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!
Frederick Douglass and Lisburn
In late July 2023 a statue of the famous 19th-century [...]
Ireland’s Egyptologist, Rev. Edward Hincks
Did you know that a County Down-based Church of Ireland [...]
Drawing in ancient Egypt
Rectangular drawing and writing boards were important educational tools in [...]
Linen from the tomb of Tutankhamun
Did you know that your local museum has a sample [...]
Remembering loved ones in ancient Egypt
Worshiping the dead was an important feature of ancient Egyptian [...]
An adventuring Lisburn MP, Sir James Emerson Tennent
Author, traveller, and one-time MP for Lisburn, Sir James Emerson [...]
‘Ancient Egypt: Lisburn Stories’: Private Alec Martin at the Pyramids, 1915
Private Alec Martin (1895-1915) was born in Magheragall, near Lisburn. [...]
The Rosetta Stone
One of the most significant archaeological discoveries of modern times [...]
The Lisburn cotton famine and Moby-Dick
What connects a gold watch from our collection and the [...]
Shabti Dolls
Do you know what a Shabti doll is? Would you [...]
Luxor Temple – Egypt
This photograph of Ramses II's statue at the Luxor Temple [...]
Limestone Lintel of Ramses III
Today's Virtual Museum post features one of the standout artefacts [...]
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 [...]