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May 17 2018
Wake Smith Solicitors is proud to be supporting Museums Sheffield to develop and grow a legacy programme. It will help to ensure that our museums and galleries remains free and accessible to everyone. Read the rest of this entry
May 08 2018
One of the world’s most famous circus paintings, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas’ Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (1879), is leaving The National Gallery for the summer to join a new, ground-breaking exhibition at Weston Park Museum. Read the rest of this entry
Nov 14 2017
Learn more about our Big Give Christmas Challenge appeal and how to support our plans for a new project to enrich the lives of people living with dementia in Sheffield. Read the rest of this entry
Nov 06 2017
Going Public Project Curator Ashley Gallant gives an introduction to works on display in the current exhibition at Graves Gallery, Going Public – The Kirkland Collection. Read the rest of this entry
Oct 12 2017
Curator of Natural History Alistair McLean gives an insight into the development of the displays in our What on Earth! gallery at Weston Park. Read the rest of this entry
Aug 24 2017
Exhibitions & Display Curator Lucy Cooper talks about her work on the current exhibition at the Millennium Gallery - Master of All Trades: The John Ruskin Prize 2017 Read the rest of this entry
Jul 31 2017
Hear from Leigh-Anne Williams, Curatorial Assistant (Archaeology), about the recent Festival of Archaeology at Weston Park. Read the rest of this entry
Jul 19 2017
Hear from Gina Allnatt, our Curatorial Assistant of Natural Sciences, about an exciting day of NatureFest activities coming soon. Read the rest of this entry
Jun 27 2017
Museums Sheffield is pleased to announce its success in its bid to receive continued major funding from Arts Council England. Read the rest of this entry
Jun 21 2017
Curator of Visual Art, Liz Waring, on bringing together the latest exhibition at the Graves Gallery celebrating the art of the garden. Read the rest of this entry
May 31 2017
Events Producer, Rosie Eagleton, on our new programme of activities, classes and events just for adults at Weston Park Museum. Read the rest of this entry
Apr 25 2017
Curator of Visual Art, Liz Waring gives a behind the scenes insight into the development of the Picturing Sheffield gallery at Weston Park: Read the rest of this entry
Mar 15 2017
Museums Sheffield’s Curator of Decorative Art, Clare Starkie on the history of the city’s Grice Ivories collection and the global ivory trade today. Read the rest of this entry
Feb 15 2017
Project Curator Louisa Briggs gives an insight into our current Sheffield: Protest and Activism project and her work documenting Sheffield’s rich history of protest: Read the rest of this entry
Jan 26 2017
Curator of Archaeology, Martha Lawrence gives a sneak peek behind the scenes during the making of our brand new gallery at Weston Park, Beneath Your Feet: Read the rest of this entry
Jan 06 2017
Curator of Social History Clara Morgan gives an insight into new displays in our Sheffield Life and Times gallery at Weston Park. Read the rest of this entry
Aug 15 2016
Photographer Peter Cattrell gives a personal insight into his exhibition at Weston Park and the significance of showing his work in Sheffield. Read the rest of this entry
Feb 29 2016
Curator of Visual Art Hannah Brignell talks about the life and work of the great Sheffield artist Godfrey Sykes. Read the rest of this entry
Feb 22 2016
Director of the Guild of St George and former curator of the Ruskin Collection Jacqueline Yallop talks about What you do; Where you’re from; Who you know, a new commission on show at the Millennium Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Feb 12 2016
Social History Curatorial Intern Olivia Froment talks about her work behind the scenes with our collections. Read the rest of this entry
Jan 18 2016
Exhibition & Display Curator Lucy Cooper talks about what visitors can expect to see at our latest exhibition at Weston Park, Secret Egypt – Unravelling Truth from Myth. Read the rest of this entry
Jan 15 2016
Curator of Visual Art Liz Waring talks about the life and work of philanthropist JG Graves and his influence in Sheffield. Read the rest of this entry
