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Experience Barnsley Shortlisted
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Experience Barnsley
Discover the stories of the town and borough told by the people of Barnsley
Opening times
Experience Barnsley is now re-open.
Open Monday - Friday 9am until 4pm. Saturday 10am until 3:30pm. Barnsley Archives and Discovery Centre - Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 10am until 4pm. Tuesdays 10am until 6pm
Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2TA
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Experience Barnsley
The Teeny Time Travellers Club
Step though a time machine, take part in a quest in the museum, play, sing, make, eat a snack and listen to a story in our action packed weekly sessions for children under 5 and their grown ups.
From the Museum Collections
Quilted Housecoat by McLintock & Sons
With this year marking the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922, Barnsley is set to celebrate with a unique exhibition.
Dan Snow’s ‘History Hit’ features the latest exhibition in Experience Barnsley Museum
‘Tut' 22: The life of Tutankhamun’, a new exhibition recently opened at Experience Barnsley Museum will be featured on the latest edition of History Hit.
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Smallest Museum in South Yorkshire is home to Tutankhamun
South Yorkshire has a brand-new museum, which may well be the smallest one in the area.
Experience Barnsley Museum wins Best Accessible Museum in Family Friendly Museum Award 2022
The Experience Barnsley Museums in Barnsley has won Best Accessible Museum in the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award 2022, it was announced at an awards ceremony in London on Wednesday (19 October 2022).
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