Barnsley Museums (@barnsleymuseums) — Bluesky Profile

12 hours ago

This tile shows a man with a winged helmet leaving a bedroom which contains a sleeping man and woman with a sword across their necks. Inscirbed 'Pelleas'.

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12 hours ago

Medieval illustration in Celtic knotwork frame showing an armored knight raising his arm to strike a sleeping couple in a bed under a full moon; stylized black-and-white line art with blue sky background, ornate border patterns, and visible text reading “TRISTRAM,”

Today is World Sleep Day! 💤

From our collections: Ceramic Tile by Moyr Smith for Minton & Co

One of a set of ten ceramic tiles based on Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem 'Idylls of the King'.

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18 hours ago

We're not saying the two things are linked but Bluesky went down as we were trying to post this image

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18 hours ago

A vintage doll dressed in bright orange attire with a matching pom-pom hat and white bag

Happy Friday the 13th 👀😱

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1 day ago

In this elegant, historic scene reminiscent of A Lady Holding a Book, a woman in an ornate yellow and green dress sits on a cushioned stool beside flowers and a cabinet—her foot resting on a pillow—

We have a bonus #OnlineArtExchange post from our own collections this week:

A Lady Holding a Book by Italo Ezio Procida Francisco Sabatini

Thank to @artukdotorg.bsky.social we now know the artist behind the painting!

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1 day ago

A group of adults and children read books together in a cozy room surrounded by bookshelves and vintage printing equipment, with posters and machinery in the background, evoking a warm, nostalgic atmosphere.

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'books' for Lady Chatterley’s Cover: The Book Designs of Stephen Russ at
@chippenhammuseum.bsky.social 📖

'Printing' by Colin Rae (1886–1953) and Students at Carlisle School of Art from Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

@tulliecarlisle.bsky.social

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2 days ago

We'll attempt to share one of our #MuseumBums 🍑 (the last couple of times Bluesky added a warning to the post)

'The Wrestlers, drawing from the antique' by Evelyn De Morgan on display in the @demorganfoundation.bsky.social galleries in Cannon Hall which re-opens on 28 March

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3 days ago

Two young children stand indoors by a wall displaying colorful drawings. One child in a red hat speaks into a black rotary phone, while the other, in orange, holds up a piece of fabric. The setting appears to be a school hallway.

Today is also National Landline Telephone Day

#OnThisDay in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call to his assistant, Thomas Watson

Do you still have a landline?

#NationalLandlineTelephoneDay

☎️ Lobwood School, sometime in the 1980s

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3 days ago

3 events in 1: Yorkshire Heritage Summit 2026 - The Yorkshire Society The 4th Yorkshire Heritage Summit brings together a wide range of organisations spanning every aspect of Yorkshire's history and heritage for an exhibition of their work and symposium to discuss commo...

There will be one final look back of the project as part of the Yorkshire Heritage Summit on Wednesday 25 March at Barnsley Civic

theyorkshiresociety.org/event/yorksh...

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3 days ago

A traditional red British phone booth labeled "TELLAPOEM" displays a poem on panels inside. Union Jack flags hang nearby, and the booth is against a stone building.

#TelephoneBoxTuesday We turned a phone box in the town centre into a 'Tellapoem' box featuring the words of Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.

This was all part of the Eldon Street High Street Heritage Action Zone a four year partnership with Historic England.

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6 days ago

A huge congratulations to our consultant Prof Joann Fletcher, on the opening of her latest exhibition “Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt” at Experience Barnsley Museum.
We are honoured to have been able to loan some of our collection to this wonderful exhibit.

#Barnsley #Museums #Exhibitions

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4 days ago

A colourful vintage advertisement shows a brass bed with an ornate headboard, covered by a patterned, orange quilt. The text promotes "McLintock's Patent Down Clothing, Extremely Light With Great Warmth.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Today is #NationalNappingDay

We'll be back with you shortly 💤

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4 days ago

A montage postcard featuring Locke Park, Cheapside and Market Hill

#PuzzleMonday A Barnsley Postcard

🧩Let us know how long it takes to complete this #MuseumJigsaw 🧩

🎨 bit.ly/BlueskyJigsaws

#jigsaw #puzzle #game #Barnsley #Postcard

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5 days ago

Pictured above are @selinawray.bsky.social Mel Dyke, Dorothy Hyman and Rita Britton

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5 days ago

We're celebrating International Women's Day 2026 with a new podcast!

