Exhibitions in Sheffield
With such a fantastic array of museums and galleries in Sheffield (many of which are free to visit) you'll never be short of interesting exhibitions to explore in the city.
While there are some fascinating permanent exhibitions across the city, all worth exploring and available all-year round, here you'll find listings for temporary exhibitions in Sheffield which are only available for a limited amount of time- catch them before they're gone!
Use the tags below and date search to help narrow the results you'd like to see.
Exhibition listings
Liliane Tomasko: The Psyche of the Portrait
The Psyche of the Portrait sees New York-based visual artist Liliane Tomasko respond to examples of portraiture from Sheffield’s Visual Art collection with her own abstract vocabulary.
Penny McCarthy: How to Look Through Time
Penny McCarthy sets out to find new ways to consider time, loss and preservation.
New Horizons: Growing Sheffield’s Art Collection
Sheffield’s art collection has been expanding and evolving ever since it was founded 150 years ago. Today, it continues to develop, celebrating artistic excellence that reflects the world we live in and helps us find our place in it.
Sheffield Print Fair 2025
Sheffield Print Fair returns for their 12th year and will once again celebrate of all things print on Saturday 8 November at the Millennium Gallery, with a host of artists, galleries and print people taking part.
Light Up Sheffield
For ten magical nights this December, three of Sheffield’s most iconic landmarks - Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield Central Library, and Pounds Park - will be transformed with breathtaking light projections inspired by the city itself.
The Sykes Gallery Metalwork Collection
Sheffield Museums’ Metalwork Collection is one of the finest in the world. It contains the cutlery, flatware and tableware that have made Sheffield famous, as well as beautiful objects collected from every continent.
We are the Monument
Curated by artist Yuen Fong Ling, We are the Monument explores the ways in which the plinth can be seen as a social, political and cultural symbol and encourages us to consider the significance of those represented on, or in opposition to, the plinth.
The Ruskin Collection: Capturing Colour
The gallery looks at how Ruskin established his collection in Sheffield to help people find inspiration in art and nature, and explores the relevance of his ideas today.
Collection Display: Portraits and the Human Figure
Drawn from Sheffield’s collections, this recently refreshed display explores artists’ enduring fascination with depicting people.
Collection Display: Colour, Form & Line
Discover how artists have experimented with colour and form, with displays including work by Joseph Cutts, Naum Gabo, Tess Jaray and Bridget Riley.
