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BOOK NOW: The Boy with a Leg Named Brian – Memoirs by Pete McKee

29 Nov 2024 – 2 Nov 2025  |  Weston Park Museum

Take a nostalgia-filled journey through Pete McKee's 1970s childhood in this major new exhibition.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate  |  Booking Essential 

 

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A painting of a young child being bathed in a sink of a 197s style kitchen. Around the sink are a rubber duck, a bottle of  washing up liquid, a jug, a kettle and a mug.

Crafted

Find the perfect gift at the Millennium Gallery’s new annual selling showcase celebrating excellence in making across the region and beyond.

 

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Acts of Creation: On Art on Motherhood

24 Oct 2024 – 19 Jan 2025  |  Millennium Gallery

Exploring the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks, from the feminist avant-garde to the present day.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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A black and white photograph of a woman eating macarons on a bed, whilst a teenage girl irons clothes in the background.
A series of glazed ceramic geometric shapes in bold, bright colours arranged on a wooden shelving structure.

Lubna Chowdhary: PLURIVERSE

4 Jul – 21 Dec 2024  |  Graves Gallery

See new work by Lubna Chowdhary exploring the interconnectivity of objects in the material world.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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Caribbean Footsteps

Now Open  |  Weston Park Museum

Celebrating the stories of Sheffield's African Caribbean community.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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A photograph of a woman in a carnival costume including an ornate gold headdress and cape.

 

 

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Our unforgettable museum experience packages are a present guaranteed to wow that special someone. As well as making their day (or treating yourself), you’ll also be giving an important gift to your museums – raising vital funds to help keep them free and open for everyone to enjoy, all year round.

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Prints on Demand

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Seven smiling primary school aged children taking part in a school session. They are dressed as Anglo Saxons and wearing brightly coloured tunics and paper helmets which they have made in the session.

© Andy Brown

Seven smiling primary school aged children taking part in a school session. They are dressed as Anglo Saxons and wearing brightly coloured tunics and paper helmets which they have made in the session.

© Andy Brown

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