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Exhibitions& EventsApril — Sept 2014

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Exhibitions ExhibitionsApril–September museums-sheffield.org.uk

Pole Position Polish Art in Britain 1939–1989

Until 28 Jun 2014Graves Gallery

Pole Position is a new exhibition which sheds light on a neglected chapter in the story of British art.

Created from the private collection of Matthew Bateson, Pole Position features the work of Polish émigré artists forced to flee mainland Europe during the Second World War. Despite working alongside many of the British artists who are so celebrated today, their contribution has often been overlooked. Providing a perfect parallel to Sheffield’s stunning 20th Century British art collection, Pole Position offers a unique opportunity to see these powerful and evocative works on public display for the first time.

Exhibition supported by Polish Cultural Institute and Polish Heritage Society (UK).

Wladyslaw Fusek-Forosiewicz, Summer Parham Park © the Artist

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Printing SheffieldUntil 15 Jun 2014Millennium Gallery

Printmaking in Sheffield is alive and kicking. The city now has an active group of artists employing diverse printing techniques with equally vibrant results. From James Green’s colourful linocuts, to Kid Acne’s witty silkscreen prints, printing has given a new generation of artists their own means of production.

This brand new exhibition reflects the diversity and abundance of contemporary printing in Sheffield and includes works by Jo Peel, James Green, Phlegm, Florence Blanchard, Kid Acne and Paul Morrison. Printing Sheffield forms a snapshot of the current scene and includes works for sale so that you too can participate in the print revolution.

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Sheffield & the First World WarUntil 1 Mar 2015Weston Park

Recording Britain3 Apr–2 Nov 2014Millennium Gallery

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, a conflict which impacted on millions of people all over the world. As museums around the UK mark the Centenary, this new exhibition explores Sheffield’s experience of a global tragedy.

Sheffield and the First World War draws on the first hand experiences of Sheffield’s people, both at home and on military service, and tells their stories through objects and documents from the city’s collections. From poignant personal possessions, to mementoes brought back to Sheffield from the front, the exhibition will illustrate the very local and personal impact of the war to end all wars.

Exhibition supported by The Church Burgesses Educational Foundation and the Sheffield Town Trust.

In the winter of 1939 an extraordinary art project was begun. Beneath the spectres of invasion and aerial bombing, the Scheme for Recording the Changing Face of Britain rapidly commissioned artists to paint ‘places and buildings of characteristic national interest’.

The resulting collection of over 1500 paintings created a remarkable, yet highly selective, snapshot of a fast-changing country. Now held by the V&A, highlights from the Recording Britain collection will tour to Sheffield for the first time in 2014.

Recording Britain features paintings by prolific artists such as John Piper and Kenneth Rowntree, alongside work by contemporary artists including Richard Long, David Nash and Laura Oldfield Ford.

David Jagger (1891–1958), Portrait of Charles Jagger, 1917 © the Artist’s estateKenneth Rowntree, Grainfoot Farm, Derwentdale, Derbyshire, 1940 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Given by the Pilgrim Trust.

Exhibitions

Drawing the Line10 July–16 Aug 2014Graves Gallery

For centuries, drawing has been used as a tool to communicate ideas, express ourselves and make sense of the world. From documenting archaeology and natural science to the first preliminary sketches of artists and designers, it is used both to problem solve and as a starting point, where the imagination can run wild.

This exhibition brings together drawings from across Sheffield’s collections representing art, history and science. Works featured include an architectural study by John Ruskin, metalwork designs by Joyce Himsworth, Thomas Bateman’s book ‘Illustrations of Antiquity’ and Walter Sickert’s study for the painting ‘La Parisienne’.

Alongside the displays, artist Paul Evans will be creating new work for Museums Sheffield inspired by nature. This exhibition is part of Drawing the Summer (see page 20).

Mark Gertler - Figure Studies, 1919, © Museums Sheffield

Recording Britain Now28 Jun–12 Oct 2014Millennium Gallery

April–September

Museums Sheffield is thrilled to host the second John Ruskin Prize for art in 2014. Responding to the theme of Recording Britain Now, and inspired by the Recording Britain exhibition on tour from the V&A, the Prize is open to both amateur and professional artists.

