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Exhibition: Stories of Childhood

Experience Barnsley Museum

Exhibition: Stories of Childhood

Explore, reminisce and play! From christenings to cricket, samplers to school hats, toys and teddies, discover over a hundred years of growing up in Barnsley. 

Saturday Storytelling Film Shows

The Learning Lab

Saturday Storytelling Film Shows

We've searched our video archive to put together a film show packed with stories children will love this summer! Watch as well known stories like Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Gingerbread Man are brought to life!

Toys! Toys! Toys!

Experience Barnsley

Toys! Toys! Toys!

Toys, Toys, Toys Join us for a day of play! Finding out about and play with toys from the past. Make your own toys to take home.

SENsational

Experience Barnsley

SENsational

ake part in our unique, multisensory session for families with PMLD, autism and who are neurodiverse.

Behind the Scenes tour

Archives & Local Studies

Behind the Scenes tour

Meet the archivist for a tour around the strongrooms to see how we look after the borough's collections, hear about our conservation work and our plans for the future.

Sports Day

Experience Barnsley

Sports Day

Remember those heady days when you almost won the egg and spoon and came second from last in the sack race? Join us at Experience Barnsley for some old school sporty fun.