Our FREE popular summer workshops will start on Monday 18th July and will run every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (finishing on Wednesday 17th August). Workshops are one hour long from 10am-11am and 2pm-3pm. Booking is essential, please contact museum reception on 028 9266 3377 or ilc.reception@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk Workshops will change daily and will include a variety of […]
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Did you know that it wasn’t until 1918 that women over 30 were given the right to vote in the United Kingdom? It would be another 10 years before that the age for female voters would be brought down to 21 years old, the same as male voters. This wasn’t always the case though. In
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There is a saying here in Northern Ireland: “Do you think I came up the Lagan in a bubble?” In this adventure Flaxie heads to the Lagan Tow Path, finds some flappy friends and tries making some bubbles go down the Lagan. Before starting out on he day’s bubbley adventures Flaxie did lots of research
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In this FREE downloadable resource, you can take part in one of our weather-matching exercises. These are hugely-popular workshops with our Foundation-Level visitors. This matching exercise can help with different aspects of learning. Communication, Language and literacy. Knowledge and understanding of the world. Mathematical and Development. Physical development. Print and cut out all the images
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World War II is not just a topic on the Primary School Curriculum, but also a way to connect to the generations who came before us. At Lisburn Museum the topic of World War II is broken down into three themes, one of the themes is THE HOME FRONT. Did you know that in Lisburn
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World War II is not just a topic on the Primary School Curriculum, but also a way for us to connect with our family members who came before us. At Lisburn Museum World War II workshops are broken down into three themes. One theme is RATIONING. Did you know that in Northern Ireland rationing began
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One of the most popular science workshops at the Museum is our BRIDGES workshop! This workshop helps demonstrate how FORCES work and how different types of bridges are created. If you would like a taster of the Bridges workshop, and try our bridge-building challenge then download the FREE workbook!
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Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890), Lisburn’s landlord, lived through the Victorian era, a period of great invention and innovation. One of the most popular themes iour annual science programme is our Victorian Inventions workshop. If you would like a taster of the Victorian Inventions workshop, which includes a quiz and two fun experiments to try at
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In 2017 the theme for the British Engineering and Science Week was ‘CHANGE’, and in the Museum our science programme reflected this. Through the theme of TRANSFORMATIONS we looked at human, and non-human, changes in nature. If you would like a taster of the Tremendous Transformations Workshop, then download our FREE workbook and try two
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Did you know that Lisburn Museum runs science workshops throughout the year? You can try many of these at home! We call this ‘kitchen science’, as you can find many of the items you need in your food cupboard. Did you know that you can make a a dramatic chemical reaction by mixing two common
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Flaxie Summer Workshops 2018 Our FREE popular summer workshops will start on Monday 16th July and will run every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (finishing on Wednesday 22nd August). Workshops are one hour long from 10am-11am and 2pm-3pm. Booking is essential, please contact museum reception on 028 9266 3377 or ilc.reception@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk Workshops will change daily and
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Flaxie Summer Workshops 2017 Our popular summer workshops start on Monday 17th July 2017! They run every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until 16th August. Morning sessions start at 11am-12.30 and afternoon session 2pm-3.30pm. All ages are welcome but please note places must be booked in advance, contact museum reception to book your place: 028 9266
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Lisburn Museum’s FREE summer workshops start on Saturday 1st August 2015. They will run Monday – Saturday (until 29th August) morning session 10am – 12pm and afternoon session 2.30 – 4.30pm. For those who prefer to be a guaranteed place, pre-booking is available this year. Drop-in visitors are also welcome but not advisable for large
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We are running our popular free drop in Easter workshops again! They start on Tuesday 7th April – Saturday 11th April 10am-12pm & 2pm- 4pm. Drop-in and join the fun!
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Booking information SCIENCE PROGRAMME 2015 Bring your class to our popular FREE science programme at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum! This year’s theme is the ‘Science of Flight’. Length: Workshops are 1 hour 30 minutes and are suitable for P2 – P7 To book call reception on 028 9266 3377 What will
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Free Drop-in Workshops: Science Week On March 7th we are running another popular ‘drop-in’ workshops, come along with the family and enjoy our FREE science week programme. All ages welcome, workshops are free of charge and there is no need to book – just come along. Morning sessions from 10am-12.00 or afternoon 2pm-4pm, you can stay as long
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Halloween Workshops at Lisburn Museum Monday 27th October – Friday 31st October 2014 Call into the museum for some Halloween-themed crafts! Morning sessions start at 9.30 – 12.00 Afternoon sessions 2pm – 4pm These are FREE drop in workshops (so no need to book) Workshops will change daily – call museum reception 028 9266 3377 to hear the
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FREE DROP IN WORKSHOPS Morning sessions 9.30 – 12.00 Afternoon sessions 2pm – 4.30 There is no need to book , just drop in an enjoy making the craft of the day. Note: CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT For more details and to find out the craft of the day call 028
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