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21st March 2024
In our Easter edition we’re delighted to share with you everything happening around Barnsley and at Barnsley Museum sites this month. Find out about all the latest exhibitions, news and events happening throughout March & April that you, your family & friends … Continue reading
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Have a Egg-celent Easter!

20th March 2024
Barnsley Museums have lots of “Eggciting” activities happening across their five, free sites. Everything from walks, sports and scavenger hunts to cooking, crafts, and storytelling for endless hours of fun. Councillor Robin Franklin, Cabinet Spokesperson for Regeneration and Culture, said: … Continue reading
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Experience Barnsley welcomes you to discover the Chamber of Treasures

14th March 2024
A new room has been created in Experience Barnsley Museum featuring a small interactive gallery, displaying stories of the town's people and places through objects and archaeology. It uncovers the history and heritage of the town through objects that people have given, collected and most importantly treasured. It features a variety of unusual and fascinating artifacts that have never been seen before, from archaeological discoveries to local heirlooms.
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New Exhibition Lands At Cannon Hall

9th February 2024
A stunning new photography exhibition, Andy Dunkley: A Life Imitating Art, lands at Cannon Hall Museum on Friday, 16 February.   Those interested in art, architecture, the military (specifically the RAF), and photography won’t want to miss this outstanding free display, featuring the … Continue reading
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Barnsley Main Colliery Day Books

During 2023, Barnsley Archives and Local Studies received over 50 new collections of archives. This included the successful purchase at auction of an important series of Day Books which originated from the former Barnsley Main Colliery. They were compiled by … Continue reading
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