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Brick by Brick , A 20-21 Visual Arts Centre Touring Exhibition, International LEGO® Brick Art Opens at Barnsley Museums Gallery@The Glass Works
The Brick by Brick exhibition gathers the work of 18 artists, designers and photographers from around the world who use LEGO® bricks as their medium or inspiration.
Charlie Murphy: Brains in a Dish – Creative Responses to Cutting-edge Dementia Research
An exciting new immersive exhibition which celebrates art and science opens at Barnsley’s Cooper Gallery and Glass Works Digital Space this October.
Barnsley Museums Shortlisted for a Fantastic for Families Awards
Family Arts Campaign have announced those who have made an outstanding contribution to family and age friendly arts and culture in 2021-22. Barnsley Museums are pleased to announce that they have been shortlisted for a Fantastic for Families Award.
Barnsley Archives win National Award
Barnsley Archives and Local Studies are winners of the Archives and Records Association ‘Record Keeping Service’ of the year award 2022.
Festival celebrates Barnsley’s Healthy Holiday programme
A special family event celebrating the success of the Barnsley Healthy Holidays programme and the end of a wonderful summer will be taking place at Elsecar Heritage Centre on Thursday, 25 August between 12noon and 4pm.
Tickets on sale for poetry performance of exclusive work by Simon Armitage and the band LYR
Tickets are on sale for a poetry performance with a difference… Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, and the band LYR will be premiering a performance of a new an exclusive collection of poems and lyrics titled ‘Barnsley – An Unnatural History’
Everything you need to know about Eldon Street in new exhibition
A new exhibition sharing fascinating stories about one of Barnsley’s most iconic streets, Eldon Street, will be opening in Barnsley Museums at The Glass Works.
School art competition offers welcome to refugees
A school art competition around the theme of ‘Welcome’, showcasing all that Barnsley has to offer will be on display in Barnsley Museums Digital at The Glassworks from Monday, 1 to Sunday, 7 August.
Barnsley’s Telephone box becomes a Tellapoem
People will be familiar with the traditional red telephone boxes on the corner of Church Street, which have been part of the towns backdrop for decades. However, now through funding secured via the Eldon Street HAZ project they have been transformed into cultural hubs, with one becoming the world’s first tellapoem box.