In celebration of South Asian Heritage Month, we’re delighted to announce a free community screening of Sheffield DocFest 2024 title Agent of Happiness - taking place at Sheffield Central Library on 12th August! 👉 A happiness surveyor in the Kingdom of Bhutan grapples with his own contentment in this light-hearted yet fascinating probe into how happiness can be measured. 🔗 This event is free to attend - reserve a spot now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-screening-agent-of-happiness-tickets-1993685180042?aff=oddtdtcreator 📍 Carpenter Room, Sheffield Central Library 🗓 Wednesday 12 Aug, 6–7.30pm 🔞 18+ (no BBFC classification) Employed by the Bhutanese government, Amber Gurung travels across mountainous regions to gather data from citizens to measure the country’s gross national happiness. The 148 questions featured in the survey are straightforward, but they draw out the participants’ personal stories, along with a range of emotions that the survey cannot possibly encapsulate. Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó’s film explores larger critical issues raised by this questionnaire and assesses whether it is even possible to define a nation’s happiness, both in the home and as a citizen. They also offer a tender portrait of Amber’s life as a caretaker of his ageing mother, his longing for a romantic partner and his insecurities due to a lack of citizenship. In partnership with Sheffield Libraries, Archives & Information

WE ARE BACK in full force this August and September! Come and join us by the canal basin for two fantastic weekends of at Victoria Quays with live music, award-winning street food, local makers and waterside bars. Save the date and help support your local market! Trader Application form: www.quaysidemarket.co.uk

Celebrating National Saturday Club class of 25 / 26! 🎓 Our National Saturday Club participants, 25 regular attendees, all aged 13-16, celebrated the display of their work at the National Saturday Club Summer Show at Somerset House this weekend! The group created a collaborative artwork based on their research and practice over the past year spent at Sheffield Museums. The final piece is formed of four hanging pieces, which reflect the sky in different states, and which incorporate textures and words from the group’s poems. The focus of this year’s work was the The Guild of St George and the latest exhibition ‘Storm Cloud – The Look of the Sky’ at the Millennium Gallery. The group worked extensively with curator Ashley Gallant, selecting works for the exhibition and deciding how these should be displayed in the gallery. The exhibition is inspired by Ruskin’s lecture ‘The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century,’ from which the group created found poetry and then used these texts as inspiration for their collaborative piece of artwork. “My drawing has improved and my sketching…Saturday Club is amazing.” Alicia “Working on longer projects over multiple weeks helped to develop my persistence and resilience.” Tristan “I really enjoyed the masterclass and doing the big collab project too. Both involved lots of teamwork which I liked. I also loved how we had the opportunity to curate a gallery. That was a really big thing.” Khadija “I’ve developed confidence with talking to people I’m not familiar with.” Hector “This club has encouraged me to study art further – I might do a degree in art and design.” Melody-Grace “It has made me more collaborative. I needed to share and trust people with my work.” Ori “It’s made me realise I can always do art, even if I don’t do it professionally.” Alice Visit Sheffield

Morning everyone, here are the special events we have coming up this week, hope you can join us! 🌞 🗣 In Conversation: Leah Clements & Jenn Ashworth 📅 Wed 15 Jul, 6-7pm 📍 Millennium Gallery Join artist Leah Clements and writer Jenn Ashworth, who will be discussing Clements’ new film Apophenia. 🎟️ Suggested donation £5, booking recommended 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/in-conversation-leah-clements-jenn-ashworth/ ☕ Memory Café at the Museum 📅 Thu 16 Jul, 10.30-12.30pm 📍 Weston Park Museum Created for people with dementia or memory issues and their carers but anyone wishing to reminisce is welcome. 🎟️ Free, just drop in. Please donate £3 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/memory-cafe-at-the-museum-jul-2026/ 🎨 Graves Art Club 📅 Thu 16 Jul, 11am - 1pm 📍 Graves Gallery Find creative inspiration in the Graves Gallery with this welcoming and supportive art group. 🎟️ £7.50, pay on the day, in the shop 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/graves-art-club/ 🧸Fridays Under 5s - Get Stuck In! 📅 Every Friday during term time, 10am – 12:30pm 📍Weston Park Museum Join us for hands-on creative fun for you and your little ones. 🎟️Suggested donation £3, just drop in 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/fridays-under-5s-get-stuck-in/ ✏ Life Drawing 📅 Fri 17 Jul, 10.30am - 12.30pm 📍 Millennium Gallery Develop your drawing skills working from a nude model with support from one of our regular artist tutors. 🎟️ Booking essential, £11.50 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing/ 👐 Discover British Sign Language Tour: The Football Art Prize 📅 Sat 18 Jul, 12 - 1pm 📍 Millennium Gallery Discover British Sign Language (BSL) and learn some new vocabulary at the Millennium Gallery. 🎟️ Booking recommended, please donate £5 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/discover-british-sign-language-tour-the-football-art-prize/ 👐 British Sign Language Tour: The Football Art Prize 📅 Sat 18 Jul, 2 - 3pm 📍 Millennium Gallery Enjoy a guided tour of the Football Art Prize exhibition at the Millennium Gallery delivered wholly in British Sign Language (BSL). 🎟️ Booking recommended, please donate £5 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/british-sign-language-tour-the-football-art-prize/

We’re delighted that ‘Sheffield of Stories’, the centrepiece of our Alternate Realities Exhibition this year, will be featured in the The National Videogame Museum's ‘Together We Play’ exhibition - which is open from Saturday 18th July! 👏💛 ⛏️Designed by Adam Clarke, Sheffield of Stories features an online Minecraft world depicting the city, which was co-built by audiences across Sheffield DocFest and ‘The Big Sheffield Build’ exhibition at the National Videogame Museum. Plus, hear young people’s memories and dreams of the city, which are woven into this fictional-real portrait of Sheffield. 🎟️ Don’t miss ‘Together We Play’ - tickets and more information available now: https://thenvm.org/togetherweplay/

We’re sure many of you heard that we unfortunately had to cancel July’s Quayside event. We made sure that theres still a nice place for those of you who had made plans of attending Victoria Quays. ‘Low Quay’ will be live outside Joanna’s Bar and The Lock Inn with DJs, Street Food and a BBQ this Saturday and Sunday! The running times are exactly the same as Quayside - so be sure to pop down, see what’s happening and enjoy the waterfront. Saturday: 12-9pm Sunday: 11-4pm You can also stick around for the England pre-match party from late Sunday afternoon! See you all again soon! #VictoriaQuays #Sheffield #Canal