Dec 14 2015
Sheffield artist Penny Withers talks about her work, creative processes and selling in this year’s Handmade for Christmas showcase at the Millennium Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Dec 04 2015
Curator of Natural Sciences Alistair McLean talks about the damage to Weston Park during the Sheffield Blitz and the impact to the city’s scientific and cultural heritage. Read the rest of this entry
Nov 27 2015
Exhibition Curator Louisa Briggs talks about the collections on display as part of Going Public: International Art Collectors in Sheffield. Read the rest of this entry
Nov 18 2015
Curator of Social History Clara Morgan and Senior Technician Chris Shelton talk about the challenge of moving and installing Joe Scarborough’s huge panorama to its new home. Read the rest of this entry
Nov 10 2015
Hannah Brignell, Curator of Visual Art gives an insight into the life of artist Walter Sickert, whose work is currently on show at the Graves Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Oct 02 2015
Ruskin Curator Louise Pullen on the art and artefacts visitors can discover in the new Ruskin Collection displays on show at the Millennium Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Jul 31 2015
Exhibition & Display Curator Alison Morton talks about her work on an exhibition currently on show at the Millennium Gallery- The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2014. Read the rest of this entry
Jul 24 2015
Curator of Visual Art, Liz Waring, talks about the newest exhibition at the Graves Gallery- A Cultural Legacy, Remembering Frank Constantine. Read the rest of this entry
May 22 2015
Exhibition and Displays Curator, Lucy Cooper, talks about the latest exhibition at Weston Park Museum, Life on the Edge: Ice Age Frontier. Read the rest of this entry
Apr 16 2015
Over South Yorkshire Skylines at Weston Park Museum showcases the vast number and variety of birds that breed in and around Sheffield. Natural Sciences Curatorial Intern, Hannah Allum talks about creating her first museum display. Read the rest of this entry
Mar 09 2015
Lucy Creighton, Curatorial Assistant – Archaeology at Museums Sheffield, on one of the latest addition to the city’s archaeology collection. Read the rest of this entry
Feb 04 2015
The Millennium Gallery’s latest exhibition celebrates the beauty of birds through highlights from a stunning collection of Victorian ornithological studies. Ruskin Curator, Louise Pullen talks about helping these seldom-seen works take flight. Read the rest of this entry
Dec 10 2014
Curator Louisa Briggs on putting Sheffield in the frame for the latest exhibition at the Millennium Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Oct 29 2014
In our second blog on the Traces of Empire display at Weston Park University of Leicester MA placement student, Josh Longley writes about his experiences working on the project. Read the rest of this entry
Oct 14 2014
Museums Sheffield’s Curator of Archaeology Helen Harman on a new display at Weston Park exploring Sheffield’s link with the Roman Empire. Read the rest of this entry
Oct 02 2014
Museums Sheffield's Exhibition & Display Curator, Alison Morton on the Made in China display, on show at Weston Park in partnership with the British Museum. Read the rest of this entry
May 02 2014
Exhibitions and Displays curator Lucy Cooper on the Recording Britain exhibition, on tour to Millennium Gallery from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Read the rest of this entry
Feb 21 2014
Museums Sheffield’s Exhibition & Displays Curator, Alison Morton on the Millennium Gallery exhibition celebrating Sheffield’s printmaking talent Read the rest of this entry
Feb 12 2014
Museums Sheffield’s Curator Visual Art, Liz Waring on Matthew Bateson’s remarkable collection of Polish émigré art, currently on show at the Graves Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Nov 25 2013
Helen Harman, Curator of Archaeology at Museums Sheffield, on a new display at Weston Park celebrating the history of Sheffield Castle Read the rest of this entry
Sep 18 2013
Our Exhibitions & Displays Manager, Kirstie Hamilton on bringing Chris Watson’s innovative sound map of Sheffield to the Millennium Gallery Read the rest of this entry
Jul 17 2013
