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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.

Opportunity to support the development of Barnsley's Cultural Strategy
Barnsley Council are looking to appoint an experienced individual or organisation to work with the Project team and partners across the Borough to develop Phase 2 of Barnsley's Cultural Strategy.

Get into the festive spirit at Barnsley Museums
Make special memories this Christmas at Barnsley Museums, with an exciting variety of events over the festive period.
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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 "Christmas Eve".

Have a spooktacular time at Barnsley Museums
It is shaping up to be a fangtastic Halloween at Barnsley Museums, with an exciting range of family activities over the October half-term.

Appeal for funding to save Worsbrough Mill’s history and heritage
A fundraiser has been created by the Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust to generate the funds required for repairs and to future-proof the history and unique industrial heritage of Worsbrough Mill.

Barnsley Museums celebrates the end of a successful community and volunteering project
Barnsley Museums are inviting all to a celebration event for the end of the Elsecar Building Bridges Project at Elsecar Heritage Centre.
Curating Visibility - Recruiting for Fellowships
Do you love museums and want to begin to pursue a curatorial career? Do you define yourself as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent?