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Talks, Lectures & Author Events in Sheffield

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Two young children in animal costumes pose in front of a museum display of taxidermied animals behind glass.

WED 7 OCT

Lunchtime Talk: Sheffield: City of... Brass?

Weston Park Museum

Free

Wildflower meadow with white, yellow and purple blooms, trees and rolling countryside with distant hills and buildings visible.

MON 12 OCT

Monday Night Talk: The Lady in the Bay Window

Manor Fields Park

Limestone gorge and lake at Creswell Crags with wooded cliffs

MON 12 OCT, 18:00 · +16 MORE DATES

Online Talks

Creswell Crags

Two young children in animal costumes pose in front of a museum display of taxidermied animals behind glass.

TUE 13 OCT

Two Mummified People, Thomas Bateman & Weston Park Museum

Weston Park Museum

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

TUE 13 OCT

Off the Shelf: 500 Sheffield Treasures - Nick Duggan

Millennium Gallery

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

TUE 13 OCT

Off the Shelf: My Heart is This: Tracey Emin on Painting - Martin Gayford

Millennium Gallery

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

WED 14 OCT

Off the Shelf: ALL ABOARD!: Tales from a Yorkshire Steam Railway - Paul 'Piglet' Middleton

Millennium Gallery

Canal view toward Chatsworth House across lawns

WED 14 OCT

An Introduction to Chatsworth in Seven Objects

Chatsworth

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

FRI 16 OCT

Off the Shelf: Ancient: Reviving the Woods That Made Britain - Luke Barley

Millennium Gallery

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

SAT 17 OCT

Off the Shelf: When We Ruled - The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors

Millennium Gallery

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

SAT 17 OCT

Off the Shelf: A Place of Dreams: Desire, Deception and a Wartime Coming of Age

Millennium Gallery

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

SUN 18 OCT

Off the Shelf: Art History's Funniest Bits - Verity Babbs

Millennium Gallery

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

TUE 20 OCT

Off the Shelf: Plants Can Save Your Life - Ross Cameron

Millennium Gallery

Visitors viewing jewellery and precious objects displayed behind glass cases in a museum gallery.

TUE 20 OCT

Off the Shelf: Logging Off - Adele Zeynep Walton

Millennium Gallery

Young children display yellow chicken artwork at an intergenerational craft activity with adults supervising.

WED 11 NOV

Sculpting Stories, Places and People (Teacher CPD session)

National Coal Mining Museum for England

Places for talks, lectures & author events

Juno Books

Juno Books

Sheffield

An adults-focused bookshop with evening author talks, low lighting and a free drink on arrival, plus book groups covering everything from horror to queer literature.

Booking requiredDog friendlyGift shopIndoor seating+2 more

People dining and socialising on a rooftop terrace with wooden decking, potted plants, and a brick building with neon signage.

Riverside Kelham

Sheffield

A walk-in pub and restaurant by the river with a proper kids' menu, crayons at the table, and a garden to spread out in.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBirthday parties+9 more

St. Matthew’s Church : SheffieldFree

St. Matthew’s Church : Sheffield

Sheffield · ages 0-4

Free toddler group with live piano on Fridays, plus a quiet play corner in church any day of the week.

Baby changeCaféStep-free accessToilets

Good to know: talks, lectures & author events in Sheffield

Are any of them free?

Yes, St. Matthew’s Church : Sheffield is free to visit.

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