#WorldRefugeeDay Did you know that S.R Gent's was formed in 1945 by two sisters, Edith and Ruth who were refugees from Germany?. Did you work at the factory?

RT @BarnsleyMuseums: Today is #WorldBicycleDay which fits in perfectly with the #MovementMW theme of #MuseumWeek. This bicycle belonged to….

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This toy features in our Stories of Childhood exhibition. We are open Tuesday-Saturday. You can also take a virtual tour of the exhibition.

#MondayMemories Who remembers Tracy Island?. Tracy Island from Thunderbirds was the must have toy in the early 1990s, back when we had to queue outside toy shops for new releases! Who remembers Blue Peter making their own version?

#OnThisDay in 1785 Joseph Bramah invented the beer pump handle, cheers! 🍻. In the museum we have a couple of objects by Barnsley's most prolific inventor; a fire pump and one of his unpickable locks.

Apparently today is #