Exhibitions
Exhibitions at the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum
Northern Ireland’s textile past, present and future: reviving the William Liddell Collection
The recent opening of two new exhibitions in The Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum have been featured on Ulster …
The Sir Richard Wallace Exhibition: the life and legacy of a philanthropist, art collector and landlord
The Sir Richard Wallace Exhibition: the life and legacy of a philanthropist, art collector and landlord Celebrating the bicentenary of …
Lisburn and the First World War, the Complete Story – Exhibition
Lisburn and the First World War, the Complete Story – Exhibition ‘Lisburn and the First World War, the Complete Story’ …
Lisburn and the First World War, the Complete Story – Exhibition Read More »
‘Lisburn 1918-23, Community Conflict and Commemoration after the Great War’ Exhibition
‘Lisburn 1918-23, Community Conflict and Commemoration after the Great War’ Exhibition ‘Lisburn 1918-23, Community Conflict and Commemoration after the Great …
‘Lisburn 1918-23, Community Conflict and Commemoration after the Great War’ Exhibition Read More »
Exhibition: Dennis H Osborne Artist – An Appreciation
Exhibition: Dennis H Osborne Artist – An Appreciation The Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum’s new exhibition: Dennis H Osborne …
Exhibition: Dennis H Osborne Artist – An Appreciation Read More »
Exhibition: The Somme, Our Story, 1916
The Somme, Our Story, 1916 To mark the Centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the …
Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday Exhibition
Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday Exhibition Our new exhibition – titled: Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday Exhibition – will open in the …
Rising Voices: Lisburn at Easter 1916; New Exhibition Exploring the Easter Rising and an Ulster Town
Rising Voices: Lisburn at Easter 1916 New Exhibition On March 24th 2016 the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum opened …
Answer the Call – Recruitment Posters from the Great War – Exhibition
Answer the Call – Recruitment Posters from the Great War – New Temporary Exhibition Running from December 8th 2015 to …
Answer the Call – Recruitment Posters from the Great War – Exhibition Read More »
Exhibition: Market Square Through Time – a History of Market Square Lisburn
Market Square Through Time Explore over 400 years of history of Market Square in the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn …
Exhibition: Market Square Through Time – a History of Market Square Lisburn Read More »
Exhibition Launch: Loose Thread Quilters – October 2015
On 2nd October 2015 the museum launched its latest exhibition, ‘Tale of the Threads’ by the Loose Thread Quilters. Loose …
Exhibition Launch: Loose Thread Quilters – October 2015 Read More »
New Exhibition: Linen Futures (19th-31st August 2015)
This collaborative exhibition celebrates craft and design practice based on the past, current and future landscape of Irish linen. Ten …
New Exhibition: Linen Futures (19th-31st August 2015) Read More »
The Boyne: 325 Year Anniversary (New Exhibition for Summer 2015)
The Boyne: 325 Year Anniversary This summer the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum is marking the 325th anniversary of …
The Boyne: 325 Year Anniversary (New Exhibition for Summer 2015) Read More »
Waterloo: 200 Years Display (June 18th-September 2015)
On June 18th the museum is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo by mounting a small display …
Waterloo: 200 Years Display (June 18th-September 2015) Read More »
World War One and Us
22nd May – 19th June Four groups have been participating in a community engagement project since February 2015. Three …
Exhibition (April 2015) – The ‘dreaded peninsula’: Lisburn and district men at Gallipoli, 1915
Exhibition (April 2015) – The ‘dreaded peninsula’ April 25th (Anzac Day), marks the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign, a series …
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 …
Exhibition: ‘A Gift to the people of Lisburn: 130 years of Wallace Park’ Read More »
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 …
‘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 …
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 …