The Virtual Museum is open…
Welcome to the Virtual Museum
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Museum closed its doors in late March 2020. It was time to stay at home, and practice social distancing.
Although the Museum building closed, it remained open to online visitors. The Museum went digital. It became the #VirtualMuseum.
Visit this page and our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and enjoy:
- Local history and stories
- Collections..lots and lots, with highlights from the Museum’s store
- Free teaching and educational resources
- Photographs and Videos
- Virtual tours
- Activities for everyone
- Live Q&As
- ..and much more!
Photo: Market Place, Lisburn – before and after!
Photo: Market Place, Lisburn, before and After [...]
Photo: Mayor’s Parade, Wallace Park, c.1990s
Credit: Brown Shaw, ILC&LM Collection Photo: Mayor's [...]
Photo: Quay Street, Lisburn
Photo: Quay Street, Lisburn Quay Street, where [...]
Photo: Mayor Tinsley and School Children in Castle Gardens, 2008
Photo: Mayor Tinsley planting bulbs in Castle Gardens, [...]
Ad: Kirkwoods, 1921
Object, Carpet Beater LMILC.2013.167 This cane carpet beater [...]
Photo: Corner Café with the Nicholson statue, 1980s
Photo: Corner café with the Nicholson statue, 1980s [...]
Press Release: Lisburn Museum partners with the GAA Museum
Lisburn Museum partners with the GAA Museum The [...]
Advert: J.C. Patterson, 1921
Advert: J.C. Patterson, 1921 Originally known as Fergy [...]
Photo: Professor Frank Pantridge and Mayor McAllister in Wallace Park, 1991
Photo: Frank Pantridge and Mayor McAllister, 1991 [...]
Advert: George Duncan & Sons, Market Square, Lisburn c.1921
Market Square, 1919 by David Gould (1871-1952) ILC&LM Collection [...]
Photo: Lisnagarvey Dining Rooms, 1937
Photo: Lisnagarvey Dining Rooms, 1937 What a [...]
Photo: Mayor’s Parade litter float, c1979
Copyright: ILC&LM Collection Photo: Mayor's Parade litter [...]
Advert: Robert Young, Bow Street, 1921
Advert: Robert Young, Draper, Bow Street, 1921 [...]
Flyer: Lisburn Picture House, c1930
Flyer: Lisburn Picture House, c1930 A flyer [...]
Taster Video: Flaxie
As part of the Mayor's Festival at Home, taking [...]
Photo: Barbour Threads Float, c.1970s
Photo: Barbour Threads Float, c.1970s How wonderful [...]
Photos: Lisburn Fire Engine at a fire in Market Square, 1949
Photos: Lisburn Fire Engine at a fire in [...]
Advert: William Jellie, Undertaker, Lisburn, 1921
Object, Mourning Jewellery LMILC.1994.43 Made of bog oak, this [...]
The end of an era? Lisnagarvey Transmitting Station
The end of an era? Lisnagarvey Transmitting Tower [...]