A research partnership between the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum, and Aisling O’Boyle, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Language Education Research, Queen’s University Belfast.

The research focus was to establish sustainable collaborative relationships with local migrant communities and exploring cultural inclusion, belonging and the value of museum learning.

This partnership was awarded a research grant in June 2023 as part of the second round of the Centre for Cultural Value’s Collaborate programme. The fund supported innovative new partnerships between cultural sector practitioners and academics to explore under-explored questions around cultural value.