What's On
Find out about all the brilliant exhibitions, events & activities happening across our five museums.
Collections
Barnsley Museums are proud to look after the borough's unique collections of objects, artworks, and archives. We love to share these treasures and their many, inspiring stories at our museums and galleries and online.
Digital
Experience our Museums from the comfort of your own home. If at times you can’t visit us in person then why not join us online. We have lots of exciting ways that you can explore, discover and enjoy the great work that we do at Barnsley Museums.
Schools
Barnsley Museums provides innovative ways to explore our sites, objects and outdoor spaces through inspiring and engaging learning programmes which challenge and delight pupils of all ages.
Volunteering
From caring for our beautiful parks and engaging visitors, to archival research and finding out Barnsley’s history in our discovery centre. We have a range of volunteer opportunities that can suit you and your commitments.
Bring your piece of treasure and share your stories of Barnsley.
Barnsley Council are on a mission to find out what culture means to the people of the borough.
Barnsley Museums and Heritage Doncaster Receive Funding to Support Community Wellbeing through Arts and Heritage
A joint project by Barnsley Museums and Heritage Doncaster offering free arts and heritage activities for older people who are lonely or isolated in both boroughs, with a particular focus on the Dearne Valley, has received generous funding from the Association of Independent Museums Connected Communities fund.
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Channel Tunnel opening and the Book ‘The Tunnel/Le Tunnel’ by Brian Wildsmith.
Barnsley Museums showcases the work of the acclaimed children's book illustrator, artist and author and his tribute to the engineering marvel that is the Channel Tunnel.
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