Museums Sheffield’s Curator of Decorative Art, Clare Starkie on the Millennium Gallery’s pop up Designed to Shine Cinema, which continues the city’s 100 Years of Stainless Steel celebrations this summer. Read the rest of this entry
Jul 11 2013
Museums Sheffield’s Children and Young People Co-ordinator, Graham Moore continues his blog on the recent research trip for our forthcoming exhibition, Sheffield and the First World War. Read the rest of this entry
Jun 25 2013
Museums Sheffield's Exhibition & Display Manager, Kirstie Hamilton on creating a world of colour for the latest exhibition at Weston Park. Read the rest of this entry
Apr 19 2013
Our Curator of Visual Art, Liz Waring on creating our new display at the Graves Gallery, On the Face of It: Photographic Portraits for Sheffield's Collection. Read the rest of this entry
Mar 18 2013
Museums Sheffield’s Ruskin Curator, Louise Pullen on the latest redisplay of the Ruskin Collection at the Millennium Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Feb 20 2013
Museums Sheffield’s Curator of Decorative Art, Clare Starkie on creating the Designed to Shine: 100 Years of Stainless Steel exhibition at the Millennium Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Jan 07 2013
Our Exhibitions and Display Curator, Rowena Hamilton, on our new exhibition, The Seven Treasures: Japanese Enamels from the V&A, which goes on show at Weston Park in January 2013. Read the rest of this entry
Dec 10 2012
Our Ruskin Curator, Louise Pullen offers an insight into the installation of the latest exhibition at the Millennium Gallery, Force of Nature: Picturing Ruskin's Landscape Read the rest of this entry
Oct 10 2012
Liz Waring, Curator of Visual Art, on a new display at the Graves Gallery considering Dr Thomas Monro’s influence on the masters of watercolour. Read the rest of this entry
Aug 20 2012
Clara Morgan, curator of social history, blogs about the research already underway for a major exhibition about the Great War opening in 2014. Read the rest of this entry
Jun 14 2012
Hannah Brignell has been researching Sheffield artist and designer Leonard Beaumont (1891-1986) in advance of a major new exhibition at Graves Gallery later this year. Read the rest of this entry
May 29 2012
Exhibition curator Alison Morton blogs about the forthcoming Paul Morrison exhibition at the Millennium Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Apr 23 2012
Photographer Jonathan Turner on his commission to create a series of photographs representing Sheffield families for the exhibition The Family in British Art. Read the rest of this entry
Apr 11 2012
Curator Alison Mrton blogs about art collector Anthony d’Offay's visit to Sheffield last week to co-curate Andy Warhol: Late Self-Portraits. Read the rest of this entry
Mar 30 2012
Exhibitions Curator, Alison Morton, explains the ideas behind the theme of the forthcoming Andy Warhol exhibition. Read the rest of this entry
Mar 21 2012
Curator of Visual Art, Louisa Briggs, reflects on an important exhibition about to close at the Graves Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Mar 08 2012
A sneak preview of exhibitions coming your way in the next few months. Read the rest of this entry
Jan 06 2012
Exhibition curator Teresa Whittaker gives the lowdown on the new China: Journey to the East exhibition, on tour to Weston Park from the British Museum. Read the rest of this entry
Nov 17 2011
Louise Pullen, curator of the Ruskin Collection, on the new works which went on show at the Millennium Gallery this week. Read the rest of this entry
Sep 12 2011
A new display at Weston Park celebrates the work of one of Sheffield's 19th Century design heroes but one question remains unanswered. Read the rest of this entry
Aug 18 2011
Louisa Briggs, Curator of Visual Art, explains why the Blk Art Group was an exhibition we simply had to put on at the Graves Gallery. Read the rest of this entry
Jul 05 2011
Exhibition Programmer Alison Morton on working on the exhibition John Martin: Painting the Apocalypse. Read the rest of this entry
Feb 09 2011
I put together exhibitions for the Craft and Design Gallery at Millennium Gallery. We’ve just opened a new one called Graphic Nature, here’s a little insight into how and why it came into being… Read the rest of this entry