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Telephone Box Transforms to Tellapoem
9th August 2022
People will be familiar with the traditional red telephone boxes on the corner of Church Street, which have been part of the town’s backdrop for decades. Now through funding secured via the Eldon Street HAZ project they have been transformed … Continue reading
De Morgan Masterpiece at Cannon Hall
Evelyn De Morgan’s Flora (1894) is internationally renowned as being one of the Pre-Raphaelite painter’s most accomplished pictures and a jewel in the De Morgan Foundation Collection. Such is its fame that it is leaving its home at Cannon Hall for an … Continue reading
School’s Out For Summer
Are you in need of ideas to keep the kids entertained during the school holidays? Here are plenty of fabulous, free activities from our friends at Barnsley Museums. See the full guide for this summer here… To find out more … Continue reading
Remotely Digital [update]
Our ‘Remotely Digital’ Archives project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, kick started in April 2022 with the recruitment of a freelancer providing project support for our Archivist and Volunteer Coordinator. So far, a total of 12 volunteers have … Continue reading
Prestigious Award For Park & Gardens
Cannon Hall Park and Gardens has been successful, once again, in achieving Green Flag Status. The Green Flag award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces. It is awarded to outstanding places for their landscapes, biodiversity, and … Continue reading
A-Z of Eldon Street Exhibition
A new exhibition sharing fascinating stories about one of Barnsley’s most iconic streets, Eldon Street, will be opening in Barnsley Museums at The Glass Works. The A- Z of Eldon Street will be on display from Friday 12 August to … Continue reading
Check Out Our Blog Site
Have you discovered the Barnsley Museums Blog site at our website yet? As well as a wealth of fascinating blogs, you will also find the museum podcasts there, the latest one being an interview with local artist, Graham Ibbeson, to coincide with … Continue reading
Graham Ibbeson Summer Season
7th July 2022
For a limited time only, it’s possible to visit not one but 2 fabulous exhibitions featuring the work of local artist, Graham Ibbeson. Casting Characters Showing in The Gallery @TheGlassworks until Sunday, 31 July, this exhibition includes moulds of well-loved … Continue reading
Help Us Repair The Barnsley Pals Memorial
Some of you, like us, will have been saddened to hear of the damage to the wonderful memorial ‘Light Lines,’ which commemorates the Barnsley Pals who lost their lives at the Battle of the Somme. The Trust were one of … Continue reading
Experience Barnsley Museum Shortlisted
Experience Barnsley Museum has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award. Charity Kids in Museums has run a prestigious annual award for 16 years, recognising the most family-friendly heritage sites in the UK. It is the … Continue reading
Unique Egyptian Exhibition @ Experience Barnsley
With this year marking the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922, Barnsley is set to celebrate with a unique exhibition. A new exhibition, TUT22: from Cradle to Grave, will open at Experience Barnsley in October … Continue reading
Barnsley Archives & Local Studies Hosting In-Person Event
On Monday 11th July, Barnsley Archives and Local Studies are excited to host an in-person event! Join the Friends of Barnsley Archives for a short talk on the ‘Wicked Project’, which ran from 2019–2020 and involved cataloguing and making accessible … Continue reading
Wedding Dress of Notable Family on Display at Cannon Hall Museum
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 Featuring Elmer the Elephant
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
Awards Nomination
14th June 2022
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
Cooper Gallery Auction
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
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
Elscar 1880
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 & Celebrations
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
Teacher Training
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
Worsbrough Workshop
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
When Spencer Met Stanhope 
14th May 2022
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
Unique Item Transferred to Barnsley Archives & Local Studies
Back in 2016, Barnsley Museums commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Oaks Colliery Explosion with an exhibition at Experience Barnsley; a short film; and a volunteer project to produce a detailed and definitive list of the many victims. On that … Continue reading
Fantastic Barnsley Town Centre Events Throughout May
There are some fabulous events taking place in the Town Centre during the month of May. Coming up first is the Flavours Food Festival featuring a programme of food demonstrations and themed entertainment, along with more than 30 traders and … Continue reading
Exciting New Art Commissions Around The Borough
At the end of 2021, Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust was fortunate to secure an Additional Restrictions Grant awarded by the South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority. This was part of the South Yorkshire Mayor’s Renewal Action Plan to support businesses … Continue reading
