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!
Object: Barbour’s Telephone Thread, c1900
Object: Telephone Thread, c.1900 Linen telephone thread from Barbour's, [...]
Photo: View of Barbour’s from the Towpath
Photo: view of Barbour's from the Towpath William Barbour [...]
Photo: plaque from Barbour Park, Bridge Street/Sloan Street
Photo: plaque from Barbour Park, Bridge Street/Sloan Street The [...]
Barbour: an aerial view of Barbour’s Mill, Hilden
Photo: an aerial view of Barbour's Mill, Hilden Looking [...]
Photo: McKeown’s Bread Vans, Lisburn
Photo: McKeown's Bread Vans, Lisburn Do you remember the [...]
Collection Snippets: Flax Improvement Society Silver Medal, 1849
A short snippet from the museum’s collection: A Flax [...]
Video: Dr Patricia Marsh – “The doctors are being run off their feet”: Spanish Flu in Lisburn
Video: Dr Patricia Marsh - "The doctors are being run [...]
Collection Snippets: Red Cross Feeding Cup
Snippet from the Collection: A short snippet from the museum’s [...]
Collection snippets: A Barbour’s Domestic Thread Box
Snippet from the Collection: Barbour's Thread Box A short [...]
Collections Snippets: Spool of Linen Thread, Wolfhill Spinning Co LTD
Snippet form the Collection: A short snippet [...]
Photo: Preparing Rooms at Stewarts’ Mill
Photo: Preparing Rooms at Stewarts' Mill Photo of the Preparing [...]
Video: Dr Alan Parkinson – The Northern Troubles 1920-22
Video: Dr Alan Parkinson - The Northern Troubles 1920-22 In [...]
Photo: The machinery falls quiet at Barbour Threads, Lisburn, 2006
Photo: The machinery falls quiet at Barbour Threads, Lisburn, 2006 [...]
Photo: building the new civic centre, Lisburn
Photo: building the new civic centre, Lisburn
Video: Cormac Moore – The day-to-day effects of Partition in Ireland
Video: Cormac Moore- The day-to-day effects of Partition in Ireland [...]
Photo: Convent, Seymour Street
Photo: Convent, Seymour Street
Advert: Barbour Threads, c.2000
Advert: Barbour Threads, c.2000 Did you work there? What [...]
Photo: Top Hall Ballroom, Lisburn
Photo: Top Hall Ballroom, Lisburn Share your stories of the [...]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Irish [...]
Photo: Christmas time in Market Square, c. 1960s-70s?
Photo: Christmas time in Market Square, c. 1960s-70s?