Collections
Metalwork
Sheffield's metalwork collection is one of the finest in the world. It contains the cutlery, flatware, tableware and personal objects that have made Sheffield famous, plus beautiful objects collected from every continent.
Ruskin Collection
The Ruskin Collection, also known as the Guild of St George Collection, was originally formed by the influential Victorian artist, writer and critic John Ruskin as an educational resource for the people of Sheffield. It was first displayed in the Museum of St George at Walkley in 1875.
Visual Arts
Sheffield has a rich and varied collection of over 5,000 paintings, watercolours, prints, drawings, photographs and sculpture that portray the development of British and European art from the 17th century to the present day.
Objects in 3D
View objects from Sheffield's metalwork collection in 3D.
Decorative Arts
The Decorative Arts Collection is made up of beautiful objects including metalwork, ceramics, glass and clocks.
Grice Ivories
This group of 154 skilfully carved Chinese Ivories is the only one of its kind in a UK public museum.
Natural History
Sheffield’s natural history collection contains over 120,000 biological specimens and boasts one of the best reference collections for British invertebrates in the country.
Archaeology
Sheffield's archaeology collections include material excavated from Sheffield and the Peak District region as well as objects from Ancient Egyptian, Roman and other non-British societies.
Social History
The Social History collections contain thousands of objects representing aspects of the domestic and social lives of those for whom Sheffield is home from around 1500 to the present.
World Cultures
A collection of c2000 objects reflecting the historical links between Sheffield, Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific.
Reproducing Museums Sheffield's Images
Information on obtaining reproductions of images held by Museums Sheffield for personal or commercial use.
MuseumSheffield
Our Curator of Metalwork has been blogging about plans to mark 2013's centenary of the discovery of Stainless steel http://t.co/EQsdMT2P
17 hours, 44 min ago
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.
May 16 2012
Sheffield families on show
Photographer Jonathan Turner on his commission to create a series of photographs representing Sheffield families for the exhibition The Family in British Art.
Apr 23 2012