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World Music Day

Experience Barnsley

World Music Day

In celebration of World Music Day, visit our learning lab to watch a selection of music videos created by Barnsley Museums from over the last few years including 'Wildflower' by the Feels Like Home choir.

Family History Surgeries

Experience Barnsley: Archives & Local Studies

Family History Surgeries

Free one-to-one 30 minute sessions for a beginner's guide to family history, introducing you to various online resources such as Ancestry, Findmypast and British Newspaper Archive websites.

Sketchbook Circle - July

Cooper Gallery

Sketchbook Circle - July

Whether you're a seasoned sketcher or picking up a pencil for the very first time, this relaxed and welcoming session invites you to explore the calming, mindful benefits of drawing

Wrongsemble theatre

Wentworth Castle Gardens

Wrongsemble theatre

This new family show full of music, magic and puppetry from Wrongsemble celebrates how the simplest story can become the wildest fairytale in the hands of the right storyteller! Aimed at 3 to 10 year olds and their guardians.

Summer of Play

Wentworth Castle Gardens

Summer of Play

With a fairy-tale castle, secret gardens and winding wilderness paths, Wentworth Castle Gardens is the perfect setting for your Summer of Play, sponsored by Starling Bank. Join us every day throughout the holidays.

Toys! Toys! Toys!

Experience Barnsley

Toys! Toys! Toys!

Toys, Toys, Toys Join us for a day of play! Finding out about and play with toys from the past. Make your own toys to take home.

Disability in Ancient Egypt - Lecture by Kyle Jordan

Cooper Gallery

Disability in Ancient Egypt - Lecture by Kyle Jordan

Kyle Jordan is passionate about improving knowledge and understanding of disability in ancient Egypt and wider antiquity and has given many talks and papers on the subject.