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
News
- Our Curator of Metalwork has been blogging about plans to mark 2013's centenary of the discovery of Stainless steel http://t.co/EQsdMT2P 16 hours, 15 min ago
- Join @SorbyNatHisSoc this week for the Sheffield BioBlitz and help record the city's wildlife in just 48 hours! http://t.co/w5DSp1bH 1 day, 21 hours ago
- @laura_ness1 Thanks Laura! 2 days, 15 hours ago
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
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
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 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
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
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 street art renaissance
Is it just us, or is this a particularly rich time in Sheffield for street art? Read more
Sep 30 2011
Sheffield’s Horrible History
Clara Morgan, Curator of Social History, on Weston Park’s most macabre exhibit. Read more
Oct 03 2011
Confirmation of Transitional Arts Council England Funding
Details of an agreement reached last week with Arts Council England. Read more
Feb 27 2012
New additions to Graves Gallery displays
Curator Louisa Briggs talks about what's new at the Graves. Read more
Nov 15 2011
Derrick Greaves - a visitor favourite
Lisa Beauchamp, Curator of Visual Art, on Derrick Greaves’ portrait of industrial Sheffield. Read more
Nov 21 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
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
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
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
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
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
Local MP's meet with Arts Council
A brief update on today's meetings with the Arts Council. Read more
Feb 09 2012
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
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
Nick Dodd steps down as Chief Executive
After 10 years with Museums Sheffield, our Chief Exec Nick Dodd is stepping down. Read more
Feb 28 2012
Impact of funding cut felt at Bishops' House
Details of reductions to our learning provision for schools from 1 April. Read more
Mar 27 2012
Just One Canaletto
Curator of Visual Art, Louisa Briggs, on a distinguished Italian guest currently residing in the Graves Gallery Read more
Mar 12 2012
Leading Museums Sheffield forward
Newly appointed Chief Executive of Museums Sheffield, Kim Streets, explains her aspirations for the city. Read more
Apr 19 2012
A century of Stainless steel
Museums Sheffield’s Curator of Metalwork, Lucy Cooper on the preparations to celebrate next year’s centenary of the discovery of Stainless steel in Sheffield. Read more
May 16 2012
