Happy St Patrick’s Day from Lisburn Museum!
Happy Paddy’s Day To celebrate St Patrick’s Day we’re featuring a beautiful postcard from the museum’s archive (Ref: 1990.136). This […]
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BBC’s Imagining Ulster, featuring material from the museum’s collection
BBC’s Imagining Ulster, featuring material from the museum’s collection Did you see William Crawley’s fantastic Imagining Ulster? Recently featured on
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Project Linlon: 21st March – 18th April 2015, a collaboration with R-Space Gallery
Project Linlon with Nora Fok 21st March – 18th April 2015 Opening events Saturday 21 March: Artist talk 1-2pm (free)
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Education & Schools: Science Programme 2015:
Booking information SCIENCE PROGRAMME 2015 Bring your class to our popular FREE science programme at the Irish Linen Centre
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Free Drop-in Workshops: Science Week
Free Drop-in Workshops: Science Week On March 7th we are running another popular ‘drop-in’ workshops, come along with the family and enjoy
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Successful launch of our new research project: ‘Lisburn Catholics and the Great War’
Pictured (left to right): Brian Mackey, Ciaran Toal, Alan Carlisle and Pat Catney at the launch. On February 2 2015
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Drop-in Valentine’s Day Workshops at the museum
Drop-in Valentine’s Day Workshops at the museum On Valentine’s day (make a note in your diary, it’s this Saturday!) we
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Scottish Diaspora Tapestry: Hilden Mill
Scottish Diaspora Tapestry: Hilden Mill The museum as recently involved in the first and second editions of the Scottish Diaspora
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From the Collection: Royal Irish Rifles ‘Brodie’ Helmet
Royal Irish Rifles ‘Brodie’ Helmet Taken from our collection, this Royal Irish Rifles ‘Brodie’ Helmet – named after its designer
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Research Project: Lisburn Catholics and the Great War – 2nd February 2015
Research Project: Lisburn Catholics and the Great War – 2nd February 2015 The museum will be holding an exploratory meeting/talk
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Exploring Lisburn’s History: Cardiff, Landlords and Patronage.
Cardiff and Lisburn Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Cardiff. As I explored the city, particularly the castle,
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The Irish Volunteers at Christmas (1914)
The Irish Volunteers at Christmas (1914) Formed in November 1913, the Irish Volunteers were, in part, a nationalist reaction to the
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Exhibition: ‘A Gift to the people of Lisburn: 130 years of Wallace Park’
A Gift to the People of Lisburn: 130 Years of Wallace Park Gifted to Lisburn by its landlord Sir
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Visit Santa at Lisburn Museum! (2015)
Visit Santa at Lisburn Museum! (2015) Ho, Ho, Ho! Visit Santa at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum! Arriving
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Pictures: Eamon Phoenix at Lisburn Museum
Dr Eamon Phoenix delivered a fantastic talk at the museum on November 18th 2014. Speaking on the topic of northern
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Eammon Phoenix Lecture (November 18th): ‘Trapped by the border, northern nationalists and southern unionists’.
Dr Eamon Phoenix will speaking on the topic of northern nationalists and southern unionists at the museum on November 18th
History Ireland Magazine: Mrs Metge, the Suffragettes and the bombing of Lisburn Cathedral!
The November/December issue of History Ireland features an article from our Research Officer Ciaran Toal on local suffragette Lillian Metge
Lecture: ‘We are all one in the suffrage faith’ – Dr Margaret Ward. Tuesday 28th October 2014 – FREE
‘We are all one in the suffrage faith’ Lecture: ‘We are all one in the suffrage faith’ – Dr Margaret
Basil Blackshaw: Pictures from the Museum’s collections – FREE Exhibition – Oct 22nd to Nov 7th
Basil Blackshaw was born in Glengormley, County Antrim in 1932, and brought up in Boardmills near Lisburn. Educated at Methodist
Basil Blackshaw, Eamonn Mallie and Lisburn Museum’s lastest acquisition
Eamonn Mallie at Lisburn Museum To mark the recent presentation to the museum of Blackshaw’s ‘Colin Mountain from Hillsborough’ (c.1970)
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John Ballance at the Island Civic Centre
The eldest of 11 children, John Ballance (1839-1893) was born in Ballypitmave, Glenavy. With little interest in farming, he Ulster
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Lisburn Museum – Successful Film Night
There was a great turnout for Nurse Edith Cavell at Lisburn Museum’s latest WW1 film on Thursday 9th October. On
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Public Memory, Ireland and the Great War: Dr Fearghal McGarry
On Tuesday 30th September 2014, the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum hosted Dr Fearghal McGarry, Reader in Modern Irish
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Museum Accreditation: Lisburn Museum
Great news for the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum: our Museum Accreditation has been renewed! What is Museum Accreditation?
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‘Riverland – The River Lagan’, featuring photos and videos from the museum’s collections.
‘Riverland – The River Lagan’ The BBC’s new series Riverlands explores Ireland’s waterways, and in the first episode ‘The River
Culture Night @ Lisburn Museum
Culture Night @ Lisburn Museum Friday 19th September 7pm – 9pm FREE As part of culture night, we have
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Killeaton House, Dunmurry.
Killeaton House c.1900. It is believed that the photo shows, from left to right, Mrs Harriet Grubb, Mrs Lillian Metge
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‘Linen Poetry & Prose Anthology’ – Now Available on Kindle
‘Linen Poetry & Prose Anthology’ Linen Poetry & Prose Anthology, a collaboration between the Zion Writers’ Group and Lisburn Museum
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Aerolinen at Airwaves Portrush, and BBC’s World War One at Home Roadshow.
Aerolinen at Airwaves Portrush Our Research Officer Ciaran was recently involved in BBC Northern Ireland’s World War One at Home
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Lisburn’s Republicans: the Irish Volunteers
Lisburn’s Republicans: the Irish Volunteers The Museum’s latest exhibition was recently featured in a piece in the Andersonstown News. The
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‘The war was won on Ulster linen wings’ how aerolinen and Andrews’ Mill (Comber), aided the war effort.
Aerolinen – The War Was Won On Ulster Wings Our Research Officer recently sat down with Jenny Witt from the
The Art and Science of Linen (featuring the museum’s collections).
The Art and Science of Linen The Art and Science of Linen from Alex May on Vimeo. “The Art and
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NEW EXHIBITION SETS THE SCENE IN LISBURN BEFORE THE START OF THE GREAT WAR
Courtesy of Lisburn City Council A new, free exhibition entitled ‘Lisburn 1912-1914’ was officially opened in the Irish Linen Centre
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Marking the Great War: Lights Out in Lisburn
The Great War: Lights out To mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI the Irish Linen Centre &
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‘Making of a Town’: 17th-Century Lisburn
‘Making of a Town’: 17th-Century Lisburn ‘Making of a Town: 17th Century Lisburn’ tells the story of the foundation and
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FREE drop-in Summer Workshops (August 2014)
FREE DROP IN WORKSHOPS Morning sessions 9.30 – 12.00 Afternoon sessions 2pm – 4.30 There is no need to
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New Exhibition: ‘Lisburn, 1912-1914’
New Exhibition: ‘Lisburn, 1912-1914’ Visit ‘Lisburn, 1912-1914’, and explore the people and the places in the crisis years leading up
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