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These Mad Hybrids: John Hoyland and Contemporary Sculpture

20 Feb – 18 May 2025  |  Millennium Gallery

Discover John Hoyland’s rarely seen explorations of sculptural forms, alongside work by Caroline Achaintre, Phyllida Barlow, Hew Locke and more.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate £5

 

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A photograph of Hoyland's work Thupelo Memory, shown against a white background. A pink, yellow and blue painted triangle shape rests a top a pink, oval shaped base. A pink curved shape rests behind it, snaking up to the top of the triangle. Behind that is a large pink circle shape, with a line through it. All are decorated with splodges of red and burgundy paint.
A photograph of John Hoyland's painting River Tales. River Tales has a blue background. Three red stripes come vertically down the left side of the painting. Next to that is a wider, more irregular red stripe with black paint streaked through. Ovals of orange, yellow, navy and blue are next to it. Then there is a pink rectangle that extends vertically down the piece, with four green stripes going down it.

Strange Presence: John Hoyland Paintings

18 Jan – 18 May 2025  |  Millennium Gallery

The first of two new exhibitions celebrating the acclaimed Sheffield-born artist, John Hoyland, Strange Presence showcases a selection of Hoyland's bold, striking abstract paintings.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate £5

 

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Derrick Greaves: Art Worlds

25 Jan – Sat 21 Jun 2025 |  Graves Gallery

Derrick Greaves grew up in Sheffield and his early experiences here had a significant impact on the development of his painting. Art Worlds presents 20 highlights from his eight-decade career.

Free Exhibition  | Please Donate £5

 

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A photograph of Derrick Greaves' 2020 work Blossom (Two Trees). The painting has a bright green background and depicts two trees side by side. On the left of the image, a pink blossom tree with a red trunk is depicted in bold lines. The trunk has an orange outline. On the right, there is a white blossom tree with a purple trunk. It has a darker purple outline. A collection of small white circles represent the individual blossoms on both trees.
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.

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

Until 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 £5

 

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Ruskin Collection : Capturing Colour

21 Dec 2024 – winter 2025  |  Millennium Gallery

A new collection redisplay considering how colour is made, what colour can tell us about the natural world and how light is key to how we see and understand colour.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate £5

 

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A watercolour study in blues, red and greens depicting a biblical scene featuring four figures surrounded by ornate decorative pattern.
A photograph of a woman in a carnival costume including an ornate gold headdress and cape.

Caribbean Footsteps

Now Open  |  Weston Park Museum

Celebrating the stories of Sheffield's African Caribbean community.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate £5

 

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Graves Gallery

PostNatures

Thu 16 March 2023 - Sat 3 May 2025
Graves Gallery

We are the Monument

Sat 27 January 2024 - Sat 20 December 2025

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Collections & Stories

Discover highlights from the collections, or  explore stories from across the museums, from the work that goes on behind the scenes to insights into the artists and makers on display.

 

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River Don Engine

Hear the roar and feel the rumble of the most powerful working steam engine in Europe – an unmissable part of any visit to Kelham Island Museum! Experience it in steam at 12pm & 2pm Thu-Sun. 

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Fridays Under 5s

Our smallest visitors are some of our biggest fans. Join us every Friday during term time for hands-on creative fun for you and your little ones.

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Oil on canvas painting of a grand building which has ornate Christian religious scenes depicted on its walls.
The Ruskin Collection

The Guild of St George’s Ruskin Collection celebrates the visionary ideas of the Victorian artist and writer, John Ruskin (1819-1900) and explores their relevance today.

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Step back in time at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Explore the industry that shaped Sheffield and immerse yourself in life at home and at work at this rural scythe and steelworks, just a 10 minute walk from Millhouses Park.

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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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