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Have a Egg-celent Easter!
20th March 2024
Barnsley Museums have lots of “Eggciting” activities happening across their five, free sites. Everything from walks, sports and scavenger hunts to cooking, crafts, and storytelling for endless hours of fun. Councillor Robin Franklin, Cabinet Spokesperson for Regeneration and Culture, said: … Continue reading
Experience Barnsley welcomes you to discover the Chamber of Treasures
14th March 2024
A new room has been created in Experience Barnsley Museum featuring a small interactive gallery, displaying stories of the town's people and places through objects and archaeology. It uncovers the history and heritage of the town through objects that people have given, collected and most importantly treasured. It features a variety of unusual and fascinating artifacts that have never been seen before, from archaeological discoveries to local heirlooms.
New Exhibition Lands At Cannon Hall
9th February 2024
A stunning new photography exhibition, Andy Dunkley: A Life Imitating Art, lands at Cannon Hall Museum on Friday, 16 February. Those interested in art, architecture, the military (specifically the RAF), and photography won’t want to miss this outstanding free display, featuring the … Continue reading
Funding Secured For Barnsley Museums & Family Learning Programme
Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust has secured funding of forty thousand pounds from the Garfield Weston Foundation on behalf of Barnsley Museums. The money will support Barnsley Museums Learning in enhancing and developing its schools, family learning and community arts programmes. … Continue reading
Britain’s Best Tolkien Memorabilia
Experience Barnsley is currently hosting the ‘Magic of Middle-earth’, an exhibition which celebrates the genius of J.R.R. Tolkien and if you have not yet had the opportunity to visit in person, you are now able to view it on-line at The … Continue reading
Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars Art Competition For Schools
Barnsley Museums and Fusion, Barnsley’s Cultural Education Partnership, are very excited to launch Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars Art Competition for Schools offering pupils a very special opportunity to have their artwork exhibited in the Cooper Gallery during 2024. The … Continue reading
Half Term Activities at Barnsley Museums
Are you looking for pocket friendly days out this February half term? There are lots of free family activities lined up at Barnsley Museums!! Here be Dragons will be landing at Experience Barnsley: Museum & Discovery Centre on Tuesday 13th February, where you … Continue reading
PLEASE VOTE! – The Cooper Prize People’s Choice Awards
This year’s Cooper Prize entry was the largest ever with more than 400 entries from talented artists across the region and some of those entries are currently on display at The Cooper Gallery. Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust are sponsoring … Continue reading
Colour Detective Workshops At Wentworth Castle Gardens
Join local artist Sarah Jane Palmer to discover the magical world of colour around you and create your own watercolour art. Learn how to look afresh, through micro and macro landscapes, colour match what you find and create explosions of colour … Continue reading
Building Bridges & Forging Ahead At Elsecar
A new community and volunteering project, Building Bridges & Forging Ahead, is celebrating the heritage of Elsecar, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project will build a People’s Archive of Elsecar and make an incredible piece of public … Continue reading
What’ On For The Beginning of 2024?
29th January 2024
‘There’s a lot going on over the first few months of the year in the region. Between January and April, there is a great deal to spark everyone’s interest: And these are just a few activities available for you over … Continue reading
Tolkien Themed Memorabilia Online Event
10th January 2024
Calling all Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fans! Do you have any precious objects/artifacts linked to the books and films that you would like to show to the expert collector and curator of our latest exhibition Matt Fox? He … Continue reading
Building Bridges & Forging Ahead – Community Project At Elsecar
9th January 2024
A new community and volunteering project, Building Bridges & Forging Ahead, is celebrating the heritage of Elsecar, with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and supported by Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust. The project will build a People’s Archive … Continue reading
Barnsley Christmas Carol Given A New Lease Of Life
You may remember from a previous newsletter that Barnsley Museums uncovered a hidden gem in the form of a traditional Christmas Carol, written back in 1933 when researching the anniversary of the iconic Town Hall. Found in the Archives, it was written … Continue reading
The Grand Finale Of The Up The Swanee Project
The Swanee is a historic pond and nature reserve in Kendray, just over a mile from Barnsley town centre. It is situated next to Barnsley Cemetery, housing estates and post industrial land. It is a place cherished by local people, … Continue reading
Know Your Neighbourhood – Next Film Showing
Come and join us at the Parkway Cinema on 16th January for a fabulous free cinema screening, part of our Know Your Neighbourhood project which aims to combat social isolation by bringing people together through interesting activities, as well as encouraging … Continue reading
Barnsley Main Colliery Day Books
During 2023, Barnsley Archives and Local Studies received over 50 new collections of archives. This included the successful purchase at auction of an important series of Day Books which originated from the former Barnsley Main Colliery. They were compiled by … Continue reading
Volunteering Success at Barnsley Museums
Volunteering at Barnsley Museums continues to go from strength to strength, and in the latest Barnsley Museums blog, Programme Development Manager for volunteering, Ben Marsh, shares his view on how Barnsley Museums is doing what it can to keep volunteers engaged. … Continue reading
Art Unlocked Online Talk – January 10th
Art Unlocked is an online event series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. Each week, different museum and gallery curators and directors from across the UK will deliver a 30-minute talk on selected works from their collection. On … Continue reading
Bookshop Supports Barnsley Museums In Tackling Social Isolation
12th December 2023
Fosters Book Shop is supporting Barnsley Museums in their aim to combat social isolation by donating a supply of books that will be distributed to local communities through the Museums ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ project. Through the project, Barnsley Museums has … Continue reading
Conservation Corner – Portrait of Lady Margaret Hunloke
You may remember that, last year, Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust were raising funds to pay for the conservation of a portrait of Lady Margaret Hunloke by Daniel Gardner (1750 – 1805). We are delighted to say that, thanks to … Continue reading
Volunteer Hedge Laying at Worsbrough Mill and Country Park
Are you looking for a new challenge in the New Year? One that gets you out in the fresh air and allows you to meet new people? If so, you could join other volunteers and staff at Worsbrough Mill and … Continue reading
A Great Year For Barnsley Museums Learning Team
The Learning Team at Barnsley Museums has a great deal to celebrate this year having accomplished so much including being the recipients of a coveted Sandford Award. Formal Learning and Access Officer, Ally Beckett and Learning Manager, Jude Holland were … Continue reading
Christmas Carol Uncovered by Barnsley Museums
Barnsley Museums have recently uncovered a hidden gem in the form of a traditional Christmas Carol, written back in 1933 when researching the anniversary of the iconic Town Hall. Found in the Barnsley Chronicle Archives, it was written by local … Continue reading
Barnsley Museums Distribute Wreaths To Local Communities
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who took part in a Christmas wreath-making session at Worsbrough Mill & Country Park earlier this month. Under the expert guidance of The Potting Shed Florists from Cannon Hall, volunteers created beautiful … Continue reading
