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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.
Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust, trading as Museums Sheffield, was a charity created in 1998 to run Sheffield City Council ’s non-industrial museums and galleries. Museums Sheffield managed three sites in the city: Graves Art Gallery, Millennium Gallery and Weston Park Museum. [3]
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.
Feb 28, 2020 · Weston Park is one of Sheffield’s finest green spaces – but many people who regularly enjoy a stroll through the grounds or a visit to the museum might be unaware of the site's detailed history.
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A free exhibition has opened exploring Sheffield's relationships with its rivers over the centuries. City of Rivers, now running at the city's Weston Park Museum, includes art, stories,...
