Category Archives: News

The wedding dress of Miss Mary Joan Vernon-Wentworth of Wentworth Castle worn for her marriage to Mr Frank Huntsman, West Retford Hall has gone on display for the very first time at Cannon Hall Museum. Recently acquired by Barnsley Museums, … Continue reading →

International Zine month is the perfect time to feature some fabulous work done with young people in Cudworth by the Barnsley Museums Community Engagement team.  You may have noticed that elephants have appeared across the Borough and have even made … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that our friends at Barnsley Archives and Local Studies have been nominated for an Archives & Records Association Excellence Award in the record keeping service of the year category. Barnsley Archives was founded in 1987 … Continue reading →

On Friday, 24 June the Cooper Gallery will be hosting a special fundraising event to raise essential money to preserve and conserve key pieces from their outstanding art collection. The collection which includes work by Bell, Ruskin and Turner was … Continue reading →

Eldon Street is one of Barnsley’s most important historic high streets. It was built in 1840 and quickly became home to houses, shops, theatres, railways stations and even a circus! The Eldon Street High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) is … Continue reading →

An Earl’s Village of Iron and Coal Step Back in Time to the Elsecar of 1880 in this stunning fly-through digital reconstruction of Elsecar at the height of its industrial might. Experience what it was like to live and work there in … Continue reading →

Royal Visits and Celebrations – A Film to Mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II As the Jubilee celebrations approached, Michael Hardy (Digital Engagement Curator at Barnsley Museums) explored the museum collections to look back on times when Her … Continue reading →

We now know more about the training of teachers in early 20th century Barnsley thanks to this find, spotted on an on-line auction by one of the volunteers for Barnsley Archives and Local Studies. Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust were … Continue reading →

New Schools workshops launch at Worsbrough Mill and Country Park Barnsley Museums Learning team have been piloting three new half day workshops for Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 at Worsbrough Mill to be launched … Continue reading →

Family Portraits at the Cannon Hall Museum Cannon Hall was the home of the Spencer Stanhopes from the 17th century until the 1950’s. For the first time, portraits of the family are on display, making connections between the different members of … Continue reading →