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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 →

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 →

Merry Christmas from all at Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust. Here is a special Christmas message from our trustee and Bard of Barnsley poet Ian McMillan. Read the story behind the poem in this article by The Yorkshire Post.  

We are delighted to announce that Tracey Johnson, project manager at Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre, has joined Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust as a trustee. Tracey is a creative and digital business strategist, project director and founder with many years … Continue reading →

The 2018 Ancient Egypt photography calendar is available to buy from Experience Barnsley Museum. Curated by BAFTA-winning Professor Joann Fletcher and Kyte Photography, the calendar showcases the photography featured in the ‘Resurrecting Ancient Egypt: A Monumental Yorkshire Journey’ exhibition at Cannon … Continue reading →

The Trust is pleased to announce that we have secured funding for a programme of poetry therapy sessions for people with life-limiting illnesses. The programme will allow patients at Barnsley Hospice to share their stories through poetry workshops run by registered … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that we will be holding an exciting and unique celebration dinner at Elsecar Heritage Centre on Thursday 15th March. The evening will begin with a champagne reception followed by a three-course dinner set in the wonderful … Continue reading →

Over the last year numerous commemorative events have taken place to mark the 150th anniversary of the Oaks explosion in Barnsley, which remains the worst pit disaster in English history. However, the 1866 explosion wasn’t the only tragedy in the … Continue reading →

Barnsley Museums has received £1.8 worth of funding from Arts Council England and has secured its place as a National Portfolio Organisation for 2018 – 22. The funding is recognition of the excellent work that Barnsley Museums does and this … Continue reading →

Over the past year Barnsley Museums has gone from strength to strength and enjoyed a number of significant successes. Visitor figures have remained consistently high and once again we welcomed well over a million visitors to our five museum sites. … Continue reading →