We have introduced new measures to help the museum remain a COVID secure space. The health, safety and wellbeing of our visitors and staff is our greatest priority so whist things will be a little different, we are excited to be able to welcome you back.
Please see HERE for further details of what you can expect from your visit to Kelham Island Museum.
See one of the few remaining revolutionary Bessemer Converters in the world!
Explore our interactive galleries following the growth of the steel city
Take a stroll along our Little Mesters Street workshops and see skilled craftsmen at work
Kids love being melted, rolled and hammered into steel objects from their imagination!
I See Saws! Over 100,000 objects make up the world-renowned Hawley Tool Collection
Kelham Island Museum was opened in 1982 to house the objects, pictures and archive material representing Sheffield’s industrial story.
Our interactive galleries tell the story from light trades and skilled workmanship to mass production and what it was like to live and work in Sheffield during the Industrial Revolution.
Follow the growth of the steel city through the Victorian Era and two world wars to see how steelmaking forged both the city of today and the world!
A special evening opening for families this Halloween - with a few spooky surprises!
A special evening opening for families this Halloween - with a few spooky surprises!
Located in one of the city's oldest industrial districts, Kelham Island Museum stands on a man-made island over 900 years old
One of the few remaining Bessemer Converters in the world!
See the mighty 12,000hp River Don Engine in steam!
The finest Sheffield, Made vehicles including the iconic Sheffield Simplex car
See our engineers working on conservation projects
See the Changing Face of Work in Sheffield in one of the last remaining Crucible Works in Sheffield
Kids will love our Melting Shop Play Area
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