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!
Classic cars on Bridge Street!
This week's Virtual Museum post is a walk down Bridge [...]
A more elegant way to travel!
This week's Virtual Museum post is a snapshot from our [...]
‘Putting milk into babies’: The Welfare Foods Scheme
Our Virtual Museum post this week is a photograph from [...]
Robert Stewart Mill Workers 1938
The Virtual Museum post for this week is a 1938 [...]
Lisburn Girl Guides
This week's Virtual Museum post is another photograph drawn from [...]
The Coronation of George VI in Lisburn: a ‘Very Happy Day Spent’
With preparations for King Charles III's Coronation celebrations underway, our [...]
The Unveiling of Lisburn’s War Memorial, 28th April 1923
The 28th April 2023 marks the centenary of the unveiling [...]
The Plight of the Big House with JAK Dean
https://youtu.be/1QsXagjmH6g The fifth talk in our 2023 Winter Talks Series [...]
‘Who do we think we are?’: Issues of Identity and belonging.
https://youtu.be/m0Urc1R3N6U This panel discussion, part of our 2023 Winter Talks [...]
‘Lisburn and the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP’ with Ronan McGreevy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh39e8NMJ1cThe second talk in our 2023 Winter Talks Series features [...]
Lisburn’s Hugh McCall (1805-1897)
Journalist, historian and author, Hugh McCall was born on the [...]
Remembering the Great Fire of Lisburn, 20th April 1707
This week's Virtual Museum post features an important artefact from [...]
The old Lisburn court house
This week's Virtual Museum post is another drawn from our [...]
Hinds Bros. of Bow Street
This week's Virtual Museum post is another item drawn from [...]
Photographic Collection: Crazy Prices Lisburn
Do you remember Crazy Prices in Bow Street, Lisburn? It [...]
AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
Defibrillators can be a vital piece of lifesaving equipment in [...]
Sloan Street Presbyterian Church
Our Virtual Museum post for this week is a photograph [...]
Photographic Collection: Antrim Street, Lisburn
Take a look at this image which was kindly donated [...]
‘What Happened to Christian Ireland?’ with Prof Crawford Gribben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7zA8dUZpIwThe first talk in our 2023 Winter Talks Series features [...]
Watch: BBC’s Antiques Roadtrip visits the Museum
BBC's hugely popular Antiques Roadtrip features antiques experts as they [...]