It’s almost time for our Ukrainian Christmas Market 🎉 🎉 We hope you can join us on Sat 13 Dec to discover how Christmas is celebrated in Ukraine. Expect folk songs, delicious food and handmade crafts - perfect for any last-minute gift shopping! Check out our free drop-in activities or settle down to one of our longer pre-paid workshops. Experience the warmth and cheer of a traditional Ukrainian celebration. We’re open at Millennium Gallery from 10am-5pm and you’re welcome to drop it at any point. We look forward to celebrating with you 😊 🔗 Find out more and plan your visit here: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/ukrainian-christmas-market-2025/

📢 Heads-up, if you're planning to visit next week, then please be aware that we'll be opening slightly later, at 11.30am, on the following days. This is to allow for staff training: Tue 16 Dec: Millennium Gallery and Graves Gallery Wed 17 Dec: Weston Park Museum Thu 18 Dec: Kelham Island Museum

Morning everyone! Here's what's coming up this week, hope you can join us! 🎄 👶Art at the Start 📅Wed 10 Dec, 12:30 – 2:30pm 📍Millennium Gallery Get creative and messy with your little one in these new, specially designed sessions for babies and toddlers in the city centre. 🎟️Suggested donation £3, just drop in 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/art-at-the-start-10-dec/ 🎄Kelham Makes: Festive Bauble Calligraphy 📅Wed 10 Dec, 6 – 8:30pm 📍Kelham Island Museum Join us for a festive evening of creativity at our bauble calligraphy workshop with Sithee Povey. 🎟️£30, booking essential 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/kelham-makes-festive-bauble-calligraphy/ 🎨Graves Art Club 📅Thu 11 Dec, 11am – 1pm 📍Graves Gallery Find creative inspiration in the Graves Gallery with this welcoming and supportive art group. 🎟️£7.50, pay on the day 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/graves-art-club/ 🌈 LGBTQ+ Over 50s Group 📅Thu 11 Dec, 1 – 3pm 📍Weston Park Museum Over 50s group led by people from the LGBT community and held in a safe space. 🎟️Free, just drop in 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lgbtqplus-over-50s-group-dec-2025/ 🧸Fridays Under 5s - Get Stuck In! 📅Fri 12 Dec, 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 12 Dec, 10:30am – 12:30pm 📍Millennium Gallery Develop your drawing skills working from a nude model with support from one of our regular artist tutors. 🎟️£11, book in advance 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-sep-dec-2025/ ❄️Ukrainian Christmas Market 📅Sat 13 Dec, 10am – 5pm 📍Millennium Gallery Celebrate a Ukrainian Christmas with folk songs, handmade gifts, authentic food and more! 🎟️Suggested donation £3, free for Under 14s 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/ukrainian-christmas-market-2025/

Morning everyone, here's what's coming up this week, hope you can join us! 🎄 🎨Feel Good Art Club 📅Wed 3 Dec, 6-7:30pm 📍Millennium Gallery Develop your artistic skills in a relaxed setting at the Millennium Gallery. 🎟️£9, booking recommended 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/feel-good-art-club-19-nov/ 🎨Graves Art Club 📅Thu 4 Dec, 11am – 1pm 📍Graves Gallery Find creative inspiration in the Graves Gallery with this welcoming and supportive art group. 🎟️£7.50, pay on the day 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/graves-art-club/ 🧸Fridays Under 5s - Get Stuck In! 📅Fri 5 Dec, 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/ 🎄Victorian Christmas Market 📅Sat 6 Dec, 10am – 6pm & Sun 7 Dec, 10am- 5pm 📍Kelham Island Museum Gather under the gaslamps and celebrate the start of the festive season as the much-loved Victorian Christmas Market returns! 🎟️Adults £8 | Children (5-16) £2 | Under 5s Free 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/victorian-christmas-market/ ✏️Life Drawing for Beginners 📅Sat 6 Dec, 10:30am – 12:30pm 📍Millennium Gallery Drawing from the human form is a time-honoured artistic practice, but getting started can be an intimidating experience. This session is aimed at beginners but also caters for those with some drawing experience who wish to develop their skills further. 🎟️£11, booking essential 🔗 https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-for-beginners-dec-2025/