Recording Britain Now will feature the work of the Ruskin Prize winner and 14 runners-up. Drawings, paintings, prints and mixed-media work will present a fresh view of urban or rural environments over 70 years since the original Recording Britain project sought to do the same.

The John Ruskin Prize 2014 is part of the Campaign for Drawing and is a collaboration with the Guild of St George.

Laura Oldfield Ford, (Untitled), from the series Elegy for Lammas Land 2008–9 © the Artist

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Made in China: An Imperial Ming Vase12 Jul–5 Oct 2014Weston Park

Picture the Poet3 Sep–29 Nov 2014Graves Gallery

In the early 15th century, China was a global superpower and the Ming dynasty’s imperial courts led taste in arts and culture. Discover how and why this iconic blue-and-white porcelain vase, on tour from the British Museum, represents a crucial period in China’s history. Sheffield-based artists Jane Elliot and Jonathan Wilkinson have been commissioned to create contemporary work for display alongside the vase.

A British Museum Tour, supported by BP.

Benjamin Zephaniah, Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy are just a few examples of the poets included in this new touring exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery.

Picture the Poet brings together images of some of the most important poets of our times by equally well-known and respected photographers living today, providing an insight into the people who have crafted images for our imaginations out of words. The portraits cover a variety of themes including sense of place, love, loss, identity and struggle and include over six decades of artistic production from the 1950s to the present day.

Large porcelain flask painted with underglaze blue decoration. Made in Jingdezhen, China. Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period, 1426–1435. © The Trustees of the British Museum Benjamin Zephaniah by Donald MacLellan ©Donald MacLellan

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Yorkshire in Yellow

31 May–7 SepMillennium Gallery

To celebrate the Grand Départ of the Tour de France this summer we’ve teamed up with Made North to create an original showcase for Yorkshire’s creative talent.

There are few cycling accolades as prized and revered as the ‘Maillot Jaume’, or yellow jersey. Yorkshire in Yellow invites contemporary artists, designers, and creatives with a Yorkshire connection to design their own tribute to the ‘Maillot Jaume’ in the form of a yellow T shirt for display in the Millennium Gallery. Budding designers can contribute their own ideas at museums-sheffield.org.uk

Yorkshire in Yellow is part of the official Yorkshire Festival 2014 and is a partnership between Museums Sheffield and Made North, a platform for northern designer/makers.

Natural Connections

From 24 MayWeston Park

Museums Sheffield has partnered with Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust to create a new permanent display at Weston Park museum. Using Greno Wood in north Sheffield as an example, Natural Connections looks at how wildlife and green spaces all connect to each other. Check out our giant food web, watch a cartoon showing why woods are important and get up close and personal to creepy crawlies using the 3D microscope. Natural Connections has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Our City, Our Objects

10 May–5 OctWeston Park

This display brings together 10 objects from Sheffield’s collections which each tell a different story about the city. Selected by members of the public through online nominations, events and visits to the Museums Sheffield store, they range from a beautiful medieval tile from Beauchief Abbey to a contemporary handcrafted Bowie knife. Our City, Our Objects is a collaboration between Museums Sheffield, the Sheffield Visual Art Group and the University of Sheffield.

Tile from Beauchief Abbey, around 1325–1365 AD, © Museums Sheffield

Grenoside Woods, Photo by Alan Silvester

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Little Gems

28 Apr–1 Sep Millennium Gallery

Since 2005, thanks to the support of Sheffield’s Assay Office, emerging designer-silversmiths from Sheffield’s Yorkshire Artspace have had the chance to exhibit their work at the Millennium Gallery through the Little Gems programme. This year silversmith and jeweller Jen Ricketts will show a new piece celebrating Sheffield’s industrial heritage and its skyline, old and new.

50th Anniversary of Sheffield Biological Records Centre

8 July–Sept 2014 Weston Park

2014 sees the 50th anniversary of Sheffield’s Biological Records Centre. The organisation, originally founded at Weston Park museum and now run by Sheffield City Ecology Unit, records sightings of wildlife in our region. This display, put together in partnership with the Ecology Unit, will commemorate and highlight the work of this unsung hero of local wildlife and green space conservation.

