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Lisburn Museum

Pictured at a preview of A British Museum Touring Exhibition Egyptian hieroglyphs: unlock the mystery at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum with the Limestone lintel of Ramses III are: David Burns, Chief Executive of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council; Wendy Hughes; Councillor Thomas Beckett, Communities & Wellbeing Chairman; Ilona Regulski, Curator of Egyptian Written Culture at the British Museum; Pauline Mawhinney; Professor Mike Mawhinney, High Sheriff of County Down and Angela McCann, Head of Communities. Pic credit: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Lisburn museum hosts special exhibition unlocking the mysteries of ancient Egypt

Lady Mary Peters and guests celebrating the launch of the new exhibition at the Lisburn Museum

New exhibition at Lisburn Museum showcases an Olympic legend

Dr Paul Mullan, Director, Northern Ireland at The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Councillor Aaron McIntyre, Leisure & Community Development Chairman preview the three Rawdon family portraits on display in the council's Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum

Portait unseen for over 350 years is unveiled

Members of the new Chamber executive committee , Julie Hoey, Carla Bowyer, Garry MacDonald, Karen Marshall, Dr Katrina Collins, President, Mark McCall, Stephen Houston, Treasurer, Martin Woods, Vice-President, Evan Morton, Secretary and Gillian Baxter. Absent from the photograph are Davy Simms and Alan Crowe

Lisburn Chamber of Commerce elects its 50th President

The Royal Highnesses with Jasmine Rooney Reid and Darragh Magee who presented flowers and a box of Irish Linen to our special guests.

Royal visitors are welcomed to Lisburn

Museum exhibition looks back on last 100 years of Northern Ireland

Cllr Hazel Legge (Development Committee Vice-Chair) with Geordie Law; Ald Amanda Grehan (Development Committee Chair) and Regg Frazer enjoying a coffee in Lisburn’s alfresco parklet

Enjoy the sunshine in Lisburn’s revamped alfresco parklet

Alderman Michael Henderson MBE, Leisure and Community Development Chairman

Cross-border collaboration between Lisburn Museum and GAA hailed ‘huge success’

New virtual exhibition at Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum

Online exhibition to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland

Museum’s history talks enjoyed by audiences around the world

Connolly's, Market Square, August 1920. Picture courtesy of Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum

1920 SWANZY RIOTS: New exhibition traces the 1920 Lisburn riots

The Resurgam Trust shares its transformative journey in new book

Alderman James Tinsley, David and Susan Wilson (Rev Corkeys grandchildren) alongside the artist, Colin Corkey

Life of WW1 chaplain explored in exhibition

Past President Stephen Houston (left) congratulates incoming Chamber President Evan Morton.

Chamber members busy putting together diverse calendar of events for 2018

Pictured at the opening of the new Lisburn 1918-23 exhibition in the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Musuem are (l-r) Jim Rose, Director of Service Delivery (Non-Regulated); Dr Theresa Donaldson, LCCC Chief Executive; Mayor Tim Morrow; Brian Mackey, Museum Curator and Alderman James Tinsley, Chairman of the Council's Leisure & Community Development Committee.

New '˜Lisburn 1918-23' exhibition opens at city's museum

Stephen Scarth, Head of Public Services at Public Records Office Northern Ireland and Francis Jones, Archive Education Officer at Northern Ireland Screen check out the digital archive Unlocking Film Heritage: Northern Ireland on Screen, which is competing to be named Best Heritage Project in this year's National Lottery Awards. Pic by Bill Smyth

Film archive project in running for top award

Pat Geary.

New website details Lisburn area's First World War dead

Pictured at the Holocaust Memorial Day event in the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum are (l-r) Jim Rose, Director of Leisure & Community Development; Councillor Tim Morrow, Chairman of the council's Leisure & Community Development Committee; Professor Peter Shirlow, University of Liverpool; Stephanie Mitchell, Belfast Friendship Group; Sipho Sibanda; Mayor Brian Bloomfield MBE and Mr Freddie Hall OBE QGM, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim.

Local event remembers the Holocaust and its survivors

Pictured at Santa's Mailbox outside his new Grotto in the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum are Councillor Tim Morrow, Chairman of the Council's Lesiure and Community Development Committee; Santa Claus; and the Mayor, Councillor Brian Bloomfield MBE.

Santa Claus arrives in Lisburn

Pictured at the launch of Santa's Grotto in the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum to raise money for TinyLife are Emma Breaden; Councillor Tim Morrow, Chairman of the council's Lesiure & Community Development Committee; Santa Claus; Mayor Brian Bloomfield MBE and Mayoress Mrs Rosalind Bloomfield.

Santa arrives in Lisburn to help TinyLife

The Mayor, Councillor Brian Bloomfield MBE and Councillor Tim Morrow, Chairman of the Council's Leisure & Community Development Committee are pictured with a WW1 stretcher and wounded soldier, attended by a QAIMNS (Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Society) nurse.

Exhibition tells Somme story

All smiles from St Patrick's Academy pupil Helen McCormick as she presents her gifts to Cecelia

St Patrick's pupils meet author

Announcing the launch of the Councils upcoming programme of events for Christmas are Alderman Jim Dillion Vice Chairman of the Development Committee along with Chanele McKinstry from New City Cabs and Lyndsay Rooney from Del Torro. INUS Christmas

City is set for festive events

Josh Nimmon, Ryan McCann, Connor Worsfold and Darryl Doney pictured break dancing on the new LED Dance Floor in Lisburn City Centre on Saturday 17th October.

Confirmed - council will mark work’s end

The Friends Meeting House in Railway Street Built, which was built in 1853, was vacated in March 1997 when Friends moved to the present Meeting House in the grounds of Friends School Lisburn. A burial ground is located behind a high yellow wall (right).

Lisburn Friends to fore as Quaker Week looms

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Grant applications invited

Pictured at 'The Boyne' Exhibition in the Lisburn Museum are: (l-r) Alderman Paul Porter, Chairman of the Council's Leisure & Community Development Committee; Dr Jonathan Mattison; the Mayor, Councillor Thomas Beckett; and Philip Simpson dressed as King William.

Battle of Boyne exhibition launched at Lisburn Museum

Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum. US0907-519CO

Gallipoli display opens at Lisburn Museum

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New jewellery exhibition

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Museum offering is ‘not highly attractive’ says report

Pictured at the recent launch of 'Lisburn Catholics and the Great War' are (from left) Brian Mackey, Ciaran Toal, Alan Carlisle and Pat Catney.

Group planned as part of Catholic war role project

Project to shine 
a light on Great War role of Lisburn Catholics

Meet Santa’s Reindeer in city

Blackshaw painting of village is presented to Lisburn museum

Alderman Paul Porter, Chairman of the Council's Leisure Services Committee and Mr Jim Rose, Director of Leisure Services visit the 'Recruitment Desk' to launch the 'Lisburn 1912-1914' exhibition at the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum.

New exhibition at Lisburn museum

Disabled toilets closed on market day

Council launches WWI centenary events grant

Build projects bring ‘new life’ to city centre

Santa’s enchanted woodland open at Irish linen centre

Mayor’s disgust at poppy collection box theft

Lisburn Historical Society begins new programme

Getting a taste of your history