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Captivating science & art project announced for Cooper Gallery
Thanks to a £15,000 funding boost from Alzheimer’s Research UK’s flagship public outreach scheme, the Inspire Fund, a new science-art project and exhibition is planned for the Cooper Gallery in Barnsley, with interactive exhibits created through a series of workshops with the local community.
Artwork transferred to the nation set to go in display in The Cooper Gallery
A stunning oil painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw has been allocated by HM Government to the fine art collection at the Cooper Gallery in Barnsley.
The Tasker Photography Trust opens new exhibition at the Cooper Gallery
The Tasker Photography Trust opens a brand-new exhibition at the Cooper Gallery on Saturday, 15 January 2022
Barnsley to host exhibition by world famous artists
Drawings by some of the world’s most famous artists are coming to Barnsley as part of a major British Museum touring exhibition.
The Cooper Gallery collection featured on Fake or Fortune?
A sketch from the Cooper Gallery’s outstanding collection will be featured in a nail-biting episode of Fake or Fortune? on Wednesday, 4 August.
ELMER AND FRIENDS MARCH INTO THE COOPER GALLERY FOR TRIUM-PHANT EXHIBITION
ELMER and Friends: The Colourful World of David McKee, the first ever major retrospective of David McKee’s striking illustration will open at the Cooper Gallery on Saturday, 10 July.
Funding secured to create ‘Elmer the Elephant’ trail across Barnsley
Elmer the elephant is packing his trunk and will be travelling around Barnsley, spreading joy as he goes, thanks to funding from the Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant.
The Cooper Gallery shortlisted for National Award
The Cooper Gallery has been shortlisted for the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI) – Engaging People Awards 2021, sponsored by Creative Core.
JAN VAN HUYSUM VISITS: THE NATIONAL GALLERY BRINGS DUTCH MASTERPIECE TO BARNSLEY (15-20 JUNE 2021)
Following the positive response to Artemisia Visits (2019), the National Gallery is delighted to announce Jan van Huysum Visits which will see Van Huysum’s magnificent Flowers in a Terracotta Vase (1736–7) travel to six unexpected locations across the UK and Barnsley will be one.