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An aerial photograph of a circular concrete platform in a body of water. Extending from the platform in the top left of the image is a bridge or jetty. On the opposite side of platform to the bridge is a solar panel and in the centre is some venting and a metal panel. Around the edge of the platform is a metal railing.

Ways of Water

15 Feb – 12 May 2024  |  Millennium Gallery

Explore our local water infrastructures, from historic wells to expansive reservoirs, through film, photography, sculpture and more.

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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Phlegm: Pandemic Diary

13 Jan – 7 Jul 2024  |  Millennium Gallery

Explore over 60 drawings by one of Sheffield's best-loved artists.

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A pen and ink drawing of two human-like figures sitting inside a house exterior;
A natural scene focusing on a dense, tall hedgerow. Photographed in high definition at close range so that the twigs and branches form a pattern.

LAND: Photographs by Matthew Conduit

2 Jan 2023 – 15 Jun 2024  |  Graves Gallery

Discover the post-industrial landscapes that have held a lifelong fascination for Sheffield-based artist Matthew Conduit

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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Ruskin Collection: Hand, Head and Heart

9 Dec 2023 – 1 Dec 2024  |  Millennium Gallery

John Ruskin believed in the positive power of making by hand. This new collection redisplay looks at how the act of handmaking improves people’s lives today.

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A colourful embroidered quilt featuring text and images. At the centre are two portraits of Terry Higgins which are framed by a heart motif. The quilt is hung on a concrete and glass wall in a contemporary building.
A painting of a busy industrial scene showing factories with many chimneys which have smoke billowing out of them. A waterway runs to the right of the picture with boats and a train travels over a viaduct. There are lots of people and horses and carts.

City of Rivers

24 Nov 2023 – 4 Nov 2024  |  Weston Park Museum

Explore our connections to the rivers that shaped Sheffield 

Free Exhibition  |  Please Donate

 

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NEWS: A bright future begins at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet this winter

We begin work on a two-year programme of improvements at Abbeydale thanks to major funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

 

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A young visitor tries a historic bench vice at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.

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Sheffield Stories

Help shape new displays telling the stories of people of African Caribbean heritage living in Sheffield.

 

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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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