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We are excited to announce that we have received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £9,900 for our Barnsley Heritage Connects project. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project will bring together and strengthen the … Continue reading →

By Sharon Sutton, project manager for Parks for People “Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens was awarded £3.4 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund to renovate the parkland and gardens, restoring them to their former Georgian glory. The dredging of the lakes has already finished and … Continue reading →

The team at Experience Barnsley Museum has recently acquired one of only three clocking-in clocks used by miners at Barnsley Main Colliery – the site of the Oaks Disaster. The clock was used in the mid-20th Century to mark the … Continue reading →

The ‘Barnsley Cares’ project run by Barnsley Museums aims to connect more people with their heritage out in the community. As an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, Barnsley Museums is able to use funding to take its collections out … Continue reading →

Barnsley Museums is supporting an exciting new research project to record a row of forgotten Second World War houses that once stood on Millhouses Street in Milton, Hoyland. The row of ten prefabs on Millhouses Street were built in the … Continue reading →

We need your help to bring volunteers together from the Worsbrough Community to help take care of the Country Park. We’re raising money through the Co-op cause to maintain the park and look after the plants and wildlife that live … Continue reading →

Cannon Hall Museum Park & Gardens has been awarded £60,000 from the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund 2018-20 to showcase wonderful pieces of pottery by acclaimed artists. The money will be used in conjunction with the Cracking Ceramics! project, … Continue reading →

FREE ADMISSION, DONATIONS WELCOME To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 exhibition will tour for the first in its history – first stopping at the Cooper Gallery from Saturday 26 … Continue reading →

By Ben Marsh, Volunteer Coordinator at Barnsley Museums People often ask why volunteer? What do you get out of it? On average, Barnsley Museums volunteers put in 10,000 hours annually. From gardening and engaging visitors in five unique settings about … Continue reading →

There are lots of activities happening across Barnsley Museums’ heritage attractions this festive season. Check them out. Remember to donate whatever you can to Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust via our donation boxes or online here.