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MuseumsSite Name: Weston Park Museum Alternative Name: Formerly Sheffield City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield Museum
Country: England County: Yorkshire (South) Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Sheffield
Map Ref: SK3389487292  Landranger Map Number: 110
Latitude: 53.381396N  Longitude: 1.491927W
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Weston Park Museum submitted by Creative Commons : Fabulous gold jewellery from various barrow excavations in the Peak District. Photo credit: Howard M R Williams (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Sheffield with prehistoric artefacts including Bronze Age urns and rock art from the Peak District (Derbyshire) and beyond. There are also many Early Medieval finds including the Benty Grange helmet and fabulous gold jewellery from various barrow excavations. Most result from the 19th-century barrow-diggings commissioned and/or directed by the "Barrow Knight" Thomas Bateman.

Address: Weston Park, S10 2TP
Admission: Not currently open due to the Coronavirus. Please check their web site for reopening details.
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Note: The Barrow Knight and the Search for the Anglo-Saxons: Thomas Bateman’s Early Medieval Archaeology - a talk by Prof Howard M R Williams, and see the comments on our page for lots more video talks from Sheffield Museums Live to watch.
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Weston Park Museum submitted by Creative Commons : In the Bronze Age display at least one urn still contains human remains in the form of the cremated remains of human bodies. However there are no unburned human remains on display. Photo credit: Howard M R Williams (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Weston Park Museum submitted by Creative Commons : A cut-away schematic of a Bronze Age burial mound. This includes a cremation urn and a skeleton in a cist, the two principal modes of disposing of the dead that leave traces from the Bronze Age. The model is itself inspired by one of Llewellyn Jewitt’s illustrations based on Thomas Bateman’s excavations of burial mounds in the Peak District. As such it is a 3D museological rendition of a ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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New Exhibition: Brought to Light: The Remarkable Bateman Collection to 15th Jan 2023 by Andy B on Tuesday, 24 May 2022
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Brought to Light: The Remarkable Bateman Collection
Opens Friday 27 May 2022 running until Sunday 15 January 2023

Thomas Bateman (1821–1861) was fascinated by the past and ahead of his time. A pioneering Victorian antiquarian, he founded a museum at his Derbyshire home presenting artefacts and specimens from across the globe.

Bateman’s extensive excavations in the Peak District expanded his family’s collection. When the museum closed in the 1890s, Sheffield joined some of the world’s leading museums in acquiring parts of its holdings. Today, much of the city’s local archaeology collection, as well as minerals, ceramics, metalwork and fossils, can be traced to Bateman.

More details here
https://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/museums/weston-park/exhibitions/brought-to-light-the-remarkable-bateman-collection
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    Evening Talk: Brought to Light by the Spade, Thursday 9th June 2022 by Andy B on Tuesday, 24 May 2022
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    Evening Talk: Brought to Light by the Spade Archaeologists, Artists and Poets in Conversation

    When: Thursday 9 June 2022 6:00pm - 7:00pm
    Price: Free, booking recommended, Please book in advance:
    Where Weston Park Museum

    Join Professor Bob Johnston from the University of Sheffield and the Peak District National Park’s archaeologist, Anna Badcock, to explore some of the fascinating stories behind the Bateman collection, Bronze Age burials and grave goods, and the work of the Peak Park in protecting this unique heritage.

    Chaired by Dr Melanie Giles, this event will also welcome poet Dr Abbi Flint and artist Dr Rose Ferraby to discuss how archaeology can inspire creativity. Every ticketholder will receive a free copy of the poetry and art collaboration ‘Vestiges’, which has funded by the University of Manchester, in celebration of the exhibition. Drinks and refreshments will be provided afterwards.

    This talk is part of the programme of events complementing the exhibition Brought to Light: The Remarkable Bateman Collection, at Weston Park Museum until Sunday 15 January 2023.

    Book here
    https://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/whats-on/events/2022/6/evening-talk-brought-to-light-by-the-spade-%E2%80%93-archaeologists-artists-and-poets-in-conversation

    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brought-to-light-by-the-spade-archaeologists-artists-poets-tickets-291212563617
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    Workshop: Marks and Traces – Poetry and Art Inspired by the Past, Sat June 18th by Andy B on Tuesday, 24 May 2022
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    Join poet Abbi Flint and artist Rose Ferraby to create your own poetic or artistic response to the archaeology featured in the latest exhibition at Weston Park Museum, Brought to Light: The Remarkable Bateman Collection.

    Tour the inspiring and captivating finds in the gallery in the company of Dr Melanie Giles (University of Manchester) before creating word and image responses, through a guided workshop. All materials are provided.

    This workshop is part of the programme of events complementing the exhibition Brought to Light: The Remarkable Bateman Collection, at Weston Park Museum until Sunday 15 January 2023.

    Saturday 18 June 2022 10:30am - 1:30pm
    Price £15, booking recommended

    Book here
    https://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/whats-on/events/2022/6/workshop-marks-and-traces-%E2%80%93-poetry-and-art-inspired-by-the-past
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    Gib Hill, Arbor Low and the Remarkable Bateman Collection by Andy B on Tuesday, 24 May 2022
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    Prof Howard MR Williams writes: Way back in 2014 I posted about Arbor Low and Gib Hill – part of a later prehistoric ceremonial complex in the Derbyshire Peak District – but very recently I received the opportunity to revisit and for a very special purpose. I was asked by Sheffield Museums to be filmed at this beautiful and evocative set of ancient monuments to discuss the pioneering work of the 19th-century archaeologist Thomas Bateman for the new exhibition: Brought to Light: The Remarkable Bateman Collection (set to run from Friday 27 May 2022 to 15 January 2023).

