Exhibitions
Exhibitions
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Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things
Thursday 20 May 2021 to Sunday 4 July 2021
Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things explores a deliriously eccentric, glamorous and joyful era of British cultural life during the 1920s and 30s through the lens of the renowned British photographer.
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My Path Art by People in the Criminal Justice System
Thursday 20 May 2021 to Sunday 20 June 2021
My Path is a creative walk through the criminal justice system. Every work on display has been made by someone in a prison, secure hospital, young offender institution or on probation.
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Handmade for Christmas
Saturday 17 October 2020 to Wednesday 23 December 2020
Handmade for Christmas makes a welcome return, bringing with it a host of unique gift ideas for that someone special.
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Futurecade - Festival of the Mind 2020
Thursday 17 September 2020 to Sunday 27 September 2020
Immerse yourself in a virtual world and step into a new reality at Futurecade, part of the University of Sheffield's Festival of the Mind 2020.
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Lines of Beauty: Master Drawings from Chatsworth
Saturday 12 September 2020 to Sunday 1 November 2020
Lines of Beauty has been created in partnership with Chatsworth to showcase over 50 highlights the Devonshire collection of Old Master Drawings
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Richard Bartle: Nomadic Tales
Monday 17 August 2020 to Sunday 20 September 2020
In this exhibition, Bartle, like many storytellers before him, explores the power of myth to span cultural boundaries
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Handmade for Christmas
Friday 25 October 2019 to Sunday 29 December 2019
At the Millennium Gallery you’ll find gifts created by talented artisan makers from across the region and beyond.
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Empowering Women, Empower Women: A century of activism in the North of England
Saturday 12 October 2019 to Sunday 20 October 2019
Empowering Women, Empower Women tells the stories of women have fought for change across the North of England over the last 100 years
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The Time is Now
Saturday 5 October 2019 to Sunday 19 January 2020
This immersive new exhibition looks at how contemporary artists have approached our complicated relationship with time.
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Metalwork Collection: She wields a hammer: Five centuries of women silversmiths
Monday 16 September 2019 to Saturday 31 October 2020
A display of stunning silver objects to celebrate the contributions of female designers and makers to the discipline of Design and Technology.
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Manor Maker: Base Materials with Emilie Taylor
Saturday 31 August 2019 to Sunday 6 October 2019
Base Materials considers the relevance of the British heritage craft of wood firing pots in our contemporary urban environment.
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Manor Maker: Base Materials with Emilie Taylor
Saturday 31 August 2019 to Sunday 6 October 2019
Base Materials considers the relevance of the British heritage craft of wood firing pots in our contemporary urban environment.
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Sheffield Bricktropolis
Saturday 17 August 2019 to Friday 30 August 2019
The amazing Sheffield Bricktropolis Trail returns to the Millennium Gallery this summer!
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The Lost Words
Friday 21 June 2019 to Sunday 23 June 2019
An exhibition of work created by artists in collaboration with school children inspired by The Lost Words - a book about words describing the natural world that are disappearing from children's everyday language.
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The Age of Love Exhibition – Artwork by Pete McKee
Friday 14 June 2019 to Sunday 16 June 2019
The Age of Love exhibition, with artwork by Pete McKee, is a story about love and intimacy. Join us as we display all 12 of these intimate, funny and engaging artworks over the course of the weekend.
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Time Lab
Saturday 8 June 2019 to Sunday 18 August 2019
Time Lab encourages us to think about our relationship with time and how it affects our lives.
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John Ruskin: Art & Wonder
Wednesday 29 May 2019 to Sunday 15 September 2019
Visitors will discover a breath-taking selection of botanical and ornithological studies alongside jewel-like geological specimens drawn from the Ruskin Collection.
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Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing
Friday 1 February 2019 to Monday 6 May 2019
A Life in Drawing will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the work of this great Renaissance master here in Sheffield.
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The Vehicle of Nature by Universal Everything
Saturday 19 January 2019 to Monday 27 May 2019
The genius of Leonardo da Vinci provides the inspiration for an immersive experience from internationally-acclaimed digital studio, Universal Everything.
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Handmade for Christmas
Friday 26 October 2018 to Monday 31 December 2018
Calling all Creatives, Makers & Artisans... We are looking for UK-based craftspeople and designer-makers to take part in Handmade for Christmas, our popular annual Christmas selling show.
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Darkness into Light: The Emotional Power of Art
Saturday 20 October 2018 to Sunday 13 January 2019
Bringing together three of the UK’s most significant private art collections on public display, this immersive exhibition will explore the power of art to make us feel.
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Christopher Dresser: Pioneer of Modern Design
Saturday 6 October 2018 to Sunday 8 September 2019
This display showcases a selection of work by Christopher Dresser (1834–1904), a pioneer of modern product design.
