Barker’s Pool, Sheffield S1 4FT
Opening times:
Open daily from 11am with refreshments available (closed Monday 23 September).
Events are free and open to all.
20th Sep 12:00pm
Joined Up Heritage Sheffield: Stories from the Soil
Explore how we engage young people in heritage and how Heritage Open Days New Wave funding enabled us to deliver a creative event
20th Sep 1:30pm
The Ribosome Wind Garden
A talk on how kinetic sculptures in a wind garden help visualise how ribosomes translate genetic information into proteins
20th Sep 3:00pm
The Promise
A performance unearthing the stories of Black women and girls and highlighting the impact of Britain’s efforts to devalue their ‘human currency’ in its aftermath
20th Sep 4:00pm
Estate
An installation examining and celebrating working class communities and the art that has been produced from within them
20th Sep 5:00pm
TAR-DISH: Transformative Agroecological Retreat Dressed in Sustainable Hues
Dr Harry Wright and artist Anthony Bennett will discuss their collaboration TAR-DISH: an AI-generated exhibition showcasing an ecological utopia, born from ground-breaking research in agroecology
21st Sep 12:00pm
Inside Out: A Dark Matter Musical
Professor Ed Daw and Leo & Hyde journey into the unknown as they delve into the quantum realm in this musical lecture
21st Sep 1:00pm
Chocolate for Strangers
Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock talks about the history of chocolate and the remarkable story of the Maya lords who first brought it to Europe
21st Sep 2:00pm
Virtual Voyage Through the Milky Way
A talk from Professor Paul Crowther giving an overview of the Milky Way galaxy, complementing a mixed reality VR exhibit at Futurecade
21st Sep 3:00pm
Inequalities in Artistic and Cultural Work
Young working class creatives talk about their experiences with the inequalities in artistic and cultural work 21st Sep 4:00pm
Inside Out: A Dark Matter Musical
Professor Ed Daw and Leo & Hyde journey into the unknown as they delve into the quantum realm in this musical lecture
21st Sep 5:30pm
A Techno Music Programming Masterclass with The Black Dog
A techno music performance by Sheffield techno legends The Black Dog, with visuals by Human Studio
22nd Sep 1:00pm
Our Stories, Our Voices: Growing Up Multilingual with Chinese Heritage
A stunning performance with contributions from 100+ children and young people, sharing their stories of growing up multilingual with Chinese heritage
22nd Sep 2:00pm
Filling the Void: Developing Biomaterials for Soft Tissue Restoration
Learn about the common themes and creative processes involved in art and engineering of the Filling the Void: Developing Biomaterials for Soft Tissue Restoration exhibit
22nd Sep 3:00pm
Sheffield Castle
A panel of experts talk about Sheffield Castle’s past, present and future
22nd Sep 4:00pm
Ageing = Frailty?
Professor Ilaria Bellantuono and artist Seiko Kinoshita discuss their unique installation exploring the questions: what is frailty and is it an inevitable part of ageing
24th Sep 12:00pm
Joined Up Heritage Sheffield: Ancient Norton Manor to Twentieth Century Graves Park
A special screening of our project film “Finding Lost Norton Park: Digging Deeper for All: Graves Park’s heritage uncovered
24th Sep 1:00pm
Off the Shelf: Late Night Final?
