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!
Photo: Lisburn in the snow, 1963
Do you remember the snow from 1963? According [...]
Embroidered alphabet and numbers sampler, 1810
Embroidered alphabet and numbers sampler, 1810 (LMILC.2009.96, gifted by Carl [...]
Lisburn Museum Culture Club programme (Jan-May 2025)
In partnership with Lisburn Historical Society, we are delighted to [...]
Ho, ho, ho! Santa Claus in Lisburn, 1957
Santa Claus has a long-standing association with Lisburn. He has [...]
Photo: ‘The Xmas Club’, Bachelors Walk, 1980s
Bachelors Walk, Lisburn, 1980s (ILC&LM Collection) This was outside a [...]
Postcard: ‘Christmas Greeting’, Lisburn, 1908
Postcard, ‘Christmas Greeting’, Station Square and Court House, Lisburn, 1908 [...]
Talk hosted by Belfast French Circle – 11 December 2024
The following event is posted on behalf of the Belfast [...]
Photo: Lisburn’s Christmas tree, Market Square, c.1980s
The Christmas tree in Market Square, Lisburn, c.1980s (ILC&LM Collection).
Photo: The terrace at Chapel Hill, c.1950s
The old terrace at Chapel Hill, c.1950s (ILC&LM Collection, gifted [...]
George Chapman Sinton (1886-1976): from Lisburn ‘Old Scholar’ to US presidential elector
Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New York and Republican presidential [...]
Barmbrack: a Lisburn Halloween delicacy
Lisburn Standard, 17 October 1924 We often associate Halloween food [...]
The Constantine cricket match, Lisburn, 1946
Some of the players at the fundraising cricket match in [...]
Portrait: ‘Lady with cat’
'Lady with cat', unsigned, McCloy Collection (LMILC.1997.99.15, gifted by the [...]
The woods of Old Warren
Colourised OS map of Old Warren, 1833, showing the plantations [...]
Lisburn Amateur Boxing Clubroom, Quay Street
Quay Street, Lisburn, including the Lisburn Amateur Boxing clubroom, c. [...]
Betty McCrory of Warren Cottage
Mrs Betty McCrory receiving a gift from the Very Rev. [...]
Photo: Bridge Street, c.1970
Bridge Street, c.1970 (ILC&LM Collection) What are your memories? How [...]
First day at Hilden School, 1912
Hilden School's infant division, 1912 (ILC&LM Collection) For some of [...]
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 [...]