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Pear Day is back at Cannon Hall 

Pear Day returns to Cannon Hall Museum on Sunday 21st September from 10am to 4pm, bringing with it a much-loved celebration of the estate’s heritage pear varieties. Set against the stunning backdrop of Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens, the … Continue reading

Upcoming Events at Barnsley Museums 

Barnsley Museums has a programme of events over the coming weeks that offers something for everyone to enjoy.  On 12th September the Barnsley Archives and Local Studies team will be in Royston as part of their travelling Pop-Up Archives. Staff … Continue reading

Wee Beasties of Barnsley visit Cudworth Park

Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust are very proud supporters of Fusion, Barnsley’s Local Cultural Education Partnership.  As part of their work, Fusion has been collaborating with Wombwell Park Primary School on the Wee Beasties of Barnsley project. Pupils have been … Continue reading

Trouble at T’Mill – A Miller’s Life

As part of the year-long celebration of Worsbrough Mill’s 400-year anniversary, Catherine Roebuck (Visitor Services Assistant) has been delving into the history of the mill and the people who worked there.  ‘Trouble at T’Mill’ is used nowadays as a humorous … Continue reading

The Next Big Thing Group

The Next Big Thing are a Barnsley Museums youth group, which welcomes participants with lived experience of mental health, LGBTQ plus young people, young carers and other young people with barriers to education and engagement with the arts and culture.   … Continue reading

Brand new visitor centre unveiled at Elsecar

    Thursday 10 July 2025 saw the exciting opening of a brand-new Visitor Centre at Elsecar Heritage Centre.    The new Visitor Centre is designed to help visitors uncover 250 years of Elsecar’s fascinating history and the compelling stories of the … Continue reading

Two Barnsley Museums sites shortlisted for national Family Friendly Museum Award  

We are delighted to announce that Barnsley Museums has been shortlisted twice for the Family Friendly Museum Award 2025!   This includes shortlisting for:   ·                     Worsbrough Mill Museum and Country Park for Best Accessible Museum   ·                     Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery … Continue reading