Update on ongoing Arts Council England funding negotiations
Museums Sheffield's Chief Executive, Nick Dodd on our ongoing funding negotiations with the Arts Council. Read more
Feb 14 2012
Blog
- Marlene Smith told the Blk Art Group Symposium that as a student her teacher said there were no black artists she could study @GBartdebate 9 hours, 45 min ago
- RT @GBartdebate: Some serious thinking going on this afternoon at The Blk Art Group Symposium 2012 @MuseumSheffield http://t.co/HSFD9y9d 9 hours, 50 min ago
- RT @sccievents: Loved the bunting in the Millenium Gallery yesterday @MuseumSheffield - favourite said "be nice, not horrid!" 11 hours, 47 min ago
Weekend show of support for city's museums and galleries
This weekend's Shefftopia event saw the Millennium Gallery overrun with picnic blankets, pop-up craft activites and as much good will as one building can house, while Weston Park hosted a creative celebration with the city's communities. Read more
Feb 13 2012
Local MP's meet with Arts Council
A brief update on today's meetings with the Arts Council. Read more
Feb 09 2012
Continued support from Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council confirmed with us yesterday that it will retain our core funding at present levels over 2012/13. Read more
Feb 03 2012
Feedback on Sheffield's Major Grants bid from Arts Council England
We have now published the feedback on Sheffield's Major Grants bid from Arts Council England. Read more
Feb 01 2012
An update on Arts Council England’s decision to end funding for Museums Sheffield
Today our management team met with Arts Council England’s Yorkshire team in Dewsbury to discuss last week’s decision not to award Sheffield Renaissance Major Grant funding. Read more
Jan 30 2012
Help us make the case for culture in Sheffield
Details of how you can help us respond to recently announced funding cuts. Read more
Jan 25 2012
Museums Sheffield suffers devastating budget blow
Jan 24 2012
Re-discovering Sheffield’s ‘works on paper’ collection
Project Co-ordinator Arantza Barrutia-Wood blogs about an important research and conservation project she's leading at Museums Sheffield. Read more
Jan 18 2012
China: Journey to the East – putting Museums Sheffield’s stamp on a touring exhibition
Exhibition curator Teresa Whittaker gives the lowdown on the new China: Journey to the East exhibition, on tour to Weston Park from the British Museum. Read more
Jan 06 2012
A year in the life of a Natural History Curator
Curator of Natural History, Alistair McLean, looks back at some of his highlights from 2011. Read more
Dec 13 2011
Join the Sheffield Family Tree
Our Curator of Visual Art, Louisa Briggs on how you could see your family snapshots on display at the Millennium Gallery as part of our new exhibition The Family in British Art. Read more
Nov 29 2011
Derrick Greaves - a visitor favourite
Lisa Beauchamp, Curator of Visual Art, on Derrick Greaves’ portrait of industrial Sheffield. Read more
Nov 21 2011
All change in the Ruskin Collection
Louise Pullen, curator of the Ruskin Collection, on the new works which went on show at the Millennium Gallery this week. Read more
Nov 17 2011
New additions to Graves Gallery displays
Curator Louisa Briggs talks about what's new at the Graves. Read more
Nov 15 2011
Discovering Precious Cargo
Museums Sheffield’s Youth Partnership Coordinator, Graham Moore on the Precious Cargo Discovery Day Read more
Nov 11 2011
Visual art meets performance for Bagofti
Communities Manager, Jon Bradley on bringing contemporary dance into the Millennium Gallery. Read more
Nov 03 2011
Picturing Sheffield’s Metalworking Past
Museums Sheffield's Curator of Visual Art, Louisa Briggs on William Rothenstein’s The Buffer Girls, 1919. Read more
Oct 26 2011
Sheffield’s Silver Plated Success
Senior Curator of Humanities, Clare Starkie on an example of one of the key developments in Sheffield’s metalworking history. Read more
Oct 13 2011
The Other Side
Exhibition Programmer, Alison Morton on the Millennium Gallery's new, immersive contemporary art installation. Read more
Oct 07 2011
Sheffield’s Horrible History
Clara Morgan, Curator of Social History, on Weston Park’s most macabre exhibit. Read more
Oct 03 2011
Sheffield's street art renaissance
Is it just us, or is this a particularly rich time in Sheffield for street art? Read more
Sep 30 2011
Autumn/winter events season now online
Phew - we've finally finished putting the autumn/winter events programme on the website. Here are some of the highlights... Read more
Sep 23 2011
Godfrey Sykes' and the mystery ceiling
A new display at Weston Park celebrates the work of one of Sheffield's 19th Century design heroes but one question remains unanswered. Read more
Sep 12 2011
Blk Art Group - why here, why now?
