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33: 41: 122: 96: 137:, signifying a 'pre-eminent collection of national and international importance held in England's non-national museums'. The collection includes what is probably the most extensive grouping of Sheffield-made cutlery, flatware (forks and spoons) and holloware (e.g. bowls, teapots, containers) in existence and was amassed as a reference collection; showcasing examples of excellent design and high quality craftsmanship from around the world to inspire the city’s manufacturers, designers and makers. 145:
The Craft & Design gallery is a temporary exhibition space intended to build on the tradition of the Ruskin and Metalwork collections in providing creative inspiration through examples of excellence. Following the theme of historic and contemporary craft and design, recent exhibitions have
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established a collection of material he hoped would inspire Sheffield's workforce at the newly founded St George's Museum, Walkley, Sheffield in 1875. The collection of watercolours, drawings, prints, plaster casts, minerals, illustrated books, manuscripts and coins is owned by the
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and managed by Museums Sheffield at the Millennium Gallery. The gallery displaying it was refurbished in 2011, to allow more frequent rotation of items from the collection which is too large and fragile to display at any one time.
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The special exhibition space is the largest in Sheffield and was designed to accommodate major touring exhibitions from national partners such as the
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The gallery has two permanent collections, two temporary exhibition spaces, space for corporate events and weddings, and a cafe and shop.
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in 2013, marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of stainless steel in Sheffield.
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Sheffield's metalwork collection comprises more than 13,000 objects and has been awarded
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project, it is located in the city centre close to the mainline
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Index

Millennium Galleries


Sheffield
Heart of the City
station
Graves Art Gallery
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Theatres
Sheffield Winter Garden
Museums Sheffield

John Ruskin
Guild of St George

Designated Collection
DCMS
Kill Your Darlings
Graphic Nature
Under the Sea
Designed to Shine
V&A
Tate
Watercolour in Britain
Restless Times
John Martin: Painting the Apocalypse
The Family in British Art
Paul Morrison: Auctorum
Force of Nature: Picturing Ruskin's Landscape
Official Website

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