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Sheffield Museums Together with local, regional and national partners, we showcase home-grown creative talent and bring outstanding cultural experiences to the city.

Six museums and historic sites across the city, creating life-shaping, eye-opening, joy-filled memories with you ✨

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel & Weston Park Museum Established in 2021, Sheffield Museums Trust cares for the city’s collections of art, human and industrial history, and natural science, alongside the Guild of S

t George’s John Ruskin collection and is home to the Ken Hawley Collection Trust’s Hawley Tool Collection. We work with our communities to tell the remarkable story of Sheffield and its people, and celebrate its reputation for excellence in craft, making and innovation. Supported by Sheffield City Council and Arts Council England.

📢The River Don Engine is currently out of action due to a boiler leak so won't run today or this weekend. We’re sorry fo...
03/09/2026

📢The River Don Engine is currently out of action due to a boiler leak so won't run today or this weekend.

We’re sorry for any disappointment if you were hoping to visit over the next few days. Our Historic Engineering team are working to repair this and we hope to have the engine back in steam as soon as possible.

✨Date for the diary! On Fri 11 Sep, swap your post-work drinks for a relaxed night of art, shopping and creativity, with...
02/09/2026

✨Date for the diary! On Fri 11 Sep, swap your post-work drinks for a relaxed night of art, shopping and creativity, with a pay bar and hands-on printmaking activities! ✨

Be among the first to experience this brand-new print exhibition curated by James Green and Ed Bradbury (also known as Kid Acne) at this exclusive preview evening and be among the first to purchase a limited edition artwork!

Exhibition Opening: New Editions – Contemporary Printmaking
Fri 11 Sep, 6-8pm
Millennium Gallery
Free, just drop in! Donations welcome 🙏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition-opening-new-editions-contemporary-printmaking/

What does the beautiful game look like through the eyes of an artist? ⚽Don't miss this special opportunity to hear from ...
01/09/2026

What does the beautiful game look like through the eyes of an artist? ⚽

Don't miss this special opportunity to hear from award-winning artists Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers Artist, featured in The Football Art Prize 2026, for a conversation about football, creativity and the ideas behind their prize-winning work.

Chaired by BBC East Midlands sports journalist Owen Shipton, they’ll talk about their artistic journeys, what inspires them and the ways football can shape our sense of identity and community.

Book your free ticket now!

In Conversation: Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers – The Football Art Prize
Thu 10 Sep, 6pm-7pm
Millennium Gallery

🔗 Find out more and book here: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/in-conversation-alina-akbar-and-conor-rogers-the-football-art-prize/

⭐ New vacancy! Casual Learning Deliverer⭐We're looking for an inspiring and enthusiastic Casual Learning Deliverer to jo...
01/09/2026

⭐ New vacancy! Casual Learning Deliverer⭐

We're looking for an inspiring and enthusiastic Casual Learning Deliverer to join our lovely Learning and Participation Team! You'll provide engaging learning activities to a variety of people - in this role, it will mainly be for primary school children during term time and families during the school holidays! ✨

⏳ Apply by midnight on Mon 21 Sep ⏳

🔗 Interested, or know someone who is? Please share! And head to the link here to find out more and apply: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us/jobs/

Heads up if planning a visit to Weston Park Museum this week - The Caribbean Footsteps and Picturing Sheffield displays ...
01/09/2026

Heads up if planning a visit to Weston Park Museum this week - The Caribbean Footsteps and Picturing Sheffield displays will be closed on Fri 4 and Sat 5 Sep for events. They'll be open again as usual for you to enjoy on Sun!

UPDATE: Weston Park Museum is now open as usual - see you soon! 😀📢 Weston Park Museum is closed for the rest of today (T...
27/08/2026

UPDATE: Weston Park Museum is now open as usual - see you soon! 😀

📢 Weston Park Museum is closed for the rest of today (Thu 27 Aug) due to a water leak caused by the heavy rain. We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Please note that the Ruskin Collection displays at the Millennium Gallery are closed today (Thu 27 Aug) for essential ma...
27/08/2026

Please note that the Ruskin Collection displays at the Millennium Gallery are closed today (Thu 27 Aug) for essential maintenance.

We're sorry if you we're hoping to visit, we'll reopen the displays as soon as we're able.

26/08/2026

Lives in Focus: Photography in Sheffield’s Collection, our latest exhibition, is open now at the Graves Gallery.

Celebrate photography’s unique power to reveal connections across generations, geographies and shared histories.

This is a new acquisition for the city’s collection and has been generously supported by funding from the JG Graves Charitable Trust, Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and Art Fund.

Exhibition details:
Lives in Focus
From Sat 18 Jul
Graves Gallery, Sheffield
Entry to the gallery is free, suggested donation £5. Bringing the best in art and design to Sheffield is possible thanks to your donations.

Plans for the bank holiday weekend? 🍂Join us for our final Family Workshop at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet for the summer...
26/08/2026

Plans for the bank holiday weekend? 🍂

Join us for our final Family Workshop at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet for the summer on Sat. We'll be making textile rag wreaths! You'll learn how to turn fabric waste into a work of beauty and make your own sustainable wreath! Tickets cost £7.50, and the workshop is suitable for all ages - perfect for families to experience together! (more info in link in comments).

It's also set to be a lovely weekend for a woodland stomp to Shepherd Wheel Workshop, where you can experience the working waterwheel and machinery in action, see the tools of the trade and hear stories about the grinders who worked here over the centuries!

The River Don Engine will not be running on Thursday, Saturday or Sunday this week. We’re sorry if you were hoping to se...
26/08/2026

The River Don Engine will not be running on Thursday, Saturday or Sunday this week. We’re sorry if you were hoping to see it in steam then.

We're carrying out some essential maintenance on the boiler burner on Thursday 27 August and we’re unable to run the engine over the upcoming weekend due to staff illness.

The engine will run as normal on Friday. We look forward to welcoming you soon.

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