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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).
Barnsley’s Best Balls Benefit the local Community
As ‘Barnsley Serves the World: Stories from the Slazenger Factory’ draws to a close at Experience Barnsley Museum, balls used as part of the exhibition are being donated to the local community.
Experience Barnsley Museum Wins Sandford Award
Experience Barnsley Museum is delighted to announce that it has received the Sandford Award for Heritage Learning. This award is in recognition of its high-quality learning opportunities as well as outstanding audience engagement.
Experience Barnsley Museum shortlisted for national Family Friendly Museum Award
Experience Barnsley Museum has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award, it was announced today.
Barnsley Archives reaches new highs with the cataloguing of Barnsley Mountaineering Club Records
The records of the Barnsley Mountaineering Club, which were kindly donated in 2021, have been meticulously catalogued by the Barnsley Archives team for researchers to use.
Tennis Ball Challenge Puts Barnsley Back on Wimbledon Map
Barnsley was the tennis ball manufacturing capital of the world and now it’s back on centre court with a crazy, Wimbledon-themed challenge.
Unique Egyptian Exhibition to Mark 100 Years Since Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb
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.
Barnsley Archives and Local Studies nominated for an Archives and Records Association Excellence Award
Barnsley Archives and Local Studies, based alongside Experience Barnsley Museum in the Town Hall, has been nominated for an Archives and Records Association Excellence Award in the category of Record Keeping Service of the Year.