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- An award-winning, family-friendly museum which provides a unique insight into ‘the real story of’ Sheffield – from its geological roots to the people, politics and music that shaped the modern city.
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Sheffield Museums was established in 2021, uniting Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust and Museums Sheffield. We’re responsible for running six of the city’s leading museums, galleries, and historic sites and caring for the city’s collections.
Oct 24, 2010 · Sheffield’s museums are free and here for everyone. Discover the stories of the city and its people, see the very best in art and design and set your imagination soaring.
Sheffield Museums is the independent charity that operates six of the city’s leading museums and heritage sites: Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel Workshop and Weston Park Museum.
- Graves Gallery. The Graves Gallery is a popular art gallery located in the heart of Sheffield. It features an impressive collection of artworks dating back to the 19th century.
- Millennium Gallery. Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that showcases a wide range of works by established and emerging artists.
- Site Gallery. The Site Gallery is a contemporary art space that features multimedia art installations, including digital and video art. The gallery is known for its innovative and thought-provoking exhibits and regularly hosts events, including workshops, screenings, and talks.
- Cupola Gallery. The Cupola Gallery is an independent art gallery that showcases a diverse range of art forms, including painting, sculpture, and ceramics.
Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, known as Museums Sheffield is a charity created in 1998 to run Sheffield City Council ’s non-industrial museums and galleries. Museums Sheffield currently manages three sites in the city: Graves Art Gallery, Millennium Gallery and Weston Park Museum.
With financial support and a bequest of artworks from local businessman John George Graves (1866-1945), the Graves Gallery, part of Sheffield Museums Trust since 2021, opened to the public in July 1934 above Sheffield's Central Library. The large collection charts the development of European and British art from the 16th-century to the present.
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Galleries include Graves Gallery, Mappin art gallery, Bishops' House, City Museum and Millennium Gallery. The latter hosts the collection of the Guild of St George founded by John Ruskin, as well as visiting exhibitions from the Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate collections.
