Ramses II’s statue at the Luxor Temple was taken by Lisburn-born soldier, Major William Sinclair Corken MBE. …
Today’s Virtual Museum post features one of the standout artefacts from the British Museum’s touring exhibition ‘Egyptian hieroglyphs: unlock the …
This week’s Virtual Museum post is a walk down Bridge Street, featuring some classic cars of the era. Can you …
This week’s Virtual Museum post is a snapshot from our photographic collection. A family heading off on an outing at …
Our Virtual Museum post this week is a photograph from our collection, dated June 1951. Pictured at the Child Welfare …
‘Putting milk into babies’: The Welfare Foods Scheme Read More »
The Virtual Museum post for this week is a 1938 photograph of employees at the Robert Stewart & Sons thread …
This week’s Virtual Museum post is another photograph drawn from our extensive collection. Dated 1939, it features a group of …
With preparations for King Charles III’s Coronation celebrations underway, our Virtual Museum post this week looks at a previous Coronation …
The Coronation of George VI in Lisburn: a ‘Very Happy Day Spent’ Read More »
The 28th April 2023 marks the centenary of the unveiling of Lisburn’s War Memorial at Castle Gardens. This week’s Virtual …
The Unveiling of Lisburn’s War Memorial, 28th April 1923 Read More »
The fifth talk in our 2023 Winter Talks Series features J.A.K. Dean on the plight of an endangered species, The …
This panel discussion, part of our 2023 Winter Talks Series, discusses lesser-explored identities in Northern Ireland. Panellists Lisa Rea Currie, …
‘Who do we think we are?’: Issues of Identity and belonging. Read More »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh39e8NMJ1c The second talk in our 2023 Winter Talks Series features Ronan McGreevy. This talk examines Field Marshal Sir Henry …
‘Lisburn and the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP’ with Ronan McGreevy Read More »
Journalist, historian and author, Hugh McCall was born on the 21st April 1805 in Chapel Hill, Lisburn. He was the …
This week’s Virtual Museum post features an important artefact from the town’s rich history. Located at the entrance of the …
Remembering the Great Fire of Lisburn, 20th April 1707 Read More »
This week’s Virtual Museum post is another drawn from our photographic collection. It captures the demolition of the old Lisburn …
This week’s Virtual Museum post is another item drawn from our photographic collection. Taken in the early 1900s, it features …
Our Virtual Museum post for this week is a photograph drawn from our photographic collection of the men who built …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7zA8dUZpIw The first talk in our 2023 Winter Talks Series features Professor Crawford Gribben of Queen’s University Belfast. Professor Gribben …
‘What Happened to Christian Ireland?’ with Prof Crawford Gribben Read More »
This week’s Virtual Museum post is a scene which has sadly disappeared from our countryside, the rural railway station. Drawn …
This week’s Virtual Museum post delves into our photographic collection to look at a 1930 initiative by the Lisburn Chamber …
Did you know that the village of Hilden has strong historical connections with with the city of Paterson, New Jersey? …
Radio Rentals, once a feature of highstreets across the UK was the first company to offer domestic entertainment equipment rentals. …
Today, 27th January, is Holocaust Memorial Day. First marked in the UK in 2001, Holocaust Memorial Day allows people to …
Holocaust Memorial Day: Objects from the museum’s collection Read More »
This week’s Virtual Museum item is a 1938 photograph of the No. 3 Spinning Room staff at Wm. Barbour & …
Frederick Hermann, the 1st Duke of Schomberg was King William’s principal general in Ireland between 1689 and up until his …
On this day in 1690 the Duke of Schomberg forbade what in Lisburn? Read More »
Christmas is a time when separation from loved ones is most keenly felt. The separation from one’s family in times …
‘To Absent Friends’ – Lisburn at Christmas during World War One. Read More »
This week’s Virtual Museum post focuses on an item in the museum’s collection which was discovered in nearby Castle Gardens. …
At this time of the year, during the pre-Christmas rush everyone is busy, not least the shopkeepers and traders of …
‘One of the most representative institutions in the town’ – The Lisburn News Room Read More »
Our latest Virtual Museum post is a snapshot of what is undoubtedly Lisburn’s oldest tradition, market day. This striking photograph, …
‘The business life of the community’ – Lisburn Market Read More »
Bridge Street has been one of Lisburn’s most important areas going right back to its earliest times. The street’s close …
Today’s Virtual Museum post focuses upon a fascinating item from World War Two. A poster advertising a local charity football …
A Grand Challenge Match for the Lisburn Air Raid Distress Fund 1941 Read More »
As the Irish linen industry grew at the turn of the eighteenth century, linen merchants felt that a governing body …
This past week marked 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb near Luxor, Egypt, an event which made headlines …
Today’s Virtual Museum post pays tribute to inventor Harry Ferguson, who was born on this day (4th November) 1884 just …
Harry Ferguson and His Monoplane at Hillsborough, 1909 Read More »
Halloween is with us once again. In shop windows costumes, props, sweets and nuts have been displayed for weeks now. …
As present day energy costs are never far from the news headlines, this week’s Virtual Museum blog post looks back …
In a previous Virtual Museum post we looked at the 1837 wedding of Arthur Wills Hill and Caroline Frances Stapleton …
The passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 was met with sadness in Lisburn. The Museum …
Video: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and Her Visits to Lisburn Read More »
Harp making has a long history on the island of Ireland, going back over a thousand years. A specialist craft …
Twenty one years of the Egan Harp at the Lisburn Museum Read More »
Over the past twelve days the world has been captivated by the news of the death of Her Majesty, Queen …
In the late nineteenth century cycling became a popular pastime across many parts of the world. Initially a quite expensive …
‘Lisburn to the Front’ – The Lisburn Wheelers Cycling Club Read More »
Hillsborough Castle, the famous eighteenth century Georgian mansion, which is today the official residence in Northern Ireland of Queen Elizabeth …