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Bringing the best in art and design to Sheffield

Celebrating 300 years of Sheffield making history

Stories of Sheffield from prehistory to present day

Step into the past and explore the industry that shaped Sheffield

Discover great art in the heart of the city

See Sheffield’s knife grinding history brought to life

Lubna Chowdhary: PLURIVERSE

4 Jul – 21 Dec 2024  |  Graves Gallery

See new work by Lubna Chowdhary exploring the interconnectivity of objects in the material world.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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A series of glazed ceramic geometric shapes in bold, bright colours arranged on a wooden shelving structure.
Two children interact with an examples of museum taxidermy including a squirrel and a fox cub.

Festive Opening Hours

Find all our opening hours in the run up to Christmas and info on when the museums reopen in the New Year. 

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Crafted

Find the perfect gift at the Millennium Gallery’s new annual selling showcase celebrating excellence in making across the region and beyond.

 

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A painting of a young child being bathed in a sink of a 197s style kitchen. Around the sink are a rubber duck, a bottle of washing up liquid, a jug, a kettle and a mug.

BOOK NOW: The Boy with a Leg Named Brian – Memoirs by Pete McKee

29 Nov 2024 – 2 Nov 2025  |  Weston Park Museum

Take a nostalgia-filled journey through Pete McKee's 1970s childhood in this major new exhibition.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate  |  Booking Essential 

 

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Acts of Creation: On Art on Motherhood

24 Oct 2024 – 19 Jan 2025  |  Millennium Gallery

Exploring the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks, from the feminist avant-garde to the present day.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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A black and white photograph of a woman eating macarons on a bed, whilst a teenage girl irons clothes in the background.
A photograph of a woman in a carnival costume including an ornate gold headdress and cape.

Caribbean Footsteps

Now Open  |  Weston Park Museum

Celebrating the stories of Sheffield's African Caribbean community.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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A traditional landscape painting with trees, figures on horseback and grey skies. There is a large tree to the right. The image has been digitally altered and features bright green accents. There is a bright green mount framing the landscape.
Graves Gallery

PostNatures

Thu 16 March 2023 - Sat 25 January 2025
Graves Gallery

Portraiture and the Human Figure

Thu 16 March 2023 - Sat 25 January 2025

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Give a Museum Gift Experience

Our unforgettable museum experience packages are a present guaranteed to wow that special someone. As well as making their day (or treating yourself), you’ll also be giving an important gift to your museums – raising vital funds to help keep them free and open for everyone to enjoy, all year round.

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A group of adults and children looking at the River Don Engine.
River Don Engine

Hear the roar and feel the rumble of the most powerful working steam engine in Europe – an unmissable part of any visit to Kelham Island Museum! Experience it in steam at 12pm & 2pm Thu-Sun. 

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Fridays Under 5s

Our smallest visitors are some of our biggest fans. Join us every Friday during term time for hands-on creative fun for you and your little ones.

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Oil on canvas painting of a grand building which has ornate Christian religious scenes depicted on its walls.
The Ruskin Collection

The Guild of St George’s Ruskin Collection celebrates the visionary ideas of the Victorian artist and writer, John Ruskin (1819-1900) and explores their relevance today.

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Looking across open water towards Hamlet buildings framed by trees in autumnal shades.
Step back in time at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Explore the industry that shaped Sheffield and immerse yourself in life at home and at work at this rural scythe and steelworks, just a 10 minute walk from Millhouses Park.

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Venue Hire

From weddings to conferences, host your event at one of Sheffield’s landmark venues

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Support Us

Donate today

Sheffield Museums is a charity. Your support helps keep your museums open and free for everyone to enjoy.

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Prints on Demand

Turn your living room into a gallery and enjoy your favourite work form the collection in your own home

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Seven smiling primary school aged children taking part in a school session. They are dressed as Anglo Saxons and wearing brightly coloured tunics and paper helmets which they have made in the session.

© Andy Brown

Seven smiling primary school aged children taking part in a school session. They are dressed as Anglo Saxons and wearing brightly coloured tunics and paper helmets which they have made in the session.

© Andy Brown

Learning

Explore the different ways the museums can help grow knowledge, develop skills and make new connections to the world around us.

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