Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum

Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
Market Square
Lisburn
Co. Antrim
BT28 1AG
Northern Ireland

Website

www.lisburncity.gov.uk/irish-linen-centre-and-lisburn-museum

E-mail

Telephone

028 92 663377

Fax

028 92 672624

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The Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum houses a major exhibition of the history of Irish Linen, an interactive gallery with hands on participation in linen manufacturing processes; an audio-visual presentation on the lives of workers in a Victorian factory setting and hand loom weavers producing linen on restored 19th century looms. There is a FREE comprehensive education programme which includes the Museum and Lisburn's Castle Gardens. Full details on request.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

Mon-Sat 0930-1700
Last Admission one hour before closing

Closed Sundays and some public holidays. Please contact Reception Desk (028 9266 3377) for specific information on public holiday closures.

Admission charges

Admission free

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Information point provided
Pre-booking service for groups
Cafeteria
Restaurant
Shop

Children and families

Events and resources for children and families
Baby changing facilities

Disability access

Braille information and/or interpretation
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Touch exhibits
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan

Schools services and facilities

Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Loan service
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Library with public access
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities

Additional info

Also housed within the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum are a speciality linen and craft shop, and a restaurant, Café Crommelin which serves snacks and light lunches.

Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
Market Square
Lisburn
Co. Antrim
BT28 1AG
Northern Ireland

Website

www.lisburncity.gov.uk/irish-linen-centre-and-lisburn-museum

E-mail

General enquiries

irishlinencentre@lisburn.gov.uk

Education department

education@lisburn.gov.uk

Bookings

ilc.reception@lisburn.gov.uk

Telephone

028 92 663377

Fax

028 92 672624

Lisburn and the surrounding Lagan Valley earned an honoured place in the history of the Irish Linen Industry through association with Louis Crommelin, a notable French Huguenot. He was appointed by William III in 1698 to develop the Irish Linen Industry and established a base at Lisburn with skilled Huguenot craftsmen.

The site of the Centre is particularly apt with Lisburn Museum being housed in the former 18th Century Linen Market House. Lisburn Museum has also been re-established as the local museum for the Lagan Valley, featuring exhibitions on the history of the area, drawing on its extensive artefact, archive and book collections. The acquisition by the Museum of the entire library of the former Linen Industry Research Association is a notable addition to its research facilities.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Music, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War