Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar in Sheffield

For centuries sugar has shaped global trade, everyday tastes and the way we live. Bittersweet will explore Sheffield’s relationship with the sweet stuff, past and present.

Celebrating the brilliant local bakers, confectioners and manufacturers thriving in the city today, the exhibition also chronicles the city’s complex connection with sugar, its influence on food fashions, and the dark history that drove the early industry. You'll find out how sugar affects our health, and how our attitudes towards eating it have changed over time.

Growing, caring for and sharing the city’s collections is only possible thanks to you and your generosity – please donate £5 to ensure that the collections, and the stories they tell, can be enjoyed for generations to come.