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Festival of the Mind: Futurecade
Thursday 20 September 2018 to Thursday 27 September 2018
Futurecade returns to the Millennium Gallery, bringing cutting edge research to life in a series of interactive art works.
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Chile 45 Years On: Images of the Military Coup, Dictatorship and Exile
Tuesday 4 September 2018 to Tuesday 11 September 2018
On the 45th Anniversary of the coup, the Chilean community have organised a week long exhibition to commemorate the date.
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Sheffield Bricktropolis
Saturday 4 August 2018 to Friday 17 August 2018
The Millennium Gallery will be hosting five fantastic LEGO models as part of the Sheffield Bricktropolis Trail
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Pop-up Exhibition: All About Us
Wednesday 1 August 2018 to Friday 3 August 2018
This major new exhibition on tour direct from the National Portrait Gallery brings together the works of four of the most celebrated figures in art photography.
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Children’s Media Conference Playground
Tuesday 3 July 2018 to Sunday 8 July 2018
Playground is a week-long free exhibition of interactive art for children and families.
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Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography
Saturday 30 June 2018 to Sunday 23 September 2018
This major new exhibition on tour direct from the National Portrait Gallery brings together the works of four of the most celebrated figures in art photography.
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Art Against War: Peter Kennard and the CND Movement
Saturday 9 June 2018 to Sunday 7 October 2018
Art Against War marks the 60th anniversary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament with a showcase of work by an artist who created some of the movement’s most potent images.
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Precious Little Gems: Josephine Gomersall and Giles Kozdon
Monday 16 April 2018 to Monday 1 October 2018
New work from designer-silversmiths from Sheffield's Yorkshire Artspace
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Conroy / Sanderson: Here I am
Thursday 22 February 2018 to Sunday 20 May 2018
An exhibition of new work by Sheffield-based artists Neil Conroy and Lesley Sanderson marking twenty years of their collaboration as Conroy/Sanderson.
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Hope is Strong
Saturday 17 February 2018 to Sunday 10 June 2018
This new exhibition will bring together work by Ai Weiwei, Jeremy Deller, Mona Hatoum and more to explore the power of art to question the world we live in.
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Photomarathon Sheffield
Saturday 4 November 2017 to Sunday 28 January 2018
The Photomarathon Sheffield exhibition shows one day in the life of the city from 300 perspectives.
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Handmade for Christmas
Friday 27 October 2017 to Sunday 14 January 2018
Looking for a Christmas present that’s truly special? You’ll find gifts created by some of the country’s most talented artisan makers at the Millennium Gallery this winter.
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Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship – English Artist Designers 1922 to 1942
Saturday 7 October 2017 to Sunday 7 January 2018
A new exhibition exploring the influence of Eric Ravilious and his circle, and their remarkable impact on British visual culture during the 1930s.
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Pop Up Exhibition: The Aesthetic Allure of Functional Objects - Drawings by Roy Ridsdale
Thursday 28 September 2017 to Wednesday 4 October 2017
Artist Roy Ridsdale has regenerated the redundant machines and tools at the Kelham Island Industrial Museum and The Hawley Collection, by recognising their compelling presence as intrinsic works of art, and capturing that presence through visual representation.
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Master of all Trades: The John Ruskin Prize 2017
Wednesday 21 June 2017 to Sunday 8 October 2017
This summer sees works shortlisted for the John Ruskin Prize 2017 make their debut at the Millennium Gallery.
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Sheffield Doc/Fest: Alternate Realities Exhibition
Friday 9 June 2017 to Wednesday 14 June 2017
Sheffield Doc/Fest’s Alternate Realities Exhibition is back at Millennium Gallery, bigger and better than ever.
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Everything Flows
Wednesday 7 June 2017 to Sunday 3 September 2017
Everything Flows brings together work by Sheffield-based artists working with painting, sculpture, video, photography and sound.
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Little Gems
Wednesday 26 April 2017 to Monday 2 October 2017
Since 2005, thanks to the support of Sheffield Assay Office, emerging designer-silversmiths from Sheffield’s Yorkshire Artspace have had the chance to exhibit their work at the Millennium Gallery through the Little Gems programme.
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Project Refuge/e
Tuesday 4 April 2017 to Sunday 9 April 2017
Project Refuge/e is a new installation shining a spotlight on the experiences of those driven from their homes by conflict and oppression.
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Protest Lab
Saturday 18 March 2017 to Sunday 21 May 2017
Protest Lab is an experimental, vocal, social space where views are shared and ideas are challenged.
