What to do and see in Sheffield, England: The Best Museums

Cupola Gallery, established in 1991, is very lively and friendly with a reputation for quality shows and innovation. With four exhibition spaces plus a fabulous sculpture garden, the gallery stocks work from more than 300 local, national and international artists and makers. The main exhibition space plays host to a breathless turnover of shows - approximately ten a year.Cupola is also committed to providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere and to that end provides free chocolate cake every Saturday and free hot drinks to all our visitors any day. Children are always welcome. Cupola boasts an excellent award winning sculpture garden and the upstairs gallery is home to the Long gallery and the Craft gallery. Cupola regularly showcases painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, glass, textiles and jewellery. In addition, Cupola Framing is our well established framing department situated adjacent to the gallery offering high quality bespoke framing as well as selling local artists prints and cards.

Bank Street Arts is a self-funded, independent arts centre specialising in collaborative arts practice. We take a critical approach to every facet of our work: from funding to education, from engagement with artists to projects we take on, from outreach work to business and management models. Every aspect of the organization is part of its unique make up: the whole being infinitely more rich and complex than the sum of its parts. We provide a home, venue and setting for some of the best new art, writing and culture from across the region and have a national and international reputation in poetry and artists' books. Our policy of juxtaposing poet-laureates with school-children, Turner Prize winners with first time artists is testimony to our commitment to openness and quality. Our charitable remit is regeneration, education, training and employment, delivered through the arts: we are concerned with the social role of the arts as well as research and development. Partners range from Sheffield Children's Festival to universities: a unique mix for a volunteer led and run arts centre.

About Andrew Vickers (Stoneface) My interest in creating art from stone began around twenty five years ago. As a dry stone Waller I began to notice that walls were being erected with no trace left behind to identify the Waller responsible. Therefore I decided to be the first to leave my mark on the walls I built, so that in years to come people would recognise my work. This is where the idea came from to place small stone faces I carved, from the waling stone, into the walls themselves. That’s where Stoneface was born. After discovering that I could take images from my mind and create them in stone I began striving to create more, using bigger pieces of stone on more intricate projects. My passion to create art grew and with it so did Stoneface. Creating art for a range of clientele from rock stars to politicians, my love for what I do constantly grows stronger. I was fortunate enough to purchase Storrs woodland around four years ago. This amazing space has become a massive in

The Graves Gallery is the home of Sheffield's visual art collection. Situated above the Central Library, away from the noise and traffic of the city centre, the Gallery is a peaceful haven for visitors to enjoy the city's art and a programme of temporary exhibitions. Famous names on show at the Graves include Turner and Sisley, while more recent artists include Damien Hirst, Bridget Riley, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Marc Quinn. Local heroes include George Fullard, Derrick Greaves and Stanley Royle.

The National Emergency Services Museum is located in one of Yorkshire's first purpose built combined police, fire and ambulance stations in the centre of Steel City, Sheffield. Opened in 1983 with just two fire engines and a few small exhibits and only two of the building's 46 rooms open for the public to view. Since then, the museum has grown and grown year by year. There are now thousands of exhibits and 26 exhibition areas, around 45 vehicles on display and many more exhibits and vehicles currently in storage ready to be displayed we are still developing. The Museum is a Registered Charity and does not receive any major funding. Everything that you see here at the museum has been achieved by donations and your entry fees.We are always working to update the museum and make the museum more hands-on and interactive for visitors.

Sheffield's contemporary art space, specialising in new media, moving image & performance. Pioneering emerging art practices & ideas, we work in partnership with local, regional & international collaborators to nurture artistic talent & support the development of contemporary art. At the heart of what we do, is to connect people to artists & to art, inspiring new thinking & debate through our exhibitions, talks, events & other public activity. We work with early career to established artists to commission new work, produce solo and group shows, deliver residencies, performances, events & community programme. Through diverse programming, we reveal the process of making art & invite our audiences & participants to engage, explore & connect. In 2018 Site Gallery re-opened after a building programme which trebled the scale of its public area. We now have a large scale gallery, a dedicated projects space, café and shop as well as a beautiful new façade & gallery