Sheffield museums and galleries map

A map of museums, galleries, theatres, cinemas and music venues in Sheffield — 31 places in all. Most of the museums and galleries are free.

The centre holds the densest cluster, with the Millennium and Graves galleries, the theatre quarter around Tudor Square and the Showroom cinema all within a few minutes' walk of each other.

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Every museum, gallery and venue on the map

Illustration of the bright white interior of the Millennium Gallery
Museums & galleries

Millennium Gallery

Free city-centre gallery showing Sheffield's metalwork collection alongside major touring exhibitions.

Illustration of Weston Park Museum's classical facade behind park trees
Museums & galleries

Weston Park Museum

Sheffield's main museum — history, archaeology and natural history — set in a Victorian park near the university.

Illustration of the great River Don steam engine inside Kelham Island Museum
Museums & galleries

Kelham Island Museum

Industrial museum on a man-made island, home to the thundering River Don Engine.

Illustration of the Crucible Theatre frontage on Tudor Square at night
Theatre & music

Crucible Theatre

Sheffield's famous thrust-stage theatre and the spiritual home of world championship snooker.

Illustration of the ornate Edwardian Lyceum Theatre with its corner dome
Theatre & music

Lyceum Theatre

A gilded Edwardian playhouse on Tudor Square hosting West End tours, opera and pantomime.

Illustration of a Georgian water-powered scythe works with a waterwheel and mill pond
Museums & galleries

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

A complete Georgian scythe works with waterwheels, forges and workers' cottages, preserved in the Sheaf valley.

Illustration of a black-and-white timber-framed Tudor house in a park
Museums & galleries

Bishops' House

Sheffield's best-preserved timber-framed house, a 500-year-old yeoman's home above Meersbrook Park.

Illustration of a bright museum room filled with playable arcade cabinets
Museums & galleries

National Videogame Museum

A hands-on museum of playable games, from arcade cabinets to the machines that built the industry.

Illustration of a quiet gallery room hung with paintings
Museums & galleries

Graves Gallery

Sheffield's free art gallery on the top floor of the Central Library, strong on British modern art.

Illustration of a contemporary gallery space with a large video projection
Theatre & music

Site Gallery

Contemporary art space in the Cultural Industries Quarter, focused on moving image and new media.

Illustration of a 1930s concert hall with a tall columned portico at dusk
Theatre & music

Sheffield City Hall

Grand 1930s concert hall behind a Corinthian colonnade, hosting touring music and comedy.

Illustration of a brick music venue at night with a glowing sign and a queue outside
Theatre & music

The Leadmill

Sheffield's most famous independent music venue, where Pulp and the Arctic Monkeys cut their teeth.

Illustration of a paved theatre square with grand theatre frontages and evening lights
Theatre & music

Tudor Square

The paved theatre square linking the Crucible, the Lyceum, the Winter Garden and the library.

Illustration of an art deco cinema frontage lit at night
Theatre & music

Showroom Cinema

One of the largest independent cinemas in Europe, in an art deco former car showroom.

Illustration of a small white-walled contemporary art gallery
Theatre & music

Bloc Projects

A small artist-led gallery showing experimental contemporary work, free to visit.

Illustration of a small Victorian theatre auditorium
Theatre & music

Montgomery Theatre

An intimate Victorian theatre on Surrey Street hosting comedy, drama and community shows.

Illustration of a small basement theatre with red seating
Theatre & music

Library Theatre

A 260-seat theatre in the basement of the Central Library, right on Tudor Square.

Illustration of a busy music venue with a crowd and stage lights
Theatre & music

O2 Academy Sheffield

The city centre's main mid-size gig venue, hosting touring bands most nights of the week.

Illustration of a student union live music hall with a band on stage
Theatre & music

The Foundry

The students' union live venue at the University of Sheffield, open to everyone for gigs.

Illustration of a dark alternative music club with stage lights
Theatre & music

Corporation

A long-running rock, metal and alternative club with several rooms and very late hours.

Illustration of a brick warehouse music venue with arched roof
Theatre & music

Sidney & Matilda

A converted warehouse venue and bar in the Cultural Industries Quarter, strong on new music.

Illustration of a contemporary gallery inside a brutalist housing block
Theatre & music

S1 Artspace

A contemporary art gallery and studios inside the Park Hill flats, free to visit.

Illustration of vintage fire engines inside an old fire station
Museums & galleries

National Emergency Services Museum

Fire engines, police cells and ambulances in a Victorian police and fire station you can climb over.

Illustration of a giant industrial steam engine in a museum hall
Museums & galleries

River Don Engine

Europe's most powerful working steam engine, fired up for visitors at Kelham Island.

Illustration of a neoclassical art gallery with columns and top-lit rooms
Theatre & music

Mappin Art Gallery

A grand neoclassical gallery attached to Weston Park Museum, free to enter.

Illustration of glass vessels displayed in lit museum cases
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Turner Museum of Glass

A free, little-known collection of studio and historic glass inside the university's engineering building.

Illustration of a Victorian zoology museum with skeletons in glass cases
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Alfred Denny Museum

A Victorian-style zoology museum of skeletons and specimens, open on selected days.

Illustration of a stone workshop with a wooden waterwheel in woodland
Museums & galleries

Shepherd Wheel Workshop

A working water-powered knife-grinding workshop in the woods, free to visit.

Illustration of a huge dark steelworks hall used as a science centre
Museums & galleries

Magna Science Adventure Centre

A vast former steelworks turned hands-on science centre, with a fire-breathing arc furnace show.

Sheffield museums: common questions

Are Sheffield's museums free?
Most are. Weston Park Museum, the Millennium Gallery, the Graves Gallery, Site Gallery and the Mappin are all free to enter, with charges only for some special exhibitions. Kelham Island Museum, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet and the National Videogame Museum are ticketed.
What is the best museum in Sheffield?
Kelham Island Museum for the steel story and the River Don Engine, Weston Park Museum for families and local history, and the Millennium Gallery for the Metalwork and Ruskin collections in the middle of town.
What can I do in Sheffield when it rains?
Everything on this map is indoors. The Winter Garden, Millennium Gallery, Graves Gallery and Central Library sit within a couple of minutes of each other in the centre, so you can spend a wet afternoon without going back outside for long.
Where are the theatres in Sheffield?
Around Tudor Square in the city centre: the Crucible, the Lyceum and the Studio share one block, with the Library Theatre, Montgomery Theatre and City Hall all a short walk away.

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