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Barnsley Museums are delighted to announce that one of its volunteer groups have been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage Award, in the category ‘Volunteer Team of Year’. The award highlights the outstanding contribution volunteers make to the sector by giving up their time in support of arts and culture. It is also an opportunity to show appreciation for their hard work and dedication.
More informationBarnsley Museums have secured £17,250 of funding from the Museum Association’s Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund for Draw Hope, a project that will promote wellbeing to young people in the borough through drawing.
More informationThe shops, studios and workshops at Elsecar Heritage Centre will begin a phased reopening from Monday 15 June. Following government advice on the reopening of non-essential retail, the shop owners have been working hard to ensure they are ready for visitors to return.
More informationThe winners of the ‘Beautiful Barnsley’ photography competition hosted by Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens in partnership with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) organisation have been revealed.
More informationBarnsley Museums have launched an extensive set of online learning resources, covering many different areas of the primary school curriculum, to support teachers and provide a variety of stimulating activities for families learning together at home during the current crisis.
More informationBarnsley Museums are launching their first online film premier with a free showing of ‘Barnsley – A portrait of the town and its people’. The iconic film will be screened on Wednesday, 15 April at 7pm via their Facebook page @ExperienceBarnsley. Taking place as part of their wider digital programme, which will keep people connected and create communities while at home, it is a unique and heart-warming look at life in the town during the early 1960s.
More informationHundreds of people around the world are pondering over a different kind of puzzle. A daily, digital dose of jigsaw fun inspired by an outstanding art collection from a gallery in South Yorkshire. People from near and far look forward to the daily challenge brought to them by the Cooper Gallery, an exciting art space in Barnsley. But it’s not just for fun…. a healthy competition has begun online with people sharing their quickest times. Museums as far away as Brazil have been encouraging their followers to get involved.
More informationAn important manuscript tribute book relating to leading local figure Sir Walter Spencer-Stanhope (1827-1911) of Cannon Hall has been generously purchased by the Friends of Barnsley Archives and added to their outstanding collections. The book, which is now available to researchers, features tributes to Sir Walter and obituaries from newspapers all over the country offering a glimpse into his social standing as a highly regarded politician, campaigner and philanthropist.
More informationNatalie Murray, Collections and Exhibitions Manager at Barnsley Museums, has been announced today by The Headley Trust and Art Fund as one of the four successful recipients of the second round of the Headley Fellowships with Art Fund, a major national funding programme for museums professionals.
More informationAn important piece of art linked to the history of the town has been purchased by Barnsley Museums, to ensure it will be forever be accessible to the residents of the borough.
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