An illustrated talk exploring 60 years of journalism at the Sheffield Star and Telegraph
24th Sep 2:00pm
Sonic Imprints
‘Sonic Imprints’ is an imaginative bridge between Canada House’s past and future, exploring the potential for its spaces to give life to sound and music
24th Sep 3:00pm
Mind: You’re Language
A talk from the team behind an installation exploring the language of mental health and illness
24th Sep 4:00pm
Rootiverse
A talk about the creative process of developing Rootiverse, an exhibition showing how plant roots interaction with soil micro-organisms is vital for global crop production
24th Sep 5:00pm
Craft Beer
Professor Phil Withington and Dr Nick Groat explore the idea of ‘craft’, particularly as it applies to Sheffield’s brewing and distilling industries
25th Sep 12:00pm
Joined Up Heritage Sheffield: Creating the Stan Shaw Little Mesters Heritage Trail and App
Stephen Elliott from Llama Digital talks about creating a walking trail to commemorate the life and work of renowned pocket knife maker Stan Shaw
25th Sep 1:00pm
Off the Shelf: Unceasing War on Poverty
Researcher Michael Ward presents an illustrated talk looking at the work of the remarkable campaign couple, Beatrice and Sidney Webb
25th Sep 2:00pm
Clay, Paper and Light: In Conversation with Racially Minoritised Survivors of Domestic Abuse
A talk about the process of creating the immersive exhibition, Clay, Thread and Light
25th Sep 3:00pm
You be the Judge
Join Dr Angela Sorsby and artist Ben Carlin to hear about their exhibition, examining judicial disparities through an interactive, courtroom themed exhibit and web app
25th Sep 4:00pm
Holy Herbs and the Psychoactive Revolution
Artist Jessica Heywood, historian Professor Phil Withington and Professor Colin Osbourne discuss their art installation, an exploration of the botanical dimensions of Europe’s psychoactive revolution
25th Sep 5:00pm
Resurrection
Dr Victoria (Tori) Herridge and artist Paul Evans discuss their installation using media that spans the history of human art-making from Cave Art to AI
26th Sep 12:00pm
Joined Up Heritage Sheffield: A Heritage Strategy for Sheffield
A talk about preserving Sheffield’s heritage for future generations and the journey to create the country’s first known community-led strategy
26th Sep 1:00pm
Off the Shelf: Mountain Walks Kinder Scout
Sarah Lister takes us on an illustrated talk on how Kinder Scout, an iconic mountain in the Peak District, inspires her work
26th Sep 2:00pm
CATA: Climate Change and Waste Pickers
A talk by Professor Vanesa Castán Broto and sound artist James Rogers on how they developed their Futurecade exhibition
26th Sep 3:00pm
“Hello…I’m here” The experience of acute hospital care for older people living with vision impairment
An immersive talk sharing the experiences of older people with vision impairment in hospitals
26th Sep 4:00pm
Melting Point
A talk from Professor Rachael Rothman and artist Helen Brook about their exhibit which explores the sustainability implications of steel, glass & brick manufacturing
26th Sep 5:30pm
From Ruin to Regeneration – Saving the Morecambe Winter Gardens Theatre
Professor Vanessa Toulmin talks about saving the Morecambe Winter Gardens Theatre from near bankruptcy to raising £4.4 Million to build a future for the theatre
26th Sep 7:00pm
Sheffield DocFest Presents – Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics
Sheffield DocFest presents Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics. A quest to understand how much plastic has infused our environment, bodies and lives
27th Sep 12:00pm
Joined Up Heritage Sheffield: Hillsborough and Owlerton Retale
Four cinefilms spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s offering a unique window into Hillsborough’s past
27th Sep 1:00pm
Off the Shelf: The Happiest Ever After
Award-winning, Barnsley based author, Milly Johnson talks about her 21st novel with her trademark wit and warmth
27th Sep 2:00pm
Readings of a Lithium Language
Professor Martin Foster and artist Joseph Cutts present their research into electronic energy conversion, machine drives systems, precious metals analysis and electronic waste cycles
27th Sep 4:00pm
Unearthing Our Joy
A dynamic performance casting light on Black mental health, wellbeing and joy
28th Sep 11:00am
Invisible Threads
A powerful play developed by Dr Sarah Hargreaves and Dead Earnest Theatre that tells the stories of families affect by mesothelioma
28th Sep 2:00pm
School Meal Memories
A film with discussions with school staff and students about their memories of school meals and their hopes for the future of the service
28th Sep 3:00pm
iRunner: the Effects of Information and Technology on Runners
A talk by Dr Lee Pretlove about how wearable information can change runners’ behaviour and influence their feelings
28th Sep 5:00pm
Sold My Soul to the Devil for this Pie(r)ce of Paper
Eleanor May Blackburn and fellow-performer Alice Connolly take on the 1590s author Thomas Nashe and his angry, misogynistic, xenophobic, ableist and classist persona, Pierce Penniless
29th Sep 11:00am
Meet the Robots
Sheffield Robotics and Cyberselves showcase a hands-on demonstration of the robots we use in our research
29th Sep 2:00pm