Wolf Safety Lamp Company Centenary

This display celebrates the 100th birthday of one of industrial Sheffield's great survivors.

The Family in British Art

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.

Under the Sea

We all love to be by the sea. Crashing waves, the squawk of seagulls, salt in the air; all seem to have a timeless hold on us.

China: Journey to the East

Two Chalices

A new display illustrating metalwork techniques over the years.

Godfrey Sykes: Sheffield Artist & Designer

A new display celebrating a son of the city who deserves more attention.

The Blk Art Group

The Blk Art Group was formed in the early 1980s by a radical group of young black artists making powerful and thought-provoking work.

Coming Home

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

Sheffield Sunday School Union

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Sheffield Sunday School Union

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Treasures

This gallery is a treasure trove of precious and awe-inspiring objects from across the globe.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.