Museums Sheffield: Weston Park
Weston Park
Western Bank
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 2TP
England
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At Museums Sheffield: Weston Park you can explore the world and its past, from millions of years ago to the present day.
Children and adults will love the animated new displays, specially designed to delight even our littlest explorers. From Egyptian Mummies, to a traditional butchers shop. From Snowy the polar bear, to living ants and bees. The city's amazing collections of beautiful, varied and unusual treasures will be brought to life by fascinating histories, incredible facts and hands-on interactives.
Fun-filled, creative activities are available daily for families and school groups. An attractive new café serves fresh and tasty refreshments. All this, combined with regularly changing exhibitions and displays, means there are plenty of reasons to return time after time.
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Museum
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There are up to 6 disabled spaces given by the University of Sheffield off Mushroom lane opposite the entrance to the terrace leading to the café. There is access through here straight onto the terrace area and up to the main entrance or through the café.
The Seven Treasures: Japanese Enamels from the V&A
Enamelling is a painstaking and time-consuming craft, a fact often obscured by the polished brilliance of the finished objects. Between 1880 and 1910, the Japanese enamelling industry reached a level of exquisite sophistication that would later come to be regarded as a Golden Age. This exhibition showcases some of the most beautiful Japanese enamels in the V&A's extensive collection, alongside enamels produced in Sheffield, showing different but not unrelated traditions and techniques.
Open Mon–Fri 10am– 4pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am–4pm.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
The Seven Treasures: Japanese Enamels from the V&A
Enamelling is a painstaking and time-consuming craft, a fact often obscured by the polished brilliance of the finished objects. Between 1880 and 1910, the Japanese enamelling industry reached a level of exquisite sophistication that would later come to be regarded as a Golden Age. This exhibition showcases some of the most beautiful Japanese enamels in the V&A’s extensive collection, alongside enamels produced in Sheffield, showing different but not unrelated traditions and techniques. Exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, with generous support from Edwin Davies, CBE.
Admission
Free Entry
Colour Coded
Our 21st century lives are filled with colours of an almost infinite variety. Yet creating such a rich palette hasn’t always been so easy. What we now take for granted is the legacy of an enduring human obsession with harnessing natural colour for our own purposes.
This brand new exhibition, created by Museums Sheffield, and drawing on the city’s collections, celebrates the history, science and significance of colour throughout the ages. From the first synthetic dye that set the Victorian fashion world ablaze, to the colourful art of Patrick Caulfield, Colour Coded will celebrate the emotional power which colour continues to hold over us.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
The First World War – Your Family History
A new exhibition in 2014 will mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War and its impact on Sheffield.
We are looking for family memories and mementoes from the war to help tell the story of Sheffield’s contribution, at home and away. Please drop in and share your family history with us.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
12:30-2:30pm
Admission
Free, no need to book
Colour Coded Launch Day
Join us as we launch the new Colour Coded exhibition in style, with colour-themed creative activities for all the family. The Museums Sheffield: Weston Park collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
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