The Wonder of Work: Prints of War & Industry by Joseph Pennell 5 Jul–13 DecGraves Gallery

This display of prints by American artist Joseph Pennell shows the power and scale of the First World War munitions works. Pennell captured the major industrial changes which transformed England’s land and cityscapes in 1916. These lithograph prints are a unique artistic record of war work on the Home Front and show men and women making munitions in the new iron mines and weapons factories.

Red Underwing Moth, © Museums Sheffield

Joseph Pennell, The Big Bug, 1916, © Museums Sheffield

Previous work by Jen Ricketts, London Bracelet, 2013. Photo by Graham Oakes

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Conservation AppealFriends chose this painting as the focus of our 2014 fundraising appeal. You can help us restore it for tomorrow’s art lovers.

Donate online at museums-sheffield.org.uk

Bridge and white rails at Bridgehouses, Unknown Artist (about 1840)

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Friends’ Chatsworth preview evening

Conservation Appeal

We need to raise £3,100 to restore the iconic view of Bridgehouses pictured on the opposite page. Visit our website to find out more and look out for our accompanying programme of lunchtime talks on our events pages, where you can find out more about oil painting conservation and the history behind our chosen work.

Graves Gallery Sat 22 Feb – Sat 9 Aug 2014

Museums Sheffield is a registered charity. We exist to help our visitors connect with art, science, history, nature, and each other.

The support of our visitors keeps our galleries open and our exhibitions free for everyone to enjoy.

Donations maintain our learning programme for schools, adults and community groups, and help us to care for, conserve, and display Sheffield’s wonderful collections.

We wouldn’t be here without you.

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Friends Programme 2014:Afternoon Tea at the Graves 29 April - Conservation Special

Manchester City Art Gallery 15 May - Talk & Tour

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Evening 10 June - Evening Talk & Tour

Brodsworth Hall 18 June - Talk & Tour

The Turner Glass Museum 1 July - University of Sheffield Talk & Tour

Mondrian at Tate Liverpool 16 July - Talk & Tour

Chatsworth Preview Evening Date TBC - Exclusive preview

Come here often? Join the Friends today to be the first to hear about our new programme, receive shop discounts, and enjoy this season’s Friends events.

Visit museums-sheffield.org.uk/shop or call our Fundraising Team on 0114 278 2610 today.

Craft Club

Every Monday, excluding school holidays

10.30am–12.30pm

Millennium Gallery

Get involved in making and creating using knitting, stitching and crochet in a laid back, creative atmosphere.

Free, no need to book. Suitable for adults of all abilities

Regular Classes

The Graves Art Club

Every Friday, excluding school holidays

10.30am–12.30pm

Graves Gallery

Find inspiration in the Graves Gallery and try your hand at drawing, watercolour, acrylic, ink, collage and printing.

£5/£4.50. Pay on the day at the shop. Suitable for adults of all abilities

Life Drawing

Every Friday, excluding school holidays

10.30am–12.30pm

Millennium Gallery

Develop your drawing skills working from a nude model with support from one of our regular artist tutors.

£8/£7.20. Pay on the day at the shop. Suitable for adults of all abilities

April–September

EventsDate Event Time Site Price

April

Sat 5 Apr Collagraph and Dry-Point Printing Workshop

10am–4pm Millennium Gallery £50, book in advance

Join local artist Peter York for an introduction to collagraph and dry-point printing techniques. The workshop will include a demonstration of the process as well as an opportunity to create your own print.

Fri 25 Apr LIVE LATE: They Shoot Videos, Don’t They?

7–10.30pm Millennium Gallery Free, no need to book

Join us for a night of art, music and creative interaction. With your help, we’ll be shooting an entire music video in one evening, along with enjoying some great live music and a pay bar.

Sat 26 Apr Dry-Point Print Making with Neil Woodall


Explore the possibilities of dry-point technique with printmaker Neil Woodall. Discover how to use different lines on a plate, achieve areas of texture and use colour.

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Date Event Time Site Price

Wed 30 Apr Archaeology Finds Afternoon

2–4pm Weston Park Free, no need to book

Every year many thousands of archaeological objects are discovered by members of the public. Bring along your own archaeological finds to Weston Park museum for identification and recording by your local Finds Liaison Officer, Amy Downes.

