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Step into Ancient Egypt at the Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt Exhibition, opening next weekend
The much-awaited ‘Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt’ exhibition opens its doors at Experience Barnsley Museum next weekend, inviting you on an incredible journey through 5,000 years of history.
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Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre wins Family Friendly Museum Award 2025
Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre has received national recognition for its exceptional work welcoming children and families.
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Work by Deansgate Care Home Residents Artwork Displayed In Museum
Experience Barnsley are delighted to showcase artworks created by Patrica Wroe and Peter Hardy on a new community focused gallery wall in the museum.
Two Barnsley Museums sites shortlisted for national Family Friendly Museum Award
We are delighted to announce that Barnsley Museums has been shortlisted twice for the Family Friendly Museum Award 2025!
Barnsley Museums celebrates record-breaking milestone of two million visitors
Barnsley Museums is thrilled to announce a historic achievement, welcoming two million visitors in 2024-25. This is the first time, in the council’s records, that the Museums service has reached this number in a year.
Explore, Reminisce and Play at the Stories of Childhood Exhibition
Experience Barnsley Museum is delighted to announce the opening of its latest exhibition, Stories of Childhood, on Saturday 8 February 2025.
Community events hosted to help with the cost of Christmas
Experience Barnsley Museum and Wentworth Castle Gardens are hosting a Community Toy Swap to help people with the cost of the festive season.
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New film celebrates rediscovered 90-year-old Christmas carol
Barnsley Museums and Fusion, Barnsley’s Cultural Education Partnership, are thrilled to announce an exciting new campaign, centred around a short film for the recently uncovered local carol Arthur Gofrey's "Christmas Eve".
New Barnsley Archives Accessible On-line
Thousands of records relating to Barnsley people can be accessed online through an exciting partnership with Ancestry.