Hear from Dorothy Hyman, Mel Dyke, Rita Britton, Selina Wray and more in our latest episode

🔉 bit.ly/BarnsleyMuseumsNatters

#InternationalWomensDay

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1 week ago

@harrystylesbrasil.bsky.social @harrystylesportal.bsky.social @harrystylesco.bsky.social @harrystylesnews.bsky.social

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1 week ago

Two ornate ceramic Staffordshire vases with figurines of women and animals, next to a photo of a person lounging on the floor in a bright pink jacket and white pants against a painted backdrop.

Ceramic vase by an Unknown Staffordshire
Maker

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1 week ago

Harry Styles in a bright red suit playing guitar on stage is shown next to an old painting of a man in red attire holding a mandolin. Text: "'Man/Cavalier with a Mandolin' by F Roybet". Orange background.

'Man/Cavalier with a Mandolin' by F Roybet

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1 week ago

Ceramic figurine of a Balloon Seller by Charles Vyse

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1 week ago

A collage with Harry Styles in a yellow hat, a close-up of a porcelain figurine in a yellow hat, and a group ceramic figurine labeled "Yardley's Old English Lavender," all on a yellow background.

Ceramic figurine attributed to Leslie Harradine for Doulton.

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1 week ago

Harry Styles in a red and white plaid suit steps out of a car beside a red and white ceramic jug with mythological designs, labeled "Ceramic Jug by Walter Crane," on a solid red background.

Ceramic Jug by Walter Crane

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1 week ago

Harry Styles in a black-and-white striped coat walks near a ceramic vase with vertical black and white stripes. The vase is designed by Norman Wilson for Wedgwood. Both images are set against a beige background.

Ceramic vase by Norman Wilson for Wedgwood

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1 week ago

Harry Styles in a sheer pink top with strawberry patterns is above a pair of navy slippers with bright red strawberry designs and pink fuzzy trim, against a solid pink background. Text reads: "1970s Slippers from Marks and Spencers.

1970s slippers bought from the Marks and Spencers in Barnsley

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1 week ago

A man in a floral suit sings into a microphone. Next to him is a ceramic teapot decorated with colorful floral patterns. The background is green, with labels for the "Ceramic Teapot, Leeds Pottery or Staffordshire Pottery.

Ceramic Teapot, Leeds Pottery or Staffordshire
Pottery

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1 week ago

On a blue background, Harry Styles a blue outfit poses similarly to the young man in the adjacent painting, "The Blue Boy" by Gainsborough. The text below reads: "Copy of Gainsborough’s 'The Blue Boy' by Henry Bone.

As there's a new Harry Styles album out today and we haven't done one for a while...

Harry Styles as Barnsley Museums objects. A THREAD 👇

Copy of Gainsborough's 'The Blue Boy' by Henry Bone

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1 week ago

"The gold tremisses are all Frankish and date to the late sixth and early seventh centuries (see p. 40)"

Treasures from Sutton Hoo, Gareth Williams Published by the British Museum

Do I win a museum for nerdiness?

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1 week ago

Dramatic classical oil painting of a scholarly monk or biblical scribe writing in a large open book by candlelight. The bearded man leans over a wooden desk,

It's become a tradition that we play this #WorldBookDay game:

Grab the nearest book, turn to page 34 and reply below with the third sentence from that page.

🎨The Scribe by George Cattermole from The Cooper Gallery

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1 week ago

A Victorian-era living room inspired by Chelsea Interior at Carlyle's House, with floral wallpaper, patterned carpets, and ornate wooden furniture. A man in a robe stands by the fireplace while a woman sits at a table with papers.

The #OnlineArtExchange this week is 'Art that explores home' for Catherine Opie: To Be Seen at National Portrait Gallery

'A Chelsea Interior' (The Carlyles at Home with Their Dog, 'Nero') by Robert Scott Tait (c.1816–1897) from National Trust, Carlyle's House

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1 week ago

British pie week?!?! I'm in.

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1 week ago

According to reports the pie contained: 1,000lbs of choice meats, 16 stones of flour, 8 sacks of potatoes, 100lbs of lard, 16lbs of baking powder.

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