Watch: BBC’s Antiques Roadtrip visits the Museum
BBC’s hugely popular Antiques Roadtrip features antiques experts as they tour the UK searching for treasures, competing with each other …
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McKeown Street Lisburn – what are your memories?
We are interested in piecing together the story of McKeown Street, Lisburn. What are your memories of the street? Did …
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Winter Talks Programme 2023
Winter Talks Programme 2023 The museum is pleased to announce our Winter Talks programme for 2023. Running from 31st …
Our contribution to the The BBC Six Music Museum!
Emma with out 160-year old loom! On 1 September 2022 Emma, our Assistant Education Officer, contributed to BBC’s Six Music …
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Sir George Rawdon has returned to Lisburn for first time in over 350 years
Sir George Rawdon has returned to Lisburn for first time in over 350 years Three portraits of the Rawdon family …
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The Killing of Sir Henry Wilson: an Irish Tragedy by Prof Fearghal McGarry
In October 2021 the museum hosted a free online talk, titled ‘The killing of Sir Henry Wilson: an Irish Tragedy’, …
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New guide to Hilden War Memorial published by Lisburn Museum
A new guide exploring the history of Hilden War Memorial was recently launched by the Mayor, Alderman Stephen Martin. The …
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Interpreting Museums: A collaboration between the GAA Museum, Croke Park, and Lisburn Museum
A partnership project with the Northern Ireland Museums Council and the Irish Museums Association, funded by the Irish Department of …
Object: a photograph of Bridge Street, 2000
Object: a photograph of Bridge Street, 2000 Do you remember the Millennium? What were you doing as we moved from …
Object: Irene MacWilliam’s amazing Irish Linen Wall Hanging
Object: Irene MacWilliam’s amazing Irish Linen Wall Hanging LMILC.1997.103 Irene McWilliam is one of the foremost quilters and embroiders. She …
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Call for local veterans: Join Lisburn Museum’s Force for Change Veterans’ Project
Call for local veterans: Join Lisburn Museum’s Force for Change Veterans’ Project Lisburn Museum is calling for local veterans to …
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Photo: Main Street, Hillsborough, 1924
Photo: Main Street, Hillsborough, 1924 Do you recognise this view? This 1924-postcard from the Alan Coon photography studio. As the …
Video: Barbour’s Mill, Hilden, Lisburn
In 2021 the museum partnered with NI Science Festival to produce a short video on the history of Hilden Mill. …
Photo: McKeown’s Bread Vans, Lisburn
Photo: McKeown’s Bread Vans, Lisburn Do you remember the James McKeown & Co. Bakery? The bakery opened in Sloan …
Video: Dr Patricia Marsh – “The doctors are being run off their feet”: Spanish Flu in Lisburn
Video: Dr Patricia Marsh – “The doctors are being run off their feet”: Spanish Flu in Lisburn Dr Patricia Marsh …
Photo: Preparing Rooms at Stewarts’ Mill
Photo: Preparing Rooms at Stewarts’ Mill Photo of the Preparing Room at Robert Stewart & Sons Ltd, Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
Video: Dr Alan Parkinson – The Northern Troubles 1920-22
Video: Dr Alan Parkinson – The Northern Troubles 1920-22 In this talk Dr Alan Parkinson, author of Belfast’s Unholy War …
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Photo: The machinery falls quiet at Barbour Threads, Lisburn, 2006
Photo: The machinery falls quiet at Barbour Threads, Lisburn, 2006
Video: Cormac Moore – The day-to-day effects of Partition in Ireland
Video: Cormac Moore- The day-to-day effects of Partition in Ireland Dr Cormac Moore is Historian-in-Residence with Dublin City Council, and …
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Advert: Barbour Threads, c.2000
Advert: Barbour Threads, c.2000 Did you work there? What are your memories? Did you use their products?
Photo: Top Hall Ballroom, Lisburn
Photo: Top Hall Ballroom, Lisburn Share your stories of the Top Hat Ballroom with us! Who did you see? Do …
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum! Credit: James Lyttle, Lisburn
Photo: Christmas time in Market Square, c. 1960s-70s?
Photo: Christmas time in Market Square, c. 1960s-70s?
Photo: Market Square in the Snow, c.1963
Photo: Market Square and the Nicholson Statue in the Snow, c.1963 Photo: Market Square in the Snow, 1963
Photo: Bow Street and Antrim Street in the Snow, 1963
Photo: A view of the corner of Bow Street and Antrim Street in the snow, 1963.
Video: Christopher Magill – The East Ulster Riots and the Formation of The Special Constabulary 1920
Video: Christopher Magill – The East Ulster Riots and the Formation of The Special Constabulary 1920 In this talk, Christopher …
Video: Pearse Lawlor: Lisburn – The Burnings, 1920
Video: Pearse Lawlor: Lisburn – The Burnings, 1920 In this talks Pearse Lawlor examines the murder of RIC DI Swanzy …
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Video: Prof Brian Walker – Centenaries, 1920-23: commemorations, conflict and conciliation
Video: Prof Brian Walker – Centenaries, 1920-23: commemorations, conflict and conciliation In this talk, Prof Brian Walker explores the issue …
Castle Gardens Geophysical Survey, November 2020
Castle Gardens Geophysical Survey, November 2020 In early November 2020 archaeologists from Queen’s University Belfast conducted a geophysical survey of …
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Conservation at Lisburn Museum
Conservation at Lisburn Museum Behind the scenes in the Museum, staff work to conserve and look after the objects within …
Winter Talks Programme 2020 feat Pearse Lawlor, Chris Magill, Brian Walker, Cormac Moore, Alan Parkinson and Patricia Marsh
Winter Talks Programme 2020 feat Pearse Lawlor, Chris Magill, Brian Walker, Cormac Moore, Alan Parkinson and Patricia Marsh We are …
Painting: David Gould, Market Square, 1919
Market Square, 1919 David Gould (1871-1952) Born in Scotland, David Gould came to Belfast in 1891 to learn damask designing …
Historic Photo: Quay Street, c1970s
Historic Photo: Quay Street, c1970s This historic photo of Lisburn was taken at Hancock Street, Co. Down, looking across to …
Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum Re-Opens *Press Release*
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council’s Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum is now offering both personal and online visitor experiences …
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‘We’re Good to Go’, Covid-19 Award
The Museum has been awarded the ‘We’re Good to Go’ industry-standard mark, certifying that we are adhering to the respective …
