The Virtual Museum is open…
Welcome to the Virtual Museum
The Covid-19 pandemic forced the Museum to close its doors in late March 2020. It was time to stay at home, and practice social distancing.
Although the Museum building closed, the museum service 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!
Warren Cottage, Lisburn
Warren Cottage, Lisburn, c. 1980s (ILC&LM Collection) Warren Cottage was [...]
Photo: Railway Street, 1969
Railway Street from North Circular Road, 1969 (Lisburn Historical Society [...]
Postcard: The Longstone, Lisburn
Postcard of 'The Longstone, Lisburn', 1906 (LMILC.2023.145, gifted by Margaret [...]
A strange-looking creature …
The armorial bearings of Sir Richard Wallace (LMILC.1990.220, purchased 1990) [...]
The Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS)
Some members of the Women’s Auxiliary Services in Warren Gardens, [...]
Sgt. David Maginnity (1824-64)
Sgt. David Maginnity (c.1824-64), in the uniform of the old [...]
Photo: The Annahilt Shearers
Sheep shearing at Annahilt, near Hillsborough, c. 1930s (LMILC.2004.469, purchased [...]
Photo: Lisburn Temperance Silver Band, c. 1926
Lisburn Temperance Silver Band, c. 1926 (ILC&LM Collection, gifted by [...]
Print: The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886
Lib. [Liborio Prosperi], The Lobby of the House of Commons, [...]
Lisburn and the Italian campaign, 1943-5
Private F. Ferris (left) of Lisburn, Co. Antrim, cleaning his [...]
Photo: Lisburn Leisure Park, 1997
Lisburn Leisure Park under construction, 1997 (ILC&LM Collection)
The E.M.B. Memorial Hall, Hilden
E.M.B. Memorial Hall, Hilden (ILC&LM Collection) The E.M.B. Memorial Hall [...]
Community update on Hilden School Refurbishment and Reinvigoration: Delivery Stage 2024-27 at Hilden Community Church Hall, 13 June 2024
Paul Allison, Museum and Heritage Services Manager, addressing the audience [...]
Photo: Roadworks in Lisburn
Laganbank Road, Lisburn, late 1980s (ILC&LM Collection)
Community update on Hilden School Refurbishment and Reinvigoration: Delivery Stage 2024-27
Angela McCann, LCCC’s Head of Communities, addressing the last meeting [...]
A Hilden Mill story: Thomas and Agnes McCormick
Prisoners of war in what is believed to be Göttingen [...]
The flax sowing debate
Flax of different dates of sowing, Glenmore, 1927 (ILC&LM [...]
Video: ‘The Weaver Poet: Thomas Beggs, The Woven Word’
Last year, we were delighted to host a 360° video [...]
Fire, ferns, and fairies! May Eve festivities around Lisburn
W. A. Green, 'Gorse and fern "to keep the fairies [...]
Lisburn cotton-weaving family’s descendant comes ‘home’
Rich Phillips (right) beside our model of the Mary Edson [...]