Graves Gallery
Sheffield's free art gallery on the top floor of the Central Library, strong on British modern art.
The Graves holds Sheffield's fine art collection — Turner watercolours, Sickert, Spencer, Riley and a solid run of 20th-century British painting — in a calm suite of rooms above the Central Library.
It is free, rarely crowded, and small enough to see properly in an hour. Displays are rehung regularly and there is a good programme of contemporary shows alongside the permanent collection.
Highlights
- Free entry
- British modern art collection
- Above the Central Library
Nearby in Sheffield
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Theatre & music
Library Theatre
A 260-seat theatre in the basement of the Central Library, right on Tudor Square.
Landmarks
Cathedral Church of St Marie
A jewel-box Victorian Gothic revival cathedral tucked just off Fargate.