Louisa Briggs, Curator of Visual Art, explains why the Blk Art Group was an exhibition we simply had to put on at the Graves Gallery. Read more
Aug 18 2011
Tell it like it is
Like many other museums and galleries in the UK we’ve been faced with dwindling resources in the past few years and much uncertainty remains about where we’re heading. Read more
Aug 15 2011
Museum in the Sun at By Any Means Necessary
In a city buzzing with the excitement of the Tramlines music festival you could have found a haven of quiet reflection under the canvas of Museum in the Sun’s big tent. Read more
Jul 28 2011
New videos on our Youtube channel
Check out the trailer to the new Kid Acne show and see what our visitors are making of John Martin: Painting the Apocalypse Read more
Jul 21 2011
Curating the Apocalypse
Exhibition Programmer Alison Morton on working on the exhibition John Martin: Painting the Apocalypse. Read more
Jul 05 2011
Increased opening hours begin
From Friday 1 July 2011 increased opening hours will come into effect at the Millennium Gallery, Graves Gallery and Weston Park. Read more
Jun 29 2011
New museum display offers peace of mind
A new display opening at Weston Park opening on 2 July 2011 explores the important influence our home lives have on our mental health Read more
Jun 27 2011
Increased opening hours
Museums Sheffield is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Sheffield City Council which will see opening hours increase at the Millennium Gallery,Weston Park museum, and the Graves Gallery from 1 July this year. Read more
Jun 02 2011
New season highlights
Reduced opening hours are clearly bad news but we’re still excited about some of the top notch exhibitions and events coming to Sheffield this spring and summer. Read more
May 09 2011
My place
Communities Manager Jon Bradley on an exploration of art, creativity and place for Sheffield's regenerating neighbourhoods. Read more
May 06 2011
Reduced opening hours
Times are hard for public services in the UK at the moment. In order to prevent any of our museums or galleries closing – whilst still meeting a 12% reduction in our annual budget – we will be reducing opening hours at our museums from 2 May 2011. Read more
May 05 2011
Taking a shine to the Metalwork Collection
Sally Goldsmith has been out and about around Sheffield, introducing people to Museums Sheffield's Metalwork Handling Collection. What could be nicer than to gather round for a cuppa with a group of six or so older people, and then together unpack a box of beautiful, curious or innovative metalwork? Read more
Apr 14 2011
New exhibition - The Triumph of Maximilian I
Our Curator of Visual Art, Lisa Beauchamp on the new exhibition she has curated at the Graves Gallery, The Triumph of Maximilian I by Hans Burgkmair and Others. Read more
Mar 31 2011
A collection for Sheffield
Gallery Redevelopment Co-ordinator, Georgina Gill on the brand new look for Sheffield's unique Ruskin Collection. Read more
Mar 23 2011
Museum Late: Sports Lab
On Wednesday 16 February we had our second Museum Late event at Weston Park. I love these events – they are just a chance for people to have a nosey around the museum in the evening, to have a go at something different, have a drink, listen to some live music and have a fun evening out. There was lots going on… Read more
Feb 23 2011
Curator Rowena Hamilton on Graphic Nature
I put together exhibitions for the Craft and Design Gallery at Millennium Gallery. We’ve just opened a new one called Graphic Nature, here’s a little insight into how and why it came into being… Read more
Feb 09 2011