May

Thu 1 May Lunchtime Talk: What’s in Store for the Castle?

1–1.45pm Weston Park Free, please book in advance

As the ‘Sheffield Castle Revealed’ display comes to an end, Curator Helen Harman talks about the objects in Sheffield’s collection relating to the Castle.

Thu 1 May A Walk of Art 7–9pm Graves Gallery £6, please book in advance

Take a unique evening tour of the Graves Gallery and hear Sheffield’s art collection interpreted through choral music and spoken word. A joint event from Sheffield Libraries, Museums Sheffield and members of the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus as part of the Multi-Story Sheffield Library Festival.

Please book in advance on 0114 273 4727 or email [email protected]

Wed 7 May Lunchtime Talk: Sheffield 1914: Lives and Headlines

1–1.45pm Weston Park Free, no need to book

What was life like in Sheffield 100 years ago? How did people experience the outbreak of the First World War? Dr Adrian Bingham and Dr Helen Smith from the University of Sheffield will shed light on the city and its citizens in 1914.

Sat 10 May First World War Discovery Day

11am–3.30pm Weston Park Free, no need to book

Join Museums Sheffield staff and colleagues from the University of Sheffield’s Sheffield 1914: Lives and Headlines project. Bring in First World War items (objects, documents or photographs), and hear more about the Sheffield 1914 project. Part of the University of Sheffield Faculty of Arts and Humanities In the City programme, funded by Arts Enterprise.

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Like our talks? Let us come to you. This year we are taking a selection of our lunchtime talks out to groups in Sheffield. Email [email protected] to find out more.

Events


Sat 10 May Pole Position Tour 12noon tour in Polish & 1.30pm tour in English

Graves Gallery Free, no need to book

Join Anna Kucewicz for a short introductory tour of the exhibition and discover more about some of the artists and their lives in England. The same tour will be given once in Polish and once in English.

Sat 10 May Sheffield Print Fair at Millennium Gallery

10am–4pm Millennium Gallery £1 entry, pay on door

We’re teaming up with Sheffield Print Fair for a very special seller’s fair at the Millennium Gallery, showcasing the best of Sheffield’s printing talent to celebrate the Printing Sheffield exhibition. Sellers please contact [email protected] for information on booking a stall.

Thu 15 May Lunchtime Talk: Bridgehouses Before the Flood

1–1.45pm Graves Gallery Free, no need to book

Join Curator Hannah Brignell to find out more about the area depicted in the oil painting chosen for this year’s Conservation Appeal. See pages 8–9 to find out more.

Sat 17 & Sun 18 May

Human and Animal Like Robots

10.30am–4pm Weston Park Free, no need to book

Come along and see the Sheffield Centre for Robotics (Scentro) demonstrate two amazing robots, a humanoid robot called Zeno and a cuddly robot seal called Paro.

Sat 17 May LIVE LATE: IDAHO Museums at Night


Join us to celebrate IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) as part of Museums at Night 2014. Expect music from our resident DJs, talks and a pay bar, along with the chance to enjoy the Gallery after hours.

Thu 22 May Lunchtime Talk: Printing Sheffield - We Live Here


Join Jonathan Wilkinson of printmakers We Live Here to find out more about his printmaking practice, what inspires him and how he goes about capturing Sheffield and other places dear to him in print.

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April–September Events


Fri 23 May Chaplin in the Park 9–11pm Weston Park Free, no need to book

In the beautiful surroundings of Weston Park, laugh out loud along to three Chaplin classics – A Dog’s Life, Shoulder Arms, and The Pilgrim - projected onto the facade of the museum. Bring a cushion and wrap up warm for an unforgettable evening in partnership with Sheffield University Concerts.

June

Wed 4 Jun Lunchtime Talk: 20th Century British Wood Engraving


Historian Clare Griffiths discusses the development of British wood engraving, as illustrated in the Against the Grain display. Discover the connections between wood engraving and book illustration and see some of the striking images that resulted from these attempts to ‘draw with light’.

Thu 5 Jun Lunchtime Talk: Conserving Sheffield’s Collections


A chance to meet painting conservator Gillian Walker, discover how oil paintings are restored and find out more about the need to conserve Sheffield’s collections for the future.