Joyful gifts for your effortlessly cool friend – whose style you admire more than anyone, on the inside and out! ✨ 💎Evening Workshop: Charm Necklaces Thu 19 Feb 2026 , 6pm-8:30pm at the Millennium Gallery £50 Learn how to use a thoughtful selection of beads and charms with playful compositions to create a necklace that is personal and unique. This workshop is perfect for those drawn to sentimental symbols, playful trinkets, and self-expression through making. 🔗 Book now: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/evening-workshop-charm-necklaces/ 🍸Sparking cocktail and mocktail goodies for the party season! Perhaps a cocktail or mocktail recipe book, fancy a new set of beautiful glassware or a gin and tonic bauble for their tree - we've got a sparking new range to explore at the Millennium Gallery! 🧼 Thoughtfully formulated soap, crafted with natural ingredients to soothe your skin and relax your mind, made in Yorkshire, available from Crafted at the Millennium Gallery. 🍫 A beautiful card, listing the top 3 ways they’re special and important to you. Plus, a bar of chocolate – (let’s be honest, all they really want anyway)! A simple and perfect gift. 💆‍♀️ An art date to the Graves Gallery to see Penny McCarthy: How to Look Through Time – the art version of a spa trip! Exhibition on until Sat 20 Dec, please donate £5 and your donation will be doubled at no extra cost to you thanks to our Double the Donation, Double the Difference campaign. Happy gifting! And remember, every purchase you make at Sheffield Museums supports our work in creating life-shaping, eye-opening experiences for everyone ❄

SHEFFIELD BLACK FRIDAY MEGA DEALS! 🔥 Sheffield lovers, this is YOUR moment! We’re dropping our biggest sale of the year on all local prints & gifts: 🎉 30% OFF STOREWIDE 🎉 BUY 2 GET 1 FREE — mix & match any Sheffield prints + gifts! From iconic city landmarks to fun Yorkshire inspired gifts, everything is crafted to celebrate the Steel City. Perfect for Christmas, birthdays, or treating yourself. 🎄✨ Don’t miss out — once the deals are gone, they’re GONE. Support local. Shop small. Save big. ❤️ Shop Now 👉 www.TheYorkshirePrintCompany.co.uk

Meet the Maker time! 👋 'Hi, I’m the founder of Scavenger, a small business that recycles old climbing gear into fashion and homeware. We’re based right next door to the iconic Foundry Climbing Centre. We even have a special collection bin in the centre for retired climbing rope, which we repurpose! We’re proud to be a woman-owned and run business and we love giving items a new life and hope they inspire you to have more adventures of your own!' ❄️Crafted, the Millennium Gallery's popular shopping showcase, is open now! So, we're taking the opportunity to introduce you to some of the talented makers whose work you'll find there. Call in to the Millennium Gallery to see the full range of makers and pick up a perfect present. Remember the feel-good factor as every purchase you make in Crafted or our shops raises vital funds to support the life-shaping, eye-opening work of Sheffield Museums. 💫 Crafted Millennium Gallery, until 24 Dec Find out more and plan your visit here: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/crafted-2025/

Gifts that do good – perfect ideas for the creative type with an unending appreciation of colour, whose dream house is full of handmade treasures and who always has time for you.💐 ⭐A full day of hands-on creativity - grinding, washing and mixing natural minerals to create beautiful handmade paints and discovering historical colour inspired by Ruskin. Workshop: Pigment & Paint Making on Sat 31 Jan at the Millennium Gallery. Book your space now for £80. 🔗https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/workshop-pigment-paint-making-colours-inspired-by-john-ruskin-2026/ ⭐A one-off, sumptuous silk/viscose velvet reversible scarf made by Diane Jones, just outside Bradford. Be quick as these hand-painted scarves are among our most popular items and they are selling fast (though we’re expecting a restock from Diane, phew)! Available from Crafted at the Millennium Gallery for £64 ⭐A unique, everlasting stained glass flower stem made by Peak Refractions, to beautify any windowsill with filtered light all year long, available from Crafted at the Millennium Gallery, prices from £88 ⭐A Beautiful card from the Millennium Gallery listing all the reasons you love them. ⭐A special art date for the two of you to see New Horizons at the Millennium Gallery! Suggested donation £5 🎄 Happy gifting! And remember, every purchase you make at Sheffield Museums supports our work in creating life-shaping, eye-opening experiences for everyone 💫 Image details: The image in the title card is taken from a photograph of a greeting card which is currently available at the Millennium Gallery shop ⛄