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!
‘Snow Snap’: guess the year and location
Smithfield Street looking towards Market Street, Lisburn, 1951 (ILC&LM Collection)
Photo: The Grain Market at Smithfield
Smithfield has been a market-trading location in Lisburn as far [...]
‘Oh, you fierce little man!’: Jack Frost, 1905
The following poem was published in the Lisburn Standard newspaper [...]
Back to school: Largymore, c. 1906
Largymore New National School, Lisburn, c. 1906 (Margaret Hanthorne Collection, [...]
Hilden Mill in the Snow, by Neil Shawcross
Hilden Mill in the Snow, by Neil Shawcross MBE, RHA, [...]
Christmas greetings from Egypt: a Lisburn story
Christmas card from Egypt, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, c. 1940s [...]
‘The Wombles’, Boxing Day, and the environment: toys by a Lisburn artist
Selection of stuffed toy Wombles, by Anna Cheyne, c. 1970s [...]
Photo: Rockin’ around the Christmas tree?
Christmas is almost upon us, and we hope that your [...]
A.T. Stewart (1803-76) and the development of the department store
A.T. Stewart, c.1876 (ILC&LM Collection) The department store is something [...]
Launch of New Exhibition Marks 400 Years of Lisburn Cathedral
Councillor Thomas Beckett, Communities & Wellbeing Chairman at Lisburn [...]
Egypt: Land of the Gods, Pharaohs, and Wonderful Things‘ with Dr Ken Griffin, The Egypt Centre
Ancient Egypt is one of the most fascinating and mysterious [...]
Podcast: A conversation with Prof Eileen Murphy on the Belfast Mummy, Takabuti
In this conversation, we chat with Prof Eileen Murphy of [...]
Podcast: A conversation with Dr Ken Griffin of the Egypt Centre, Swansea
In this conversation, we chat with Dr Ken Griffin of [...]
The staff of Woolworths, Lisburn
Woolworths in Lisburn opened in 1928 on Bow Street, the [...]
Podcast: William Sharman and the Volunteers in Lisburn and the Lagan Valley with Professor Peter Gray
This episode features Professor Peter Gray of Queen's University Belfast. [...]
Podcast: The Big Houses of Northern Ireland, with J.A.K. Dean
This episode features architectural historian, J.A.K. Dean on the plight [...]
Podcast: The Regimental Museums of Northern Ireland with Dr Laura Patrick
Regimental Heritage officer, Dr Laura Patrick joined us to discuss [...]
Podcast: ‘Who do we think we are?’: Issues of Identity and belonging in Northern Ireland.
In this episode we welcomed Linda Ervine, Lisa Rea Currie [...]
Podcast: The assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP, with Ronan McGreevy
Irish Times journalist Ronan McGreevy joined our Research Officer Dr Barry [...]
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
You may have heard of the ominous sounding Egyptian ‘Book [...]