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Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust is working closely with Barnsley Archives and Barnsley Museums to preserve some wonderful items so that they can be enjoyed by future generations. However, we can’t decide on which precious articles to prioritise so we … Continue reading →

The Cooper Gallery is one of just two Yorkshire locations chosen to be part of a major new initiative by Liverpool Biennial. The largest festival of contemporary art in the country launched its inaugural touring programme in March 2017. Artworks … Continue reading →

Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust launched in February 2016 and since then has a fantastic response and great support from the public and local organisations. The Trust was established as a fundraising body for Barnsley Museums. The main objective of … Continue reading →

This morning, we were very proud to reveal that Elsecar has been named as one of only ten new ‘Heritage Action Zones’ in England. This special new designation will see grant support provided and the expertise of specialists from across … Continue reading →

Barnsley Museums are extremely excited to reveal that national funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England has been granted to support a £1.4m ‘Great Place’ project which will celebrate the remarkable heritage of Elsecar and Wentworth Woodhouse. … Continue reading →

Find out what’s happening this Spring at Barnsley Museums. Download the 2017 Spring Guide – (PDF file) Barnsley Museums Guide Spring 2017_FINAL_DRAFT_03 or pick one up next time you are in one of the venues. As well as beautiful places … Continue reading →

Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust are proud to announce NPS Barnsley as a founding Joseph Locke partner. The launch of the Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust took place in 2016 and since then the Trust has gathered pace and received … Continue reading →

Visitors were bowled over by the latest free exhibition to arrive at Experience Barnsley. ‘Dickie Bird: My Life in Cricket’ celebrates the life, times and achievements of one Yorkshire’s most famous sportsmen. On display for the first time, between Saturday … Continue reading →

Children from Cawthorne school will be one of the first groups to take part in a specifically developed activity at the Cooper Gallery, which has been inspired by their current exhibition, Picasso Linocuts. On Wednesday, 15 February, the children aged … Continue reading →

A unique document, crucial to Barnsley’s past, will be on display in Experience Barnsley for the first time from Monday 30 January 2017. The 13th century Charter Roll, recording Barnsley being granted a market, is a fascinating piece of the … Continue reading →