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!
Objects: James McKowen, the Bard of Lambeg!
Objects: James McKowen, the Bard of Lambeg! In [...]
Riddel Hall, Belfast and its Lisburn links!
Riddel Hall and its Lisburn Links! [...]
Object: Advertising poster for Wm Barbour & Sons, Lisburn
Wm Barbour & Sons Advertising Poster Object: LMILC.2021.226 This [...]
New book and exhibition celebrating local poet James McKowen (1814-89), Bard of Lambeg
New book and exhibition celebrating local poet James McKowen [...]
Centenary Quilt Project with Adventures Day Nusery
As part of the programme to mark 100 [...]
Life in a mill village
Life in a mill village [...]
Halloween 2021 workshop retrospective
Halloween 2021...the spookiest season has come to an end [...]
Plan for a heritage trail
Connecting Lisburn with Hilden The development phase of the [...]
Submit your photo or thought! Exhibition: 100 Years, 100 Images
Submit your photo or thought! Exhibition: 100 Years, 100 Images [...]
Piecing together the jigsaw
Hilden Mill timeline From day [...]
Getting to know you
Involving the community Involving the community is central to [...]
Going to Hilden Primary School
Entering the boarded building Hilden School, the focus of [...]
Researching the story of Hilden School
In a previous blog, I mentioned that I had [...]
Northern Ireland 100 Years: Lisburn Museum’s NI Centenary Quilt Programme
Northern Ireland 100 Years: Lisburn Museum’s NI Centenary Quilt [...]
Call for local veterans: Join Lisburn Museum’s Force for Change Veterans’ Project
Call for local veterans: Join Lisburn Museum’s Force for Change [...]
Free Historical Walking Tours of Lisburn
Free Historical Walking Tours [...]
Lisburn and the Great War Archive, now includes photographs!
Lisburn-and-the-Great-War.com now with photographs! This Lisburn and [...]
Historic Photo: Ginesi’s Fish & Chip Shop, Market Square
Historic Photo: Ginesi's Fish & Chip Shop, Market [...]
Video: BBC’s ‘Road to Partition’ feat. the Museum’s Collections
Video: BBC's 'Road to Partition' feat. the Museum's [...]