With such a fantastic array of museums and galleries in Sheffield (many of which are free to visit) you'll never be short of interesting exhibitions to explore in the city.
While there are some fascinating permanent exhibitions in the city, which are available to peruse all-year round, here you'll find listings for temporary exhibitions in Sheffield which are only available for a limited amount of time- catch them before they're gone!
Work by one of Sheffield’s most popular artists, Phlegm is set be celebrated at this new exhibition, running at the Millennium Gallery, Saturday 13 January - Sunday 7 July. Pandemic Diaries showcases a spectacular series of over 60 drawings made throughout the 2020 lockdown.
A brand new exhibition and events programme by Sheffield-based artist Ashley Holmes.
The latest exhibition at Wentworth Woodhouse is not to be missed!
The largest annual non-partisan politics festival in the UK! Expect another challenging and diverse programme of events, featuring an array of well-known keynote speakers, when Festival of Debate returns 16 April — 25 May.
New solo shows are coming to Cupola gallery: 'Organic' by Kathryn Watson and 'In Praise. of Shadows' by Fumi
With 100+ studios taking part, Open Up Sheffield is one of the largest open studio events outside of London and helps showcase some of Sheffield's finest creative talents. This year it will take place over two weekends, 4 May - 6 May & 11 May - 12 May.
Prepare to be amazed! and come along to Weston Park May Fayre at Weston Park, Sheffield on Sunday 19 May 2024 for a wonderful nostalgic day out with all of your family.
Join artist Freya Dooley and musician Emma Daman Thomas at Site Galleryfor a new live performance expanding on the False Note exhibition score.
Following a successful 30th edition of the festival in 2023, Sheffield Docfest returns Wednesday 12 June - Monday 17 June 2024.
Join Sheffield's first Classic Car & Bike Show organised by Rotary Clubs of Sheffield Vulcan & Abbeydale. Raise funds for local charities. Enjoy a display of classic cars, bikes & support our community!
Taking place Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September 2024 in Sheffield's stunning Botanical Gardens, Art in the Gardens is one of the largest outdoor art markets in the North of England, with artists, craft makers and visitors coming from across the UK.
A celebration of a city and its music, film, art and electronica, Sensoria festival's 17th edition will once again bring live events and exhibitions to iconic venues across Sheffield, 3 - 6 October.
The human figure has been a subject for artists since the earliest cave paintings. This new display, drawn from Sheffield’s collections, explores artists’ enduring fascination with depicting people.
PostNatures sees Lucas draw on the constructed composition of Turner’s painting to highlight how imaginary subjects can affect our individual or cultural perceptions of reality.
Sheffield is a city born from its rivers, sculpting the landscape and powering the industries that made it prosper. This exhibition brings together stories, objects, artwork, film and photography to chronicle the city's relationship with its waterways.
The Guild of St George’s Ruskin Collection celebrates the visionary ideas of the Victorian artist and writer, John Ruskin (1819-1900)
From pharaohs and pyramids to mummies and myths, explore the wonders of Ancient Egypt in our gallery at Weston Park Museum.
Unearth the remarkable stories behind the stars of the city’s collection in the museum's archaeology gallery.
Discover a new perspective on Sheffield in Weston Park Museum's art gallery, packed with local scenes and views of the city from the past 250 years.
Discover some of Sheffield's fascinating stories, told from the point of view of people who’ve lived here, in our Sheffield Life & Times gallery.
Sheffield Stories celebrates the very best thing about our fantastic city – its people.
Sheffield Museums’ Metalwork Collection is one of the finest in the world. It contains the cutlery, flatware and tableware that have made Sheffield famous, as well as beautiful objects collected from every continent.
Post-industrial landscapes have held a lifelong fascination for Sheffield-based artist Matthew Conduit. For more than three decades he has repeatedly returned to photograph the same sites, revisiting and reworking what he sees around him.
Curated by artist Yuen Fong Ling, We are the Monument explores the ways in which the plinth can be seen as a social, political and cultural symbol and encourages us to consider the significance of those represented on, or in opposition to, the plinth.
An exhibition exploring what it means to be a Showman in the twenty-first century and the relationship between identity and mental health in that community.
This new immersive exhibition sees contemporary artists Matterlurgy explore how our lives are intertwined with our local water infrastructure, from historic wells to expansive reservoirs.
Britannia Hospital 2 by Donald Rodney is one of a series he made using x-rays. For Rodney, x-rays were a way to look beneath the surface and examine the social and political ills in British society.
This new exhibition celebrates the many ways that people of African Caribbean heritage have contributed to Sheffield life.