Lisburn Cathedral: 400 Years

To mark the 400^th anniversary of Lisburn Cathedral, the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum presents its new exhibition: Lisburn Cathedral: 400 Years. Packed with documents, photographs and original artefacts from the Museum and the Cathedral’s collections. This exhibition offers up a social history of the Cathedral and the town which grew up around it.

The exhibition features special displays on:

• The early history of Lisburn, including establishment of the Church of St Thomas on the site of the present day Cathedral.
• The role of the Huguenots in the economic, social and religious life of Lisburn.
• The growth of the congregation in the 19^th-century as Lisburn’s industrial importance grew.
• The windows and monuments of the Cathedral.
• Some of the congregation’s most prominent figures.
• The at times turbulent 20^th-century.
• A special model of the Cathedral and surrounding buildings made especially for the 400^th