Thu 5 Jun Tour of Redmires Training Camp

6.30pm Meet at Redmires car park

Free, please book in advance

On 5 December, 1914, the newly formed Sheffield City Battalion marched up to Redmires Camp to begin infantry training. The traces of the trench systems and other features dug by the battalion can still be seen today. Join Helen Ullathorne from the University of Sheffield on a 1-2 hour tour of the site.

Sat 7 Jun Introduction to Woodcut Printmaking


Taking inspiration from the Printing Sheffield exhibition, printmaker Samantha Groom will show you how to carve and print an original woodcut. Experiment with techniques to create a range of colourful prints to take home.


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Events


Wed 11 Jun Lunchtime Talk: Plage en Normandie, by Eugéne Boudin


Friend of Museums Sheffield, Robert Murray will discuss Eugéne Louis Boudin and his painting Plage en Normandie, France 1890, part of Sheffield’s collection on display at the Graves Gallery.

Thu 12 Jun Lunchtime Talk: Growing up in the Ice Age


The Ice Age was harsh, cold and unforgiving, so what was it like for those who had to live in it? Learn about our not-so-distant ancestors and their ‘cousins’ the Neanderthals, what they ate, how they lived and what happened to them. Join Friend of Museums Sheffield, Thomas Brown, for this lunchtime talk.

Wed 18 Jun Archaeology Handling Session


Get hands-on with archaeology at our afternoon handling sessions in the History Lab at Weston Park museum.

Fri 20 Jun LIVE LATE: Back to the Drawing Board


June’s Live Late event is themed as part of our Drawing the Summer programme. Expect everything arty - from live art creation to drawing workshops and oversize Pictionary. A pay bar will steady your drawing hand.

Wed 25 June Our City, Our Objects 1–1.45pm Weston Park Free, no need to book

From a medieval tile to a Bowie knife, join MA students from the University of Sheffield to find out about the objects on show in the Our City, Our Objects display and why they were chosen by people in Sheffield.

Sat 28 Jun Dragonflies at Rabbit Ings

11am–2 pm Rabbit Ings main car park

Free, no need to book

Join Curator Alistair McLean to search for damsel and dragonflies around Rabbit Ings Country Park. Meet at Rabbit Ings main car park, off Lund Hill Lane near Royston (see website for details).

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April–September Events museums-sheffield.org.uk


July

Wed 2 Jul Inspired by Ruskin: Behind the Scenes

1.30–3pm Millennium Gallery £8, book in advance (limited availability)

Join Curator Louise Pullen for a tour behind the scenes of the Ruskin Collection, followed by a chance to look closely at some of the beautifully illustrated books from the collection’s historic library.

Thu 3 Jul Lunchtime Talk: Ego Geometria Sum


Join Museums Sheffield volunteer Laura Feltham as she discusses the subject of her BA dissertation, Helen Chadwick’s enigmatic Ego Geometria Sum sculpture.

Tue 8 Jul Lunchtime Talk: Recording Britain


Join Curator Gill Saunders from the V&A for an insight into the Recording Britain exhibition, the project which created the work on display, and an introduction to postwar art which has explored similar concerns.

Fri 11 – Sun 13 Jul

Sheffield BioBlitz 2014 3–3pm Weston Park Free, no need to book

Join us for the 3rd annual BioBlitz, when we’ll attempt to record as much of Sheffield’s wildlife as possible in a 48 hour period. Run in conjunction with Sheffield City Council Ecology Unit and Sorby Natural History Society. Bring in records or specimens of creepy crawlies you’ve seen, join our experts on field trips around Sheffield or send your sightings by email to [email protected].

Fri 11 Jul Ecclesall Wood Moths 8.30pm to midnight

Ecclesall Wood Free, no need to book

Join ecologist Richard Harris to look for night flying moths in Ecclesall Wood as part of the Sheffield BioBlitz 2014. You’ll need sensible shoes, warm clothes and a torch. Please note this event will be cancelled if it is windy or rainy. See our website for details.

Meet at the JG Graves Woodland Discovery Centre off Abbey Lane.

