Latest News
Can you support our local Co-op cause?
31st January 2019
We need your help to bring volunteers together from the Worsbrough Community to help take care of the Country Park.
An action-packed year at Barnsley Museums
23rd January 2019
2019 is set to be another exciting year at Barnsley Museums. Take a look at the exhibitions and activities planned for the next few months.
Cannon Hall Museum Park & Gardens receives funding to showcase collections
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.
Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year comes to the Cooper Gallery
7th December 2018
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.
Why become a Barnsley Museums volunteer?
6th December 2018
People often ask why volunteer? What do you get out of it? On average, Barnsley Museums volunteers put in 10,000 hours annually. Read on for our latest volunteering opportunities.
Experience Christmas at Barnsley Museums
28th November 2018
There are lots of activities happening across Barnsley Museums' heritage attractions this festive season.
Cracking Ceramics!
14th November 2018
Young people in Barnsley are being given the opportunity to develop their creative and digital skills.
Discovering nature at Worsbrough Country Park
7th November 2018
We are pleased to announce that new learning resources are being developed to encourage families to go outdoors and connect to nature at Worsbrough Mill & Country Park in Barnsley.
Museums in a Box – celebrating innovation at Elsecar
15th October 2018
Barnsley Museums is developing a special learning resource around each museum which will be available to book for local schools from spring 2019. The project has received funding from the Foyle Foundation.
Baking in the community
The team at Worsbrough Mill have been out and about in Barnsley with our new mobile bread oven, engaging children and families in the art of bread making.
New Chair of Trustees
20th August 2018
We are delighted to welcome Paul Jagger MBE as Chair of Trustees.
Transforming Cannon Hall Park
17th August 2018
Work on the three million pound transformation of the outside space at Cannon Hall Park is well underway.
Crowdfunder: Designing a tree sculpture
Thank you to everyone who came along to our crowdfunder design workshop.
Buns on the run in Barnsley
16th August 2018
Children and community groups in Barnsley will be given the opportunity to learn traditional baking skills this Autumn thanks to lottery funding.
Treasuring the Trees at Cannon Hall
13th July 2018
Following on from our successful Crowdfunder campaign for a nature play trail at Cannon Hall Museum in Barnsley, a wood sculptor will be on-site on Saturday 21st July to deliver two free workshops.
Bard of Barnsley pens special poem for Experience Barnsley Festival
20th June 2018
Read a special poem by our trustee, poet Ian McMillan, to celebrate Experience Barnsley Festival (23rd to 30th June).
BM&HT supports ‘A Dutch Golden Age’
8th June 2018
Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust is proud to support a new exhibition at Cannon Hall Museum this June where visitors can experience an extraordinary moment in art history and enjoy masterpieces by many brilliant painters.
Experience Barnsley Festival celebrates the museum’s 5th birthday
6th June 2018
This month Experience Barnsley Museum turns 5. To celebrate, Barnsley Museums are hosting 'Experience Barnsley Festival from 23 to 30 June.
Crowdfunder raises £4k for Cannon Hall play trail
21st May 2018
A crowdfunding campaign launched by Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust in March has raised £4,000.
Summer of fun at Barnsley Museums
11th May 2018
What better way to enjoy the brighter weather than with a trip to one of Barnsley Museums’ five fantastic sites.
Family Easter Eggstravaganza at Barnsley Museums
29th March 2018
Download the Barnsley Museums Easter event programme!
Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust launches crowdfunding campaign
27th March 2018
We’re excited to announce the launch of our first crowdfunding campaign to give children the chance to explore and discover the magic of fairyland at Cannon Hall Park & Gardens through play, art, and physical activity.
Charity dinner raises thousands for Barnsley’s museums
22nd March 2018
Our first-ever charity dinner, hosted by Barnsley’s own poet laureate Ian McMillan, raised thousands of pounds to safeguard Barnsley’s museums and heritage.
Ancient Egypt exhibition pulls in the crowds
12th March 2018
Over 38,000 people visited the Ancient Egypt exhibition series at Barnsley Museums last year, making it one of its most popular exhibitions to date.
Barnsley on film
5th March 2018
Experience Barnsley, the town’s award-winning museum will host an exhibition to celebrate archived footage of the boroughs fascinating past.