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Tim Etchells & Vlatka Horvat: What Can Be Seen
Wednesday 8 February 2017 to Sunday 7 May 2017
What Can Be Seen is a new collaborative project by internationally renowned artists Tim Etchells and Vlatka Horvat reimagining Sheffield’s diverse museum collections.
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AlgoMech – Festival of Algorithmic and Mechanical Movement
Saturday 12 November 2016 to Saturday 19 November 2016
From knitting patterns to computer code, machines to handmade robots, enjoy a week of performance, talks and workshops which celebrate making in performance.
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Photomarathon Sheffield
Tuesday 1 November 2016 to Saturday 11 March 2017
Photomarathon Sheffield is a photography competition unlike any other.
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Handmade for Christmas
Friday 28 October 2016 to Sunday 8 January 2017
When something is made by hand, you know it’s been crafted with love by someone who cares. Because a gift should be special, everything on sale in our Christmas show is handmade in the UK.
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Festival of Mind: Futurecade
Saturday 17 September 2016 to Sunday 25 September 2016
Futurecade is inspired by the many and varied visions of technological utopia that were a feature of 20th century World’s Fairs or Expos, in particular those held from 1939 to 1964.
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Made in Sheffield
Wednesday 6 July 2016 to Sunday 8 January 2017
A dazzling celebration of the internationally-renowned making and manufacture that takes place in our 21st century city, featuring work by over 100 leading Sheffield companies.
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Shaped from the Earth – Sheffield Ceramics
Saturday 18 June 2016 to Sunday 9 October 2016
Curated by local potter Penny Withers, Shaped from the Earth celebrates the diversity of handmade ceramics produced in the city.
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Sheffield Doc/Fest: Alternate Realities Exhibition
Friday 10 June 2016 to Wednesday 15 June 2016
Sheffield Doc/Fest returns to the Millennium Gallery with the Alternate Realities Exhibition showcasing innovation in interactive documentary from around the world.
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Precious Little Gems: Nina Rithalia and Fenella Watson
Monday 4 April 2016 to Sunday 11 September 2016
New work from talented young silversmiths Nina Rithalia and Fenella Watson
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In the Making: Ruskin, Creativity and Craftsmanship
Saturday 23 January 2016 to Sunday 5 June 2016
This new exhibition curated by Museums Sheffield will explore Ruskin’s ideas on making through a broad range of historical and contemporary art and craft.
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Ruskin Re-Viewed
Saturday 31 October 2015 to Sunday 8 November 2015
An exhibition of research, displays and creative work from Ruskin-in-Sheffield’s community events and activities.
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Handmade for Christmas
Friday 30 October 2015 to Sunday 10 January 2016
Because a gift should be special, everything on sale in our Christmas show is handmade in the UK. Choose from beautiful jewellery, stylish glassware, ceramics, prints and much more for an inspired alternative to the High Street.
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Sheffield Cutlery on the Map
Monday 19 October 2015 to Monday 4 April 2016
This new display showcases a selection of objects featured in The Sheffield Cutlery Map, made by firms that were based near the Millennium Gallery.
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Going Public: International Art Collectors in Sheffield
Wednesday 16 September 2015 to Saturday 12 December 2015
Museums Sheffield and partners across the city present a unique programme of exhibitions and events showcasing works from four major international private collections.
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Steel City, City on the Move
Wednesday 1 July 2015 to Sunday 11 October 2015
In this new exhibition, artist Jo Peel explores the parallels between Sheffield’ and Pittsburgh through an immersive kaleidoscope of paintings, prints, drawings, mural and film.
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Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2014
Saturday 2 May 2015 to Sunday 16 August 2015
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is a unique opportunity to see sixty portraits by some of the most exciting contemporary photographers from around the world.
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Precious Little Gems: Florence Carter and Jodie Hatcher
Monday 13 April 2015 to Tuesday 13 October 2015
New work from talented young silversmiths Florence Carter and Jodie Hatcher
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The Illustrated Aviary
Saturday 31 January 2015 to Sunday 14 June 2015
This exhibition draws together 70 works by notable bird artists such as John James Audubon, Edward Lear and John Gould, exploring the weird and wonderful and familiar feathered friends.
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Picturing Sheffield
Saturday 29 November 2014 to Sunday 12 April 2015
Picturing Sheffield will journey through Sheffield's past and present to examine the relationship between views of the city and the identity of the people who have lived and died here.
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Handmade for Christmas
Friday 31 October 2014 to Sunday 11 January 2015
Because a gift should be special, everything on sale in our Christmas show is handmade in the UK. Choose from beautiful jewellery, stylish glassware, ceramics, prints and much more for an inspired alternative to the High Street.
