What's On

Find out about all the brilliant exhibitions, events & activities happening across our five museums.

Barnsley Museums are proud to look after the borough's unique collections of objects, artworks, and archives. We love to share these treasures and their many, inspiring stories at our museums and galleries and online.

Schools

Barnsley Museums provides innovative ways to explore our sites, objects and outdoor spaces through inspiring and engaging learning programmes which challenge and delight pupils of all ages.

Volunteering

From caring for our beautiful parks and engaging visitors, to archival research and finding out Barnsley’s history in our discovery centre. We have a range of volunteer opportunities that can suit you and your commitments.

Accessibility

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Quest For The Eldon Beast Choose Your Own Adventure Game

We need your help! The Eldon Beast has gone missing and without it Eldon Street will descend into chaos. It was last seen heading to the Goblin Underworld. Can you track it down by solving riddles and making the right decisions?

A Cracking Christmas

Join us for a brilliant Barnsley Museums Christmas - festive fun for all the family!

The Barnsley Carol - Christmas Eve by Arthur Godfrey

Last year we re-discovered a Christmas carol that was first published in December 1933 in The Barnsley Chronicle, the same month Barnsley town hall opened.