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ARTS, CULTURE & TOURISM
0114 278 2600
Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP
The Weston Park Museum
THE WESTON
PARK MUSEUM
Weston Park Museum boasts
extensive collections spanning
social, natural and global history.
Its permanent and temporary
exhibition
galleries
offer
fascinating facts in large amounts
and are suited to curious school-
age kids as well as enthusiastic
grown ups. The museum opened
in 1875 in Weston House,
whose grounds later became
the park and a neoclassical
extension was added in 1887.
The Mappin Art Gallery was built
to house the collection of work
bequeathed to the city by the
Rotherham businessman John
Newton Mappin. The museum’s
archaeology exhibits include a
replica of the Bronze Age rock
art from Gardom’s Edge and
many items collected by Thomas
Bateman, notably the Benty
Grange helmet which closely
matches the descriptions of
warriors’ helmets in Beowulf.
There are seven galleries to
explore: the Harold Cantor
Gallery; Sheffield Life and Times;
History Lab; Arctic World; What On
Earth!; Treasures; and About Art.
The Harold Cantor Gallery houses
temporary exhibitions, which
include major touring exhibitions
from national partners such as
the V&A and British Museum.
The museum is also home to one
of the longest serving weather
stations in the country, providing
data since 1882.
