Pleasant gallery/museum to kill an hour when in Sheffield. A five minute walk from Sheffield…read morestation. This is a modern building that houses various small exhibitions, not to be confused with the Graves Gallery, the city's art gallery, which is located close-by. The Millennium Gallery focuses on some visiting/special exhibits as well as on a few permanent exhibitions, like the "John Ruskin Collection" - a 19th century selection of various crafts and natural history objects, with a few watercolors and paintings thrown in for good measure, that the philosopher John Ruskin collected to create a small museum for the working class of the time, most of them being kept ignorant of history and the arts by the ruling classes. While none of those objects are in any way spectacular, one can well imagine that they must have delighted and astounded their target audience at the time. Then, there's an permanent exhibit on Sheffield's history as a centre of metal and silver manufacturing in the late 18th and 19th centuries. This is actually the most impressive part of this gallery (see photos). Photography is allowed in these permanent exhibitions. The venue is free of charge, and it's bright, modern and friendly, with a long garden gallery that you can sit in and relax from the bustle of the city. There's also a café on the ground floor, as well as a small museum shop on the first.

Nice gallery in Sheffield city centre, just off of the Winter Gardens. When you enter, you are…read morefirst greeted with their extensive giftshop, filled with local goods. They have 3 main halls for exhibits - the permanent metalwork exhibit was the star for us. Very interesting to learn a bit about Sheffield's history, and there are a lot of pieces to look at. The gallery is not huge, I think we spent between 45 minutes and an hour there, but it's location means it's not exactly out of the way and it's free, so I would still recommend you pop in. It's also surrounded by a few nice restaurants and independent cafes, so I imagine it would be quite nice to visit around lunchtime.

I love going to this art gallery. It's central position is great (right ontop of the Central…read moreLibrary) for people who haven't been to galleries before and don't want to step off the beaten path. There is a good range of different modes of art, from classical paintings to sculpture and changing exhibitions. The gallery is of course, completely free, and because it's of a middling size, it doesn't take hours and hours to go around, but there is enough space and exhibits for it to be really worth a visit. I'd say that it's a hidden gem in the town centre, and well worth a visit! The only downside to Graves Art Gallery is that it is probably the main public gallery in Sheffield, and I really really wish there were more..hopefully, in time there will be!

I have spent many a saturday afternoon wandering round here! While not the biggest and best art…read moregallery ever, there are some interesting pictures and exhibitions. The majority of the collection remains the same but there are often temporary exhibitions which are of some interest and for free, well you can't really complain!

Lovely little gallery with some interesting exhibitions.read more

A fantastic independent gallery with a 'get-involved' ethos, as well as exhibitions by…read moreinternationally renowned artists.