New blog!📖

Our latest article looks back on the Historic England Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust EldonStreetHAZ project, 'Know Your Neighbourhood' aimed at combating loneliness and Isolation

From film shows to natter cafés, memory boxes & art for wellbeing:

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Fab news! 🥳Delighted to announce our touring exhibition 'Resurrecting #Ancient #Egypt : a Monumental #Yorkshire Journey' will be coming to the Treasure House in beautiful #Beverley in the autumn accompanied by Egypt-related content from East Riding Museums collections #ancientegyptyorks

This is a #MayDay tradition we were unaware about! Instead we've been busy dancing around a maypole and crowning a Queen.

We have our Virtual Victorian session available to book. Bring your local history topic to life in the classroom with this 45 minute online session, complete with films and follow up activities. Email [email protected] to find out more! #schooltrip

If you're looking for ideas for a future fancy dress party....

#InternationalJazzDay

As we have exhibitions at Experience Barnsley Museum & The Cooper Gallery celebrating the life of Brian Wildsmith we thought we'd search our own collections for animals and fill a #BarnsleyArk

We begin with a ceramic figure of a Hippo by Rosemary Wren

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This beautiful brooch is now on display in a new area of Experience Barnsley Museum called Chamber Of Treasures made possible thanks to support from Department for Culture, Media and Sport the Wolfson Foundation Arts Council England and Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust

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🧩 #MuseumJigsaws 🧩

Your puzzle for today is: My Cat by Grace P from Horizon CC Official

Simply follow this link ➡ bit.ly/CooperJigsaw14…

This artwork features in the Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars: The Next Generation exhibition in the Sadler Room

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Are you impressed by our accessible and inclusive offer at @CoooperBarnsley?

As part of the Best Accessible Museum Award, Kids in Museums celebrate cultural venues that provide an excellent family-friendly experience.

To give us a nomination, visit bit.ly/49AO2nh.

Hats off to Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens and Barnsley Museums for providing such fun on a rainy Sunday. Littlest one kept wandering into rooms & saying ‘OOH’ ❤️

Our latest #MakatonMonday video is a Barnsley Football Club rattle which is on display in Experience Barnsley: Museum & Discovery Centre

Watch more videos like these on our website barnsley-museums.com/accessibility/…

Kids in Museums The Makaton Charity

We're starting the week by reading all your lovely comments about our #TaylorSwift thread

We missed one though, pink and orange the same colour as Jackie our 1960s Giggles Doll

🧩 #MuseumJigsaws 🧩

Your puzzle for today is: 'Dog Took Great Care of The Wounded Ducks' by Brian Wildsmith

Simply follow this link ➡ bit.ly/CooperJigsaw14…

From 'Hunter and His Dog' 1979. This painting features in our new exhibition, Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars