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Nov 9, 2022 · Weston Park Museum tells the stories of Sheffield and its people, from prehistory to present day. Originally opened in 1875, Weston Park Museum has found lifelong fans in younger visitors and grown-ups alike for nearly 150 years.
- Site History
Weston Park Museum first opened to the public on 6 September...
- Site History
Weston Park Museum first opened to the public on 6 September 1875, displaying collections of natural history, metalwork, archaeology and oil paintings. The building was very different to the one that exists today.
For much of its history the complex was officially known as the Sheffield City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery. The museum contained Sheffield's archaeology, natural history, decorative art and social history collections.
Weston Park Museum first opened to the public on the 6 September 1875, displaying collections of natural history, metalwork, archaeology and oil paintings. The building was very different to the building that exists today.
Apr 20, 2023 · This isn’t to say Weston Park has been forgotten about for the last 17 years. Ten years after it reopened in 2006, the museum was awarded £1 million from the HLF to completely revamp its archaeology and art galleries with new lighting, flooring, decoration and “futureproofed” display cases.
Aug 13, 2022 · The Yorkshire Natural History Museum in Sheffield opens its doors to the inquiring public on Saturday. The museum features a treasure trove of fossils from the private collection of...
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Nov 17, 2022 · The Weston Park Museum holds fossils, skulls, metals and minerals that Thomas Bateman had excavated, bought and collected, alongside paintings and works written on Bateman’s discoveries. Alongside Bateman’s vast collection lies 50,000 years of Sheffield’s history, preserved in time through artefacts, images, films and interactive spaces.