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Events


Fri 11 Jul Bats About Weston Park

8.30–11pm Meet at Weston Park museum entrance


Learn the basics of using a bat detector and find out which species of bat can be found living around Weston and Crookes Valley Parks as part of the Sheffield BioBlitz 2014. You’ll need sensible shoes, warm clothes and a torch.

Sat 12 Jul Creative Writing Day: Location, Location

10.30am–3pm Millennium Gallery £25, book in advance

Use the Recording Britain exhibition as inspiration for creative writing. Who lived in these places? What was happening behind their cottage doors? Working with writer and artist Sue Shaw, people a landscape with your own characters and create stories from the clues provided by a specific era and location.

Sat 12 Jul Shire Brook Bug Count 10.30am– 12.30pm

Shire Brook Valley Free, no need to book

Join Sorby Natural History Society expert, Derek Whiteley, for a count of the bugs living in the Shire Brook Valley local nature reserve as part of the Sheffield BioBlitz 2014. Sensible footwear is advised. See our website for details.

Meet at the visitor centre on Stone Lane.

Sat 12 Jul Bats of the Porter Valley

9–11pm Meet at Forge Dam Cafe


Join Sorby Natural History Society expert, Derek Whiteley for a late night walk down the Porter Valley in search of bats as part of the Sheffield BioBlitz 2014. You’ll need sensible shoes, warm clothes and a torch. See our website for details.

Tue 15 Jul Archaeology Finds Afternoon


Every year many thousands of archaeological objects are discovered by members of the public. Bring along your own archaeological finds to Weston Park museum for identification and recording by your local Finds Liaison Officer, Amy Downes. Part of the Festival of British Archaeology

Wed 16 Jul Stone City: Sheffield’s Forgotten Past

2–4pm Weston Park Free, book in advance

Long before the Romans or Celts, thriving communities inhabited the hills we now call Steel City. Archaeologist Tim Cockrell introduces the lost world of the city’s Stone and Bronze Ages, showing how ancient stone tools can help us to piece together Sheffield’s forgotten past. Part of the Festival of British Archaeology.

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Thur 17 Jul Lunchtime Talk: Ming China in Blue-and-White


Yu-ping Luk, Project Curator from the British Museum, introduces the stunning 15th century blue-and-white vase on display at Weston Park and explores aspects of the Chinese Ming dynasty (1358–1644) this vase embodies.

Fri 25– Sun 27 Jul

Tramlines Festival 2014 Millennium Gallery Festival wristbands needed for entry

The Millennium Gallery will once again become a Tramlines Festival stage as part of Sheffield’s popular annual music festival. Check Tramlines listings for details of bands and times. In association with PRISM contemporary art events.

See www.tramlines.org.uk for details

August

Thu 7 Aug Bats of Wards End 8.30–11pm Wards End Bridge Free, no need to book

Join Curator of Natural Sciences, Alistair McLean, to look for bats in the annual Daubenton’s Bat survey. Sensible shoes, warm clothes and a torch are a must for this ex-industrial riverside site.

Meet at Wards End Bridge, at the junction of Livesey Street and Club Mill Road.

September

Wed 3 Sep Archaeology Handling Session


Get hands-on with archaeology at these afternoon handling sessions in the History Lab at Weston Park museum.

Wed 3 Sep Lunchtime Talk: Sheffield’s Art Collection


A personal guided tour around Sheffield’s visual art collection by Friend of Museums Sheffield, Christine Green.

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Wed 10 Sep Lunchtime Talk: The Ruskin Collection


Join Friend of Museums Sheffield, Lynda Overall, for a personal introduction to her favourites from Sheffield’s unique Ruskin Collection of art and artefacts.

Wed 17 Sep Inspired by Ruskin: Behind the Scenes

1–1.30pm Millennium Gallery £8, book in advance (limited availability)

Join Curator Louise Pullen for a tour behind the scenes of the Ruskin Collection, followed by a chance to look closely at some of the beautifully illustrated books from the collection’s historic library.

Thurs 25 Sep Lunchtime Talk: Picture the Poet


Clare Freestone, Associate Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery will discuss the work of a selection of photographers choosing to portray literary subjects, including Mark Gerson, Norman McBeath, Maud Sulter and Madeleine Waller.

