Category Archives: News

Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust has secured funding of forty thousand pounds from the Garfield Weston Foundation on behalf of Barnsley Museums.  The money will support Barnsley Museums Learning in enhancing and developing its schools,  family learning and community arts programmes. … Continue reading →

Experience Barnsley is currently hosting the ‘Magic of Middle-earth’, an exhibition which celebrates the genius of J.R.R. Tolkien and if you have not yet had the opportunity to visit in person, you are now able to view it on-line at  The … Continue reading →

Barnsley Museums and Fusion, Barnsley’s Cultural Education Partnership, are very excited to launch Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars Art Competition for Schools offering pupils a very special opportunity to have their artwork exhibited in the Cooper Gallery during 2024.  The … Continue reading →

Are you looking for pocket friendly days out this February half term? There are lots of free family activities lined up at Barnsley Museums!! Here be Dragons will be landing at Experience Barnsley: Museum & Discovery Centre on Tuesday 13th February, where you … Continue reading →

This year’s Cooper Prize entry was the largest ever with more than 400 entries from talented artists across the region and some of those entries are currently on display at The Cooper Gallery. Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust are sponsoring … Continue reading →

Join local artist Sarah Jane Palmer to discover the magical world of colour around you and create your own watercolour art.  Learn how to look afresh, through micro and macro landscapes, colour match what you find and create explosions of colour … Continue reading →

A new community and volunteering project, Building Bridges & Forging Ahead, is celebrating the heritage of Elsecar, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.   The project will build a People’s Archive of Elsecar and make an incredible piece of public … Continue reading →

‘There’s a lot going on over the first few months of the year in the region. Between January and April, there is a great deal to spark everyone’s interest: And these are just a few activities available for you over … Continue reading →

Calling all Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fans!  Do you have any precious objects/artifacts linked to the books and films that you would like to show to the expert collector and curator of our latest exhibition Matt Fox? He … Continue reading →

A new community and volunteering project, Building Bridges & Forging Ahead, is celebrating the heritage of Elsecar, with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and supported by Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust.   The project will build a People’s Archive … Continue reading →