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Drawing the Summer: The Dust Came First
Saturday 23 August 2014 to Monday 25 August 2014
This pop-up, 2 day exhibition is part of Drawing the Summer, a programme of exhibitions, events, and have-a-go activities to get Sheffield sketching morning, noon and night
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Recording Britain Now
Saturday 28 June 2014 to Sunday 12 October 2014
Celebrating the city’s connection with the artist, critic and scholar John Ruskin, the Millennium Gallery hosts an exhibition of work shortlisted for the 2014 John Ruskin Prize.
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Drawing the Summer: A Life of Drawing and Making
Saturday 14 June 2014 to Sunday 15 June 2014
This pop-up, 2 day exhibition, is part of Drawing the Summer, a programme of exhibitions, events, and have-a-go activities to get Sheffield sketching morning, noon and night.
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Doc/Fest: Interactive at Sheffield
Saturday 7 June 2014 to Wednesday 11 June 2014
Sheffield’s Doc/Fest is now one of the world’s leading documentary film festivals. The Millennium Gallery is thrilled to play host to part of Doc/Fest in 2014.
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Yorkshire in Yellow
Saturday 31 May 2014 to Sunday 7 September 2014
Yorkshire in Yellow invites contemporary artists, designers, and creatives to design their own tribute in the form of a yellow T shirt for an exhibition at Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery over the duration of the Grand Depart.
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Drawing the Summer: Above : Within
Saturday 31 May 2014 to Sunday 1 June 2014
This pop-up, 2 day exhibition, is part of Drawing the Summer, a programme of exhibitions, events, and have-a-go activities to get Sheffield sketching morning, noon and night.
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Art of Dissent: Mark Thomas, Tracey Moberly, Greg Matthews and Rikki Blue
Wednesday 21 May 2014 to Wednesday 28 May 2014
Traditionally comics finish touring the country by releasing a DVD. Mark Thomas finishes his with an art exhibition.
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Little Gems
Monday 28 April 2014 to Monday 1 September 2014
This year silversmith and jeweller Jen Ricketts will show a new piece celebrating Sheffield’s industrial heritage and its skyline, old and new.
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Recording Britain
Thursday 3 April 2014 to Sunday 2 November 2014
In the winter of 1939 an extraordinary art project began. Beneath the spectres of invasion and bombing, artists were commissioned to paint ‘places and buildings of characteristic national interest’.
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Printing Sheffield
Saturday 25 January 2014 to Sunday 15 June 2014
This brand new exhibition will reflect the diversity and abundance of contemporary printing in Sheffield and includes works by Jo Peel, James Green, Phlegm, Kid Acne, and many more.
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Christmas Crackers
Friday 1 November 2013 to Sunday 5 January 2014
A feast of original craft and design, Christmas Crackers provides an inspired alternative to the High Street for this year’s Christmas shopping. Choose affordable gifts, from beautiful jewellery to stylish glassware and ceramics, all handmade by UK-based craftspeople.
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Omar Ramsden: Silver Designer
Tuesday 8 October 2013 to Sunday 30 March 2014
This new display marks the 140th anniversary of the birth of Sheffield-born silversmith Omar Ramsden (1873-1939), one of the leading designers of English silverware.
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Inside the Circle of Fire: A Sheffield Sound Map
Thursday 12 September 2013 to Sunday 23 February 2014
Sheffield-born sound recordist Chris Watson will create an immersive new sound map of the city.
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Little Gems
Saturday 27 April 2013 to Tuesday 30 September 2014
Old and new work from Sheffield's talented designer-silversmiths.
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Designed to Shine – 100 years of Stainless Steel
Saturday 16 February 2013 to Sunday 13 October 2013
Celebrating a century of design and innovation following the discovery of stainless steel in 1913.
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Repository by Anthony Bennett
Saturday 16 February 2013 to Sunday 13 October 2013
Part of a series of artworks created by Sheffield sculptor Anthony Bennett to illustrate the plight of the grinder.
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Force of Nature: Picturing Ruskin’s Landscape
Saturday 15 December 2012 to Sunday 23 June 2013
The huge theme of landscape, reflected in the thoughts and opinions of John Ruskin.
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Christmas Crackers
Friday 2 November 2012 to Sunday 20 January 2013
A feast of original craft and design, Christmas Crackers provides an inspired alternative to the High Street for this year’s Christmas shopping.
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Paul Morrison: Auctorum
Thursday 7 June 2012 to Sunday 4 November 2012
Over the past 15 years, Sheffield-based artist Paul Morrison has established a global audience for his bold and intriguing images. With solo exhibitions in many major cities from Manchester to Tokyo and New York, we’re thrilled that 2012 will see Paul’s first large-scale exhibition in his home town of Sheffield.
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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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Under the Sea
Wednesday 25 January 2012 to Sunday 14 October 2012
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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