    The exhibition explores the contribution of the Victorian Peak District barrow-digger to the origins of British archaeology and his legacy to this day in terms of ideas and discoveries. Bateman’s work interests me greatly since, in addition to his contribution to Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeology, he was one of a group of early archaeologists and antiquaries who contributed to the birth of Anglo-Saxon archaeology by excavating a series of early medieval furnished burials, most beneath primary burial mounds or inserted in secondary locations into far-earlier prehistoric monuments.

    So on 22nd March I met Curator of Archaeology Martha Jasko-Lawrence together with the museum’s cameraman at Arbor Low. We decided to film at Gib Hill
    https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=76

    I answered a range of questions prepared by Lucy Cooper of Sheffield Museums about Bateman’s inspirations for and approach to barrow-digging, this methods, and the broader context of his thinking as well as the implications of his discoveries. In particular, I addressed how his status as ‘local hero’ might be more complicated than it first appears.

    More at
    https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/24/gib-hill-arbor-low-and-the-remarkable-bateman-collection/
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The Barrow Knight and the Search for the Anglo-Saxons: Thomas Bateman’s Archaeology by Andy B on Saturday, 01 May 2021
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On Wednesday 21 April 2021, Prof Howard M R Williams presented a Sheffield Museums Live talk titled: The Barrow Knight and the Search for the Anglo-Saxons: Thomas Bateman’s Early Medieval Archaeology.

Thomas Bateman (1821-1861) was a pioneer archaeologist who contributed to early Victorian Anglo-Saxonism by uncovering early medieval graves in the Peak District. His publications juxtaposed and contrasted his ‘Anglo-Saxon’ grave-finds with those from prehistoric burials discovered in close proximity. He also identified connections between the early medieval artefacts he had found and the epic Old English poem Beowulf. Given that the finds from Bateman’s barrow-diggings now have pride of place at the Weston Park Museum, including the famous Benty Grange helmet, revisiting Bateman’s work has a direct bearing on archaeology’s ongoing contribution to the study of England’s origins in today’s world.

I reflected on the enduring legacy of Bateman’s barrow-diggings, now on display in the Weston Park Museum, Sheffield.

This is the latest presentation regarding his ongoing research on the origins of Anglo-Saxon archaeology and the legacies of these investigations. For context, see his earlier post on the history of Anglo-Saxon archaeology here.
https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/09/archaeodeath-on-the-history-of-anglo-saxon-archaeology/

Watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2927563630835224
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeHlcEAzRB8



There are lots more video talks available on the Sheffield museum web site here:
http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/live-archive
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The early Anglo-Saxon dead, but without the bodies? – Weston Park Museum by Andy B on Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Prof. Howard M. R. Williams writes: Many of the early medieval artefacts in the Beneath your Feet display, including Benty McBoarface (aka the Benty Grange helmet) derive from mortuary contexts in the Peak District. Most result from the 19th-century barrow-diggings commissioned and/or directed by the ‘Barrow Knight’ Thomas Bateman.

There are also finds on display from the Wigber Low excavations directed by Professor John Collis, including cow ribs suggesting a joint of meat was placed in the grave of an adult female.

Also spearheads, a beaver-tooth pendant set in gold, a crystal ball, and shield boss.
Read more, with lots of photos of the displays here:
https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/02/the-early-anglo-saxon-dead-but-without-the-bodies-weston-park-museum/

and Howard records another visit here:
https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/24/death-visualised-and-miniaturised-in-the-museum/
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New Ancient Egypt gallery at Weston Park Museum by Andy B on Tuesday, 05 May 2020
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[Clearly this is shut at the moment but I thought I'd post it for future reference - Ed]

Explore the wonders of Ancient Egypt in a brand new gallery which opened at Weston Park Museum on 15 February 2020.

From pharaohs and pyramids to mummies and myths, one of history’s most fascinating civilisations is set to be celebrated in a brand new gallery unveiled by Museums Sheffield on Saturday. From pharaohs and pyramids to mummies and myths, one of history’s most fascinating civilisations is set to be celebrated in a brand new gallery unveiled by Museums Sheffield on Saturday.

The new Ancient Egypt gallery brings together over 300 objects in a series of new displays at Weston Park Museum.

The Ancient Egyptian objects in the city’s historic museum collections have long been favourites of Weston Park Museum visitors of all ages, but until recently only a relatively small selection were on display. Now, thanks to a £187,000 grant from the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund, and additional support, these artefacts from life in Ancient Egyptian have a dazzling new home.

The new displays will span over 80,000 years of Egyptian history, from 80,000 BC through to 700 AD.At the heart of the new displays are two ornate coffins, dating from around 700 BC. The oldest coffin contains the mummy of Nesitanebetasheru, an adult woman whose title is inscribed as ‘lady of the house’. As part of the ongoing research into the city’s historic collections, the mummy was CT scanned at Sheffield Children’s Hospital in 1992. The scans revealed she has metal plates covering her eyes and may have an earring in her left ear, but showed no visible evidence of disease or cause of death.

Martha Jasko-Lawrence, Curator of Archaeology at Museums Sheffield, said: “Ancient Egypt is a subject that really captures people’s imaginations. As we were developing the new displays we spent a lot of time talking to visitors about what they were most interested in and the response we had was overwhelming. We’re absolutely thrilled to be able to showcase so many more of the objects and stories people wanted to see in the new gallery.”


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Re: Sheffield City Museum by stu on Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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The museum is now closed for a big refurbishment...due to open again in the autumn of 2005
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Re: Sheffield City Museum by stu on Saturday, 11 January 2003
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Excellent display of Derbyshires rock art.
Many of Batemans finds.
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