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Good morning, Sheffield πŸ‘‹ We've got lots going this week, hope you can join us at one of our special events this week, including some brilliant talks for Off the Shelf Festival Of Words πŸŽ¨β˜•πŸ‚ πŸ‘ΆBaby Friendly Art Club πŸ“… Tue 15 Oct, 11 - 12.30pm πŸ“ Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Develop your artistic skills in a relaxed setting with this specially designed art class for parents or carers with young babies under 12 months. 🎟️ Β£9, Booking recommended πŸ”—https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/baby-friendly-art-club/ β€πŸŽ¨Tour: JG Graves and His Gallery πŸ“… Tue 15 Oct, 2-2.45pm πŸ“ Graves Gallery Join us at the Graves Gallery and find out about more about life, work and collection of JG Graves. 🎟️ Free, just drop in. Donations welcome. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/tour-jg-graves-and-his-gallery-oct-2024/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: Mind: You’re Language - Ian McMillan and Patrick Murphy πŸ“… Tue 15 Oct , 12.30-1.30pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery Mind: You’re Language explores the language of mental health and how this has changed from the establishment of Sheffield’s Middlewood Hospital in 1872 to the current day. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-mind-you-re-language-ian-mcmillan-and-patrick-murphy/ 🎨Wednesday Art Club πŸ“… Every Wednesday until 16 Oct, 5-7pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery Hang out, be inspired, make art at our weekly evening art club for young people aged 11-14 years. 🎟️ Β£9 per session, or Β£45 for term, booking essential πŸ”—https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wednesday-art-club-sep-and-oct-2024/ 🧸Fridays Under 5s - Get Stuck In! (messy play session) πŸ“… Every Friday during term time, 10am - 12.30pm πŸ“ Weston Park Museum 🎟️ Free, just drop in! Suggested donation Β£3 πŸ”—https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/fridays-under-5s-get-stuck-in/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: Munichs - David Peace πŸ“… Tue 15 Oct , 7-8pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery February 6 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on take-off at Munich Airport. On board were the young Manchester United team, 'the Busby Babes', and the journalists who followed them. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-munichs-david-peace/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: The Start of Something - Holly Williams and The Orange Room - Rosie Price In conversation with Helen Mort πŸ“… Wed 16 Oct , 7-8pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery A lover. A bartender. An artist. A drag queen … Set between Sheffield and Manchester, The Start of Something tells a story of ten interlocking sexual encounters. Holly Williams is the author of What Time is Love? 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-the-start-of-something-holly-williams-and-the-orange-room-rosie-price-in-conversation-with-helen-mort/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: We are the Monument: Decolonising Public Spaces - Yuen Fong Ling and Jon Cannon πŸ“… Wed 16 Oct , 6-7pm πŸ“ Graves Gallery We are the Monument is an exhibition at the Graves Art Gallery. In this event artist Dr Yuen Fong Ling and graphic designer Jon Cannon will discuss the visual impact and use of text in public monuments to decolonise public spaces. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-we-are-the-monument-decolonising-public-spaces-yuen-fong-ling-and-jon-cannon/ 🍻 Steel City Beer & Cider Festival πŸ“… Wed 16 - Sat 19 Oct πŸ“ Kelham Island Museum Steel City Beer & Cider festival is back at Kelham Island Museum this October! 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/steel-city-beer-and-cider-festival-2024/ πŸ“š Saturday Art Workshop: Printed Lampshades inspired by Lubna Chowdhary πŸ“… Sat 19 Oct , 10-4pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery Create your own unique and original hand printed lampshade, using the current Lubna Chowdhary exhibition PLURIVERSE as inspiration. 🎟️ Β£80 booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/saturday-art-workshop-printed-lampshades-inspired-by-lubna-chowdhary/ β˜• Memory CafΓ© at the Museum: The Living Project πŸ“… Thu 17 Oct , 10.30am - 12.30pm πŸ“ Weston Park Museum Join us for these free, friendly drop-in sessions for people living with Dementia or memory issues, their carers and friends. 🎟️ Free, just drop in πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/memory-cafe-at-the-museum-oct-24/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: Ethel - Helen Mort πŸ“… Thu 17 Oct , 12.30 - 1.30pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery Pioneer, activist, environmentalist, poet. Ethel Haythornthwaite is virtually unknown, even in her hometown of Sheffield – the UK’s outdoor city. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-ethel-helen-mort/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker - Annie Gray πŸ“… Thu 17 Oct , 7-8pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery Historian Annie Gray walks us through the ages from the dawn of the medieval high street to today. Bustling with vivid historical detail Annie's new book explores everything from apothecaries to penny bazaars, bringing to life the sights, smells and sounds of the past. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-the-bookshop-the-draper-the-candlestick-maker-annie-gray/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: Little Englanders: Britain in the Edwardian Era - Alwyn Turner πŸ“… Sat 19 Oct , 11-12am πŸ“ Millennium Gallery An illuminating portrait of the life of women in Victorian society. Women in 19th century Britain may appear governed by a patriarchal model that reserved power and privilege for men, but they challenged not only the ideas of β€˜separate spheres of society’, but the influence of Queen Victoria herself. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-little-englanders-britain-in-the-edwardian-era-alwyn-turner/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: Women in Victorian Society - Anne Louise Booth πŸ“… Sat 19 Oct , 2-3pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery An illuminating portrait of the life of women in Victorian society. Women in 19th century Britain may appear governed by a patriarchal model that reserved power and privilege for men, but they challenged not only the ideas of β€˜separate spheres of society’, but the influence of Queen Victoria herself. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-women-in-victorian-society-anne-louise-booth/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: Weathering - Ruth Allen πŸ“… Sat 19 Oct , 5-6pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery An evocative exploration of the lessons the earth can teach us about grounding, resilience and recovery, from a geologist turned pioneering psychotherapist. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-weathering-ruth-allen/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: More Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield - David Templeman πŸ“… Sat 19 Oct , 1-2pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery The final instalment of the Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield series exploring the city’s fascinating local history and heritage. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-more-ancient-suburbs-of-sheffield-david-templeman/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: Conor Rogers πŸ“… Sat 19 Oct , 7-8pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery Conor Rogers is an award winning Sheffield based artist and the creator of Off the Shelf’s brochure cover 2024. He has exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2019 he won 1st Prize at the Robert Walters Group UK Young Artist of the Year Award at the Saatchi Gallery. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”—https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-conor-rogers/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: A Bookshop of One’s Own - Jane Cholmeley πŸ“… Sat 19 Oct , 3-4pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery Founded in 1980s London against a backdrop of homophobia and misogyny, Silver Moon bookshop’s mission was to promote female writers and create a safe space for any woman. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-more-ancient-suburbs-of-sheffield-david-templeman/ πŸ“š Off the Shelf Festival: The Spoiled Heart - Sunjeev Sahota in conversation with Catherine Taylor πŸ“… Sat 19 Oct , 6-7pm πŸ“ Millennium Gallery The new book from the twice Booker-nominated author of The Year of the Runaways and China Room. Sunjeev Sahota’s The Spoiled Heart is a magnificent, multi-layered account of love, community and politics, set at the edge of the Peak District, with a deeply moving family mystery at its heart. 🎟️ Β£9 / Β£7 Booking recommended. πŸ”— https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/off-the-shelf-festival-the-spoiled-heart-sunjeev-sahota-in-conversation-with-catherine-taylor/