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William Barbour (1797-1875) and Eliza Barbour, née Kennedy (1800-73), by unknown artist, c.1821 (LMILC.2026.027). During a recent visit to Lisburn, Louisa Smythe gifted an important pair of portraits to the museum’s collection. They depict her four-times-great-grandparents, William Barbour (1797-1875) and Eliza Barbour, née Kennedy (1800-73). William moved the family’s linen thread business from The Plantation, […]

Emma Breadon, Assistant Education Officer, pictured with Mika Takami, Conservation Treatment Manager at Historic Royal Palaces Our Assistant Education Officer, Emma Breadon, who has been hand spinning with us for nearly 30 years, recently travelled to Kew Palace in London to aid with the installation of a spinning wheel that belonged to Mary, Marchioness of

We will be closed on Easter Monday and Tuesday – please plan your visit accordingly so that you can make the most of your time exploring the museum. We’ve got some fantastic exhibitions for you to see, and a bunch of fun-packed Easter activities. Check them out here.

Cllr Tim Mitchell, Chair of LCCC’s Leisure & Community Wellbeing Committee, launching our new Young Creatives programme. If you have an interest in history, art, textiles or heritage crafts, and want museum experience, then join our new free programme. ‘Young Creatives’ will explore Lisburn’s linen heritage and traditions of making.  You’ll take part in workshops,

Councillor Tim Mitchell (centre), Communities and Wellbeing Chairman, with the Rev. David Turtle, Minister of Seymour Street Methodist Church, and Shirley Carrington, Pastoral Assistant, at the exhibition launch. A new free exhibition exploring the history of Seymour Street Methodist Church has opened at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum. ‘Seymour Street 150: Methodism in

Do you own a historic building or site within Lisburn and & Castlereagh City Council? If so, we are encouraging you to register for European Heritage Open Days (EHOD) which will take place on 13 and 14 September 2025. Note that the deadline for all applications is 11 May. EHOD is an annual event celebrating

Our Museum Service Manager, Paul, is giving a talk on the history of his home village, townland, and civil parish – Drumbo. It will be held on Friday 11 April 2025 at 7:45pm in Drumbo Presbyterian Church Hall. Drumbo, just a few miles from Lisburn, has an interesting heritage. Paul discusses the ‘potted’ history of

The following event is posted on behalf of the Belfast French Circle: On Wednesday 11 December 2024 at 7pm, the Belfast French Circle (Cercle Français de Belfast) is holding the next event of its monthly cultural programme in the Assembly Rooms of the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum. The talk is on ‘Champollion and

Defibrillators can be a vital piece of lifesaving equipment in an emergency. We are pleased to announce that we have recently relocated and installed the museums AED (automated external defibrillator) which will be accessible to the public 24/7 (located on the north side of the building facing Snappy Snaps/ Woodside’s). The code is available via

A partnership project with the Northern Ireland Museums Council and the Irish Museums Association, funded by the Irish Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media In 2020, the IMA secured funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to support the Interpreting Museums project creatively linking museums in Northern Ireland with

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council’s Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum is now offering both personal and online visitor experiences as it continues to innovate and adapt to the challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic. The doors of the iconic Museum will reopen Thursday 20th August for visitors. At the same time a brand new

During the current lockdown, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council has been working hard behind the scenes to deliver services to the community.  As our colleagues work to keep communications, IT, waste, admin and community support services going, the museum team has brought some its services online via the Virtual Museum (see: lisburnmuseum.com/virtual-museum).  Staff are also

At a special meeting of council tonight (18/03/2020) it has been decided, with cross-party support, that the council will close its facilities to the public with immediate effect. FACILITIES TO CLOSE Lagan Valley Island Bradford Court Lagan Valley LeisurePlex Dundonald International Ice Bowl Lough Moss Leisure Centre Grove, Glenmore and Kilmakee Activity Centres ISLAND Arts

Christmas and New Year opening times Don’t forget, in the run-up to Christmas Eve, we’re open as usual from 9.30-5pm Monday to Saturday. Christmas Eve 24 Dec -9.30am-3pm Christmas Day 25 Dec – CLOSED Boxing Day 26 Dec – CLOSED New Year’s Eve 31 Dec – 9.30am-5pm New Year’s Day 1 Jan – CLOSED  

Are you aged 18-24?  Do you have less than six months experience working in a museum setting? As part of the Museum Futures project the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum is offering a year-long placement working on a number of digital projects.  As part of the project trainees will receive a tax-free £13,350 bursary,

Moira Demesne Community Archaeology The hot weather in summer 2018 revealed the possible remains of Moira Castle.  In March 2019 the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum, funded by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, partnered with the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork (CAF) at Queen’s University Belfast to conduct a geophysical survey of the site, with

Museum projects featured in the CRC’s new Decades of Centenaries Toolkit Three of the museum’s projects are featured in the Community Relation Council’s (CRC) 2017 Updated Decade of Anniversaries Toolkit.  This toolkit is a 2017 update of the Decade of Anniversaries Toolkit first published in 2014. Since then, the practice around acknowledging Decade of Centenaries

The Sir Richard Wallace Exhibition – May 2018 Born in London in 1818, Sir Richard Wallace (d.1890) was the illegitimate son of the 4th Marquees of Hertford, Richard Seymour-Conway (1800-1870), and Agnes Jackson (nee Wallace). Brought up by his grandmother, known as Mie Mie, in Paris, Richard Jackson (as he was known until 1842) served

Sincere apologies to all our visitors, but due to tropical storm Ophelia the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum is closed today from 1pm. We will re-open at 9.30am on Tuesday 17th October 2017.

The Follies Trust Lecture in Lisburn Museum Thursday 26th October 2017 7.30pm ‘In praise of Follies’ An appreciation of Irish Follies By Dr Edward McParland Fellow and Pro-Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Ireland’s leading architectural historian, noted author and brilliant lecturer in an event organised by the Follies Trust

Lisburn Historical Society Talks Programme 2017/2018 Lisburn Historical Society was founded in 1967 for charitable purposes, in particular to promote the advancement of education by the study of local history in the Lisburn area. The Society is a voluntary organisation, and meetings are held in Lisburn Museum at 19.30 on the first Wednesday of each

Peace IV Progamme Launch 14th September 2017 – Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH COMMUNITIES INVITED TO BENEFIT FROM £2.3 MILLION EUROPEAN PEACE IV FUNDING. The Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Peace IV Partnership is delighted to invite communities, groups and individuals from the Lisburn Castlereagh area to register for the launch event

July holiday opening hours 2017 The museum is closed July 12th and 13th 2017, re-opening on July 14th at 9.30am.  Further information on all council facilities can be found here.