Aroundtown Magazine Winter 2022 edition
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
Trio of museums<br />
now open at The Glass Works<br />
For many years, Barnsley<br />
Museums has brought the<br />
rich heritage of Barnsley to<br />
life across its fantastic visitor<br />
attractions, passing the legacy<br />
on to new generations.<br />
And now they have added three new<br />
museum experiences into the fold at the<br />
striking Glass Works, thought to be the first<br />
museum in Yorkshire to open in a purpose-built<br />
leisure and shopping centre.<br />
When planning for The Glass Works began<br />
in 2015, the vision was always for it to be a<br />
mixed-use scheme to attract new audiences<br />
to Barnsley. Alongside vibrant retail and food<br />
units, cultural cornerstones have also been<br />
created to appeal to people of all ages.<br />
The Glass Works is a hub for culture and<br />
learning, with three state-of-the-art galleries<br />
from Barnsley Museums and the stunning<br />
Library @ The Light Box, proudly displaying<br />
the moto ‘Barnsley’s fierce love holds you<br />
forever in its heart’.<br />
The bright and bold new sites provide more<br />
opportunities for people from Barnsley and<br />
beyond to explore the town’s past, present and<br />
future right on their doorstep.<br />
So, what exactly can you discover?<br />
Barnsley Museums<br />
@ The Glass Works<br />
Get hands on with lots of interactive displays<br />
which highlight what Barnsley has to offer.<br />
The information boards and activities delve<br />
into everything from heritage and Barnsley’s<br />
inventors to green spaces and sport to artists<br />
and authors.<br />
There are lots of things for little hands to do,<br />
with drawing stations, games and a mini library<br />
making it a brilliant stop off for families visiting<br />
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Digital<br />
@ The Glass Works<br />
Across from the Discover gallery is the fun<br />
and surprising Digital unit. Immerse yourself in<br />
the 360-degree video of Barnsley where you’ll<br />
be taken to various locations and beauty spots<br />
around the borough.<br />
There is also a VR art programme where you<br />
can try this exciting and cutting-edge virtual<br />
reality technology to create your very own 3D<br />
masterpiece.<br />
As a town, Barnsley has embraced the digital<br />
age, with a new digital campus at DMC, a<br />
SciTech hub for innovation at Barnsley College,<br />
and a host of digital activities and exhibitions<br />
hosted by the Barnsley Museums team.<br />
Barnsley town centre. Recreate Barnsley’s<br />
amazing architecture with building blocks, try<br />
and identify different birds found in Barnsley<br />
through their eggs and distinct calls, or have a<br />
game on the official Barnsley FC table football.<br />
If you’re looking for somewhere to visit in<br />
the borough, there is even a day out generator.<br />
The large touch-screen display will give you a<br />
series of questions, such as whether you want<br />
somewhere quiet or bustling, to discover or<br />
explore, and will generate ideas based on your<br />
answers.<br />
Gallery<br />
@ The Glass Works<br />
On the other glazed boulevard is the Gallery<br />
which is a changing exhibition space for<br />
established and emerging artists. In <strong>2022</strong>, it<br />
will welcome exhibitions from Barnsley sculptor<br />
Graham Ibbeson to a display all about LEGO.<br />
But to launch the Gallery @ The Glass Works,<br />
a body of work has been created to share the<br />
plight of Barnsley people during the coronavirus<br />
pandemic.<br />
Based around glass bottles, which was one<br />
of Barnsley’s main industries and after which<br />
The Glass Works is named, the exhibition<br />
incorporates messages in a bottle to reflect on<br />
personal experiences and difficulties faced during<br />
Covid-19. Add your own message in a bottle<br />
where you can draw or write your thoughts to be<br />
part of this community project.<br />
Along with the graphic bottle motif printed<br />
on the walls which was created by artist Patrick<br />
Murphy, there are also other installations such as<br />
a display of bottles arranged by James Brunt, a<br />
quilt made by For The Love of Scrubs volunteers<br />
who made over 25,000 scrubs, face masks and<br />
wash bags for hospital and social care staff, and<br />
Barnsley’s Fierce Love portraits of key workers by<br />
James Mulkeen.<br />
And before you leave, don’t forget to see the<br />
poignant Covid memorial in The Glass Works<br />
Square which was created by Graham Ibbeson<br />
in memory of those we have lost and in tribute to<br />
those who have helped keep us safe.<br />
Barnsley Museums @ The Glass Works is<br />
open Monday to Saturday 10am-5:30pm and<br />
Sunday 10:30am-4:30pm<br />
To find out more about, follow their Facebook<br />
page @BMTheGlassworks or visit<br />
www.barnsley-museums.com/<br />
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