science

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!

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

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

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