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City Museum (Sheffield)

 
Description: Weston Park, Sheffield, S10 2TP. Telephone: 0114 278 2600 Opening Times: Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm; Sunda ... more
City Museum (Sheffield) ... pm; Sundays 11.00 am - 5.00 pm; Bank Holiday Mondays 10.00 am - 5.00 pm.
ADMISSION FREE
info@sheffieldgalleries.org.uk / Sheffield's main museum is situated in the peaceful surrounds of Weston Park, and would make a fascinating combined visit with the Mappin Art Gallery next door. City Museum's vast collections of natural, artistic, archaeological and historical artefacts are displayed in themed exhibits. Displays range from the ancients of Japan and Egypt to modern environmental concerns, and include Sheffield's own rich history. Display panels are easy on the eye and helpful, and are often assisted by larger than life models. A cafe and a shop complete the fine facilities here. Admission is free.

Newest Review: ... polar bear! There is then a temporary exhiit which in the past year has covered varied subjects from Bugs to Space Travel. It is a lovely little museum and well worth the visit for the local history section on Sheffield's industrial past, including a great interactive 3d map. There is the obligatory gift shop and cafe attached both of which are god examples of their kind. The Hazelnut Ice ... more

 ... Cream in the cafe is highly recommended. The museum in set in Weston Park which was renovated at the same time as the museum and is lovely despite the fact that they have chosen to paint the bandstand an awful turquoise colour! There is a small du...more

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mdhughes03
Premium Review City Museum (Sheffield): Great day out (176 words)
by - written on 12/07/09 (Useful, 9 readings)
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This museum is undoubtedly the best free thing to do in Sheffield! There are permanent exhibits pertaining to the environment and wildlife, both local and exotic-even a stuffed polar bear! There is then a temporary exhiit which in the past year has covered varied subjects from Bugs to Space Travel. It is a lovely little museum and well worth the visit for the local history section on Sheffield's industrial past, including a great interactive 3d map. There is the obligatory gift shop and cafe attached both of which are god examples of their kind. The Hazelnut Ice Cream in the cafe is highly recommended. The museum in set in ...  Read the complete review

rinnie
Premium Review Fun for all (582 words)
by - written on 12/11/08 (Very useful, 17 readings)
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I recently visited Weston park museum in Sheffield with my son of nearly two years of age. We went with a friend and their twins of three years. The museum was recently updated and is now a beautifully restored building with lovely displays all sympathetic to each era. They have several displays from a section all about animals from the prehistoric to present day with information on each, about how and were they live to what they eat and how they hunt for food. In this part of the museum is a fantastic ant colony with live camera's inside that you can watch in zoom mode on a large screen, and all through there is little peep holes with covers that have ...  Read the complete review

micksheff
Premium Review City Museum (Sheffield): Sheffield's Oldest Museum (1563 words)
by - written on 29/09/07 (Very useful, 144 readings)
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Weston Park Museum is located within Weston Park, which is the closest public park to Sheffield City centre. The City's hospitals and university buildings surround it making it very easily accessible by car, bus or tram from the City centre, which is less than one mile away. The museum closed in the March of 2003 for a major £17million refurbishment that was partly funded by National Lottery money. It was due to re-open in the autumn 2005. However major structural problems that were discovered during this refurbishment meant that the museum only finally re-opened its doors to the public on Saturday 14th October 2006. This major refurbishment was ...  Read the complete review

 

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