Free exhibition of more than 60 works spanning 250 years of Sheffield, presented in the immersive style of a Victorian gallery at Weston Park Museum.
Picturing Sheffield is the current display at Weston Park Museum, taking over the museum's art gallery. It's a continuing exhibition, so it's not something that'll be gone in a few weeks, and it brings together more than 60 works showing the city across 250 years. The whole thing is hung in the immersive style of a traditional Victorian gallery, so it's more about wandering through the room than following a strict timeline.
The collection covers a huge stretch of Sheffield's history, from its industrial beginnings and landmarks that have since been lost to the views we'd recognise today. It's a long look at how the city has changed, and the project was supported by a major grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
It's worth keeping in mind where you're seeing it. Weston Park Museum opened in 1875, after Sheffield Council bought the building and gardens in 1873 and the Sheffield Literary and Philosophy Society donated its collections. It was the city's first public park and museum, though much of its early material was lost in the Sheffield Blitz of 1940, and the building reopened a year later. Now run by Sheffield Museums, it still draws crowds with visitor favourites like Spike the Woolly Rhino and Snowy the Polar Bear, alongside changing exhibitions and the Ambulo café.
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Entry is free, though a suggested donation of £5 is requested. You'll find it at Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP.
