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BM&HT supports ‘A Dutch Golden Age’

Posted on 8th June 2018 by admin

Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust is proud to support a new exhibition at Cannon Hall Museum this June where visitors can experience an extraordinary moment in art history and enjoy masterpieces by many brilliant painters. ‘A Dutch Golden Age’ opens … Continue reading →

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Experience Barnsley Festival celebrates the museum’s 5th birthday

Posted on 6th June 2018 by admin

This month Experience Barnsley Museum turns 5. To celebrate, Barnsley Museums are hosting ‘Experience Barnsley Festival from 23 to 30 June. The week-long celebration will start at Elsecar Heritage Centre on the evening of Saturday 23 June where the mighty … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunder raises £4k for Cannon Hall play trail

Posted on 21st May 2018 by admin

A crowdfunding campaign launched by Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust in March has raised £4,000. The money will fund a tree sculpture to mark the entrance of a new nature play trail in the grounds of Cannon Hall Park & … Continue reading →

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Summer of fun at Barnsley Museums

Posted on 11th May 2018 by admin

What better way to enjoy the brighter weather than with a trip to one of Barnsley Museums’ five fantastic sites? Plan your trip with our What’s On Guide below. As the season changes, bringing the warmer weather, it is the … Continue reading →

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Family Easter Eggstravaganza at Barnsley Museums

Posted on 29th March 2018 by admin

There are lots of Easter activities taking place across Barnsley Museums. Download the event programme here: Easter activities at Cannon Hall & Elsecar Heritage Centre Easter activities at Experience Barnsley, Cooper Gallery & Worsbrough Mill

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Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust launches crowdfunding campaign

Posted on 27th March 2018 by admin

We’re excited to announce the launch of our first crowdfunding campaign, backed by Bard of Barnsley Ian McMillan, to give children the chance to explore and discover the magic of fairyland at Cannon Hall Park & Gardens through play, art, and … Continue reading →

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Charity dinner raises thousands for Barnsley’s museums

Posted on 22nd March 2018 by admin

Our first-ever charity dinner, hosted by Barnsley’s own poet laureate Ian McMillan, raised thousands of pounds to safeguard Barnsley’s museums and heritage. 146 people from across South Yorkshire came together at Elsecar Heritage Centre in Barnsley on Thursday 15th March … Continue reading →

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Ancient Egypt exhibition pulls in the crowds

Posted on 12th March 2018 by admin

Over 38,000 people visited the Ancient Egypt exhibition series at Barnsley Museums last year, making it one of its most popular exhibitions to date. In the opening week of the exhibition in October, Experience Barnsley welcomed 1,300 people. Visitors queued … Continue reading →

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Barnsley on film

Posted on 5th March 2018 by admin

Experience Barnsley, the town’s award-winning museum will host an exhibition to celebrate archived footage of the borough’s fascinating past. Made possible thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, Barnsley on film is the culmination of a two-year project funded … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Elsecar’s past, present and future

Posted on 13th February 2018 by admin

Since being named one of ten ‘heritage action zones’ in March 2017, the team at Elsecar Heritage Centre have been working with researchers and archaeologists from Historic England to uncover the incredible history of Elsecar and the surrounding landscape. Last … Continue reading →

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