Exhibitions
Past exhibitions
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The Family in British Art
Thursday 2 February 2012 to Sunday 29 April 2012
Families are for life, not just for Christmas. Love them or loathe them, we can’t help but be deeply shaped by the people closest to us.
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Christmas Crackers
Friday 4 November 2011 to Sunday 8 January 2012
Our annual craft selling show returns to the Millennium Gallery.
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Two Chalices
Monday 19 September 2011 to Sunday 25 March 2012
A new display illustrating metalwork techniques over the years.
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John Martin: Painting the Apocalypse
Wednesday 22 June 2011 to Sunday 4 September 2011
John Martin was one of the most popular artists of the 19th Century. So why have most people never heard of him?
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New Ceramic Sculpture
Friday 22 July 2011 to Thursday 3 November 2011
New work from artists John Neild and Miles Gavin
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Kid Acne: Kill Your Darlings
Thursday 21 July 2011 to Sunday 23 October 2011
Kid Acne is Sheffield’s foremost urban artist. This exhibition, his first solo show in his home town, celebrates the DIY ethic and often transitory approach he has refined over the years.
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Restless Times
Wednesday 6 October 2010 to Sunday 30 January 2011
The first half of the 20th Century witnessed some of the most destructive and yet creative decades in Europe’s history. These were momentous, brutal, but inspiring times for artists as an entire generation responded to the electric pace of change.
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Kateřina Šedá: Líšen Profile
Wednesday 2 March 2011 to Monday 30 May 2011
Museums Sheffield is thrilled to play host to an ambitious new artwork, brought to the Millennium Gallery thanks to the first ever Contemporary Art Society Annual Award.
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Teatopia
Thursday 1 July 2010 to Sunday 24 October 2010
This exhibition explores the British obsession with tea through an eclectic array of contemporary art, craft and design objects created for preparing, drinking and thinking about tea.
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Watercolour in Britain: Tradition and Beyond
Thursday 17 June 2010 to Sunday 5 September 2010
Watercolour paintings have become shorthand for a comforting, conservative world view, rooted in the Englishcountryside, championed by Prince Charles, and largely rejected by the contemporaryart scene. It wasn't always so. Watercolour in Britain illustrates the remarkable diversity of a truly British art form.
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Graphic Nature
Saturday 29 January 2011 to Sunday 3 July 2011
Nature has always been a rich source of inspiration for artists and designers. But as our lives become increasingly urban and digitised, have we lost touch with forces and elements which once inspired awe and wonder? Have we outgrown the natural world?
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Charlene Mullen Textiles
Thursday 5 May 2011 to Thursday 21 July 2011
This range of cushions has won Charlene international acclaim and we’re thrilled to bring it to Sheffield.
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Ian Breakwell: The Other Side
Thursday 6 October 2011 to Monday 2 January 2012
Visitors to the Millennium Gallery this winter are invited to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city centre and allow themselves to be transported to the East Sussex coast.
