Current exhibitions

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Little Gems

Old and new work from Sheffield's talented designer-silversmiths.

 Saturday 27 April 2013 -
Tuesday 30 September 2014 		Millennium Gallery

On the Face of It: Photographic Portraits from Sheffield’s Collection

An evocative selection of photo portraits drawn from Sheffield's photography collection.

 Thursday 18 April 2013 -
Saturday 30 November 2013 		Graves Gallery

Repository by Anthony Bennett

Part of a series of artworks created by Sheffield sculptor Anthony Bennett to illustrate the plight of the grinder.

 Saturday 16 February 2013 -
Sunday 13 October 2013 		Millennium Gallery

Designed to Shine – 100 years of Stainless Steel

Celebrating a century of design and innovation following the discovery of stainless steel in 1913.

 Saturday 16 February 2013 -
Sunday 13 October 2013 		Millennium Gallery

The Seven Treasures: Japanese Enamels from the V&A

Beautiful Japanese enamels from the Victoria & Albert Museum collection.

 Saturday 26 January 2013 -
Sunday 2 June 2013 		Weston Park

The Power of the Print: Leonard Beaumont Rediscovered

A fresh look at a Sheffield artist whose work has rarely received the attention it deserves.

 Saturday 22 December 2012 -
Saturday 14 September 2013 		Graves Gallery

Force of Nature: Picturing Ruskin’s Landscape

The huge theme of landscape, reflected in the thoughts and opinions of John Ruskin.

 Saturday 15 December 2012 -
Sunday 23 June 2013 		Millennium Gallery

Little Gems: Zoë Watts & Alexander Kerrison

New work from talented young silversmiths Zoë Watts & Alexander Kerrison

 Monday 26 March 2012 -
Sunday 31 March 2013 		Millennium Gallery

Coming Home

A display in the Sheffield Life and Times gallery exploring the important influence our home lives can have on our mental health.

 Saturday 2 July 2011 -
Sunday 5 January 2014 		Weston Park

Professor De Lyle’s Punch & Judy Show

A display in the Sheffield Life and Times gallery celebrating Victorian Sheffield entertainer Professor De Lyle and his popular Punch & Judy show

 Permanent exhibition Weston Park

Help in Hardship – Friendly Societies

This display in Sheffield Life & Times explores the role of Friendly Societies, which provided money to its members faced with hardship

 Permanent exhibition Weston Park

History Lab

History Lab is a place for budding sleuths to help us find answers to some of the intriguing questions history has thrown our way.

 Permanent exhibition Weston Park

Gallery VIII: A golden age

Expansion of trade in the 17th century created a flourishing art market. Wealthy Dutch merchants could afford paintings for their homes. This was a Golden Age for painting.

 Permanent exhibition Graves Gallery

Gallery VII: Reflections

Portrait painting has been a major theme within Western art for hundreds of years. This Gallery contains fine examples of the art form and explores themes of fashion, power and politics.

 Permanent exhibition Graves Gallery

Gallery VI: 400 years of European art

Encompassing over 400 years of European art history this gallery explores some of the key themes of art history; story telling and symbolism, the landscape around us and religion.

 Permanent exhibition Graves Gallery

Gallery V: A century of change

During the 20th century, artists began looking at people around them, their everyday lives and the landscape that surrounded them in different ways. This gallery showcses work from a century of unprecedented change and upheaval.

 Permanent exhibition Graves Gallery

Gallery IV: Abstraction and Art now

Identity, pattern and colour; Gallery IV explores some of the key themes that have engaged contemporary artists over the past fifty years. Gallery IV contains work by internationally important artists such as Bridget Riley and Marc Quinn.

 Permanent exhibition Graves Gallery

About Art

In About Art you'll find wonderful paintings from Sheffield's collection here, but you'll also discover more about where artists find their inspiration and the materials they use.

 Permanent exhibition Weston Park

Treasures

The Treasures gallery is currently undergoing a major redisplay - join us to celebrate the launch of the new Treasures displays on Saturday 24 March 2012, 11-3pm.

 Permanent exhibition Weston Park

Arctic World

Welcome to the land of ice and snow! Come and find Snowy the polar bear. Find out more about the people and animals that live in the Arctic.

 Permanent exhibition Weston Park

What on Earth!

Come face to face with a T-rex, find the squelchy parts of the swamp forest and discover what happens when lightning strikes sand.

 Permanent exhibition Weston Park

Sheffield Life and Times

Sheffield Life & Times tells the story of the city from the point of view of the people who have lived here.

 Permanent exhibition Weston Park

Ruskin Collection

John Ruskin was a Victorian writer who searched passionately for beauty in the world and created this collection. Through it he hoped to inspire us all to discover and engage in the world’s extraordinary splendour.

 Permanent exhibition Millennium Gallery

Metalwork Collection

The 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.

 Permanent exhibition Millennium Gallery