Museums Sheffield: Weston Park

Museums Sheffield: Weston Park
Weston Park
Western Bank
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 2TP
England

Website

www.museums-sheffield.org.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

info@museums-sheffield.org.uk

Telephone

Bookings for Tours, Talks, Events and School Trips

0114 278 2655

Main Reception

0114 278 2600

All information is drawn or provided by the venues themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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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.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Mon - Sat 10.00-17.00
Sun 11.00-16.00

Closes 4pm every day 30 October 2011 - 25 March 2012

 Admission charges

Admission free, except for some special events.

Additional info

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.

Collection details

World Cultures, Coins and Medals, Natural Sciences, Social History

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Sheffield Castle Revealed

  • 9 November 2013 — 5 May 2014 *on now

Sheffield’s Castle Market is relocating to the Moor and interest is growing in the remains of the medieval castle which lie beneath the existing, 1960’s-built market.

This display features objects and images from excavations of the site carried out in the early 20th century by Albert Leslie Armstrong and Leslie Butcher.

Website

http://www.​museums-​sheffield.​org.​uk

Workers at Templeborough National Projectile Factory

Sheffield & the First World War

  • 19 February 2014 — 1 March 2015 *on now

Sheffield & 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.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

Free

Website

http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
Brain

Inside Your Mind: Discover Psychology

  • 14 March 2014 10am-3:30pm

Find out what fascinating things researchers at Sheffield University are trying to answer about the brain, behaviour, emotion and cognition. Experience some visual illusions and see how our brain can trick how we see things. Suitable for All.

Suitable for

  • Any age
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.

Sheffield Wildlife Watch Club

http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/coresite/html/events.asp?site=19&id=1069

Sheffield Wildlife Trust and Museums Sheffield have joined forces and are looking for nature detectives aged 5–13 years to join a new group, to explore the outdoors and have fun getting closer to wildlife. The club meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month, 11.00-12.30.

How to obtain

Sessions are free, with a small charge for refreshments.Do book in advance as places are limited. Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. For further details about Wildlife Watch or to book a place, please call 0114 263 4335.

Art Cart

Join the Art Cart for some creative fun as it travels around the Museum, for children aged 4-11 years from 11.30-15.45.

How to obtain

Art Cart is free - just drop in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, contact info@museums-sheffield.org.uk.

Breaking Chains - Sheffield Civil Rights

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=460

Exploring the role local campaigners played in securing worker rights in Sheffield, by looking at a dramaisation of a visit to Sheffield by Olaudah Equiano, a former slave who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade.

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Txt Manor: Mary Queen of Scots in Sheffield

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=321

Describing a community project with young people at risk of exclusion on the Manor estates in Sheffield. Young people learned about historical facts and characters through drama and art based sessions. The resource also provides information about Sheffield Manor Lodge and the lives of Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, George Talbot and Bess of Hardwick.

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
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