Museums & Galleries

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is a unique eighteenth century industrial works and a Scheduled Ancient Monument, made up of Grade I and Grade II listed buildings. 

APG Works

Leading popular venue for contemporary art in Sheffield, based in a well preserved mid 19thc. cutlery factory in the city centre. 

Bloc Projects

Bloc is a contemporary art-space and studio complex located in the centre of Sheffield.

Butcher Works Gallery

Gallery shop selling the most unique, hand-crafted, beautiful art and craft wares. Stocking individually made items made by local artists/designer/makers.

Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens

Cannon Hall is a stunning Georgian country house museum set in 70 acres of historic parkland and beautiful landscaped gardens. It is the perfect day out for all the family. Visitors will enjoy the sights and sounds of the past as they explore the Hall and its grounds, uncovering the stories of this unique place.

Cupola Gallery

Established in 1991 Cupola remains one of the most respected contemporary galleries for the sale and exhibition of fine art & fine craft in the north of England.

Elsecar Heritage Centre

Set within the attractive conservation village of Elsecar, Elsecar Heritage Centre is a unique family attraction and a working hub of industry.

Gage Gallery

With beautiful natural lighting and plenty of wall and floor space, gage is the perfect place to hold your exhibition or event in the heart of Sheffield.

Graves Gallery

The home of Sheffield's visual art collection since 1934, the Graves Gallery is located on the third floor of Sheffield Central Library.

Hangingwater Studio

Hangingwater Studio is a working artists’ studio found in Fulton’s Yard, a part of the Victorian workshops on Nether Green Road.

Jessop West Exhibition Space

Humanities building for Sheffield University, incorporating the English, history and modern languages departments plus public spaces and galleries.

Kelham Island Museum

Learn what it was like to live and work in Sheffield during the Industrial Revolution and see how steelmaking forged the city.

Leah's Yard

Located in the heart of the city centre on Cambridge Street, Leah's Yard is an exciting independent retail destination, home to some of Sheffield's finest independents. 

Magna Science Adventure Centre

Magna, the UK's 1st science adventure centre is set in the Templeborough steelworks in Rotherham. 

Manor Oaks Studios

In August 2010, Yorkshire Artspace expanded their workspace provision with four brand new purpose built, eco-designed studios at Manor Oaks. 

Millennium Gallery

The Millennium Gallery is Sheffield’s premier destination for art, craft and design. Here you can see some of Sheffield’s unique heritage, including the metalwork which made the city world famous, alongside contemporary art and design exhibitions.

National Emergency Services Museum

The museum is located in one of Yorkshires first purpose built combined Police, Fire and Ambulance Stations dating back to 1898. This amazing building houses over 45 vehicles relating to the worlds Emergency Services from Horse Drawn Fire Engines to Ambulances and from Police Cars to Mines Rescue.

National Videogame Museum

The UK's national cultural centre for videogames, The National Videogame Museum is on a mission to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret videogames for everyone. With over 100 playable exhibits, it's also a lot of fun!

Persistence Works

Persistence Works is home to Yorkshire ArtSpace Society, and is the UK's first purpose built studio complex for artists and craftspeople. The building provides studio space for sixty eight practicing artists and craftspeople.

Portland Works

Portland Works, built in 1877, is one of the earliest surviving examples of an integrated metal trades complex. It is a Grade II* listed building, which in 1913 became the first place in the world to manufacture stainless steel cutlery.

S1 Artspace

S1 Artspace is an artist-led organisation providing studio space for over twenty Sheffield based artists and a project space, which presents an annual programme of contemporary exhibitions, screenings and events.

Shepherd Wheel Workshop

See Sheffield’s knife grinding history brought to life at Shepherd Wheel Workshop.

Site Gallery

Site Gallery is Sheffield’s leading international contemporary art space, supporting artists specialising in moving image, new media and performance. 

Stoneface Creative Ltd

The Stoneface Creative Woodland Gallery is Sheffields very own sculpture park. This one of a kind gallery showcases a wide variety of sculpture by well known Sheffield artist Andrew Vickers. 

The Alfred Denny Museum of Zoology

The museum is a valuable resource for undergraduate teaching in biodiversity and evolution. Students study taxonomic features on real life specimens to support their understanding of classification, adaptation and core principles of biological science.

Turner Museum of Glass

The Turner Museum of Glass is one of the UK's most interesting and comprehensive collections of nineteenth and twentieth century glass. 

Weston Park Museum

The city's amazing collections of beautiful, varied & unusual treasures are brought to life through fascinating histories, incredible facts and hands-on interactives.

Wortley Top Forge Industrial Museum

Top Forge is a Water Powered Heavy Iron Forge whose history can be traced back to at least 1640. Exhibits at Top Forge include the original water wheels and water-powered drop hammers within the original Forge building which is progressively being restored to 1900s condition. All three Water Wheels can be run subject to the conditions.

Yorkshire Artspace

Yorkshire Artspace provides studio space to around 170 artists and makers across two studio sites in Sheffield city centre, and hold regular open days and special events around festivals and exhibitions.

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