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What difference a year makes

23rd March 2017
Over the year the Trust has raised funds supporting significant exhibitions and events including the award-winning Somme artwork installation and a number of learning activities; and the conservation of a beautiful seascape in the Cannon Hall collection by Dutch artist Willem van de Velde called Calm.

‘Great Place’ funding awarded

16th March 2017
Barnsley Museums are extremely excited to reveal that national funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England has been granted to support a £1.4m ‘Great Place' project which will celebrate the remarkable heritage of Elsecar and Wentworth Woodhouse.

Barnsley Museums Spring Guide 2017

10th March 2017
Find out what’s happening this Spring at Barnsley Museums. Download the 2017 Spring Guide – (PDF file) Barnsley Museums Guide Spring 2017_FINAL_DRAFT_03 or pick one up next time you are in one of the venues. As well as beautiful places … Continue reading

Barnsley Market Charter Roll on display at Experience Barnsley

30th January 2017
A unique document, crucial to Barnsley’s past, will be on display in Experience Barnsley for the first time from Monday 30 January 2017.

The 13th century Charter Roll, recording Barnsley being granted a market, is a fascinating piece of the town’s history.

BARNSLEY MUSEUMS HERITAGE TRUST HOST FIRST EVER SANTA DASH

14th December 2016
It is hoped people will don Santa suits and take part in the first ever Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust Santa Dash on Saturday, 3 December.

People of all ages are invited to take part in the 200m dash, which begins at eleven am, individually or as part of a team. They can go at their own pace and in their own way. This could be walk, run, skate, scooter or wheelchair, the race is open to all.

HRH THE DUKE OF KENT KG VISITS COOPER GALLERY

It was a memorable occasion for the Cooper Gallery this week, as His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, KG paid a visit.

His Royal Highness was there to take a guided tour of the newly extended gallery and view the Yorkshire With Love exhibition, which is running until 24 December showcasing work from Yorkshire artists and designers for sale for Christmas.

Gifts…From Yorkshire with love

Talented Yorkshire artists and makers are selling unique and individually made items at an exclusive exhibition in the newly transformed Cooper Gallery until Saturday, 24 December.

Up until Christmas Eve the stunning gallery space will be filled with beautiful gift ideas ranging from jewellery, textiles, ceramics and wooden products to glassware, accessories and stunning photographs. It is perfect for those looking for a more relaxed shopping experience away from the hustle and bustle of the crowded high street.

Prepare for a scare at Worsbrough Mill this Halloween

Chilling tales of unspeakable horror will be uncovered on the Worsbrough Mill ‘Witching Hour’ interactive ghost walks.

Taking place between Friday, 28 and Monday, 31 October, those brave enough to take part will be guided around one of Barnsley’s most atmospheric sites on a spine chilling tour.

Have a scarily good time at Barnsley Museums this half term

Visitors will have a frightfully good time at Barnsley Museums this half term. There will be everything from bats, baking, sketching and monster masks to lantern making, storytelling, terrifying trails and Maleficent's Halloween Ball, plus much more.

Experience Barnsley will be a hive of ghostly goings on from Monday, 24 October until Saturday, 29 October. Free activities include a spooktacular crafts such as paper pumpkins, gruesome monster masks, trick or treat baskets and Halloween storytelling.

James Martin arrives at Elsecar

TV celebrity chef James Martin will be appearing at Elsecar’s Flavours Food Festival on Sunday, 23 October.

The spectacular one day event will see the unique historical site of Elsecar transformed into a bustling food and drinks market, offering a wide variety of tasty treats and delicious beverages.

Cannon Hall Museum celebrates their canine visitors by holding a Very Important Dog Day

As part of their current exhibition, Park Life, Cannon Hall Museum, park and gardens will be hosting their very first Very Important Dog Day.

This interactive exhibition celebrates the importance of green spaces and the many furry, four legged friends who visit them. In honour of their doggie visitors, Cannon Hall, would like to invite them and their owners to the stunning Georgian country house on Monday, 24 October, between 11am and 3pm. Here they will be allowed into the Hall for the first time to take a peek. Those dogs attending will be one of the first to have access into the gallery space at this unique one off event.

Be part of Barnsley’s sound and vision

As part of ‘The Joy of Sound and Vision’ project, Barnsley Archives are looking for any footage or recordings relating to the borough or people from Barnsley that may be tucked away.

People who would like to get involved can call into the Learning Lab at Experience Barnsley, in the town hall, between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday, 5 October. Here they can bring in any films or tapes they think maybe of interest. Footage could be in a variety of formats including cine, reel to reel, VHS, or cassette tapes. Items can be copied and returned to the owner.

Barnsley Museums revise opening hours

Barnsley Museums have revised their opening hours, which will see an overall increase in hours opened.

Cannon Hall has new seasonal opening hours, which will see the stunning Georgian Country House remain open to the public longer into the winter months. This year the Hall will now be open Thursday and Fridays throughout winter, as well as the weekends. It will be closed for conservation works from Saturday, 24 December and reopen Sunday 22 January, a month earlier than previous years.

Exhibition of ground breaking prints by Pablo Picasso soon to arrive at the Cooper Gallery

An exhibition of wonderfully bold and colourful artworks by Pablo Picasso will open at the Cooper Gallery on Saturday 21 January 2017.

The Cooper Gallery is one of just three venues across the country to be hosting Picasso Linocuts, an exhibition on loan from the British Museum, supported through the generosity of the Dorset Foundation. This is a rare opportunity to see these unique linocuts, which are on tour around the UK for the very first time.

The memory of the Co-op building lives on at Experience Barnsley

One of Barnsley’s most iconic buildings will be remembered at the town’s award winning museum, Experience Barnsley.

Island Corner, which meant so much to the people of the borough, holds memories for those who have worshipped, shopped, worked and socialised there since it was built in 1804.