Fri 26 Sep LIVE LATE: Craft Jam


Join us for an evening of live music and craft activities – grab a beer, enjoy music curated by our in-house DJs and live musicians, and get crafty. You’ll have the chance to learn new skills, watch demonstrations and get creative in the Gallery after hours.

Sat 27 Sep Freehand Machine Sewing


Join local craft makers Running with Scissors as they use the Recording Britain exhibition as inspiration for ‘freehand machine sewing’, a technique a little like sketching by moving the paper rather than the pencil with the only limit your imagination!

Tue 30 Sep Lunchtime Talk: Mary Queen of Scots - The Captive Queen

1–1.45pm Weston Park Free, book in advance

Join David Templeman to discover the fascinating story of Mary’s years in captivity in and around Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and South Notts. Instead of the benign period portrayed by her biographers, David will convey the intrigue, passion, plots and escape attempts of these years.

April–September

How to Book Many of our events are free and you can just turn up, but for those listed as ‘book in advance’ please call 0114 278 2655 or email [email protected] to reserve places.

Join the Friends of Museums Sheffield to receive 15% discount on paid events. See p9 for details.

Find out more about all of our events at museums-sheffield.org.uk


Every Monday during term time

Little Explorers 10.30–11.30am Weston Park

£5 per session or book in advance (7 sessions for £30)

Our arty crafty get-a-little-bit-messy sessions are perfect for your little one to have fun and explore with art. With a different theme each week and our staff doing the clearing up, it’s the perfect start to the week.

Suitable for 1–5 years

Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the school holidays

Holiday Activity - Discovery Days

1–4pm Weston Park


Join us at Weston Park for our drop-in Discovery Days where Sheffield’s collections inspire the whole family to get creative. Please note all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Every Wednesday during the school holidays

Get Crafty 10am–12noon All our sites Book in advance, £4 per child

At all our sites – please check our website for more details

Are you looking for affordable and creative activities for the school holiday? Join one of our sessions, inspired by our current exhibitions and permanent collections, try new skills and make something to take home afterwards. Please note all children must be accompanied by an adult.

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For our full range of family activities please visit our website or pick up a copy of our Things for families to do together leaflet.

Art of DissentMark Thomas, Tracey Moberly, Greg Matthews and Rikki Blue

Wed 21–Wed 28 May

Millennium Gallery Free Exhibition

Traditionally comics finish touring the country by releasing a DVD. Mark Thomas finishes his with an art exhibition. In the course of a year Mark attempted to commit 100 acts of minor dissent. Some were successful, some were silly, some failed and some were beautiful: the Art of Dissent is a celebration of the project.

An Evening with Mark Thomas: Comedy and DissentWed 21 May & Wed 28 May

7pm, Millennium Gallery £5

Please book in advance on 0114 278 2655 or email [email protected].

Mark Thomas celebrates the end of his mission to commit 100 acts of minor dissent with a talk about the ideas and inspirations behind the show they inspired and the resulting exhibition. A Q & A will follow.

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Drawing the Summer

5 May–7 SeptemberMillennium Gallery & Graves Gallery

Anyone can draw, it just takes practice. This summer Museums Sheffield is asking the city to reacquaint itself with this ancient (and handy) skill.

Drawing the Summer is a programme of events, workshops and masterclasses, along with talks by a host of people for whom drawing is an essential skill, from architects and designers to medics and musicians. A new drawing trail will encourage you to explore Sheffield and draw things you may never have noticed before.

Visitors to the Millennium and Graves galleries can enjoy inspiring drawings and brand new works from Kyra Cane, Paul Evans, Neil Webb and Roanna Wells.

Keep an eye on www.museums-sheffield.org.uk for programme details. It’s time to pick up your pencil. Paul Evans, Leviathan. Photo by Dan Sumption

Events April–September

Staff Team Building DaysWeston Park museum offers a unique and rewarding location to bring your staff together in one of our structured team building days. Build an Ancient Greek Parthenon, have a go at printmaking, complete a cryptic treasure hunt and end the day with a buffet and a glass of wine on our cafe terrace.

For more information visit our website or contact [email protected] or call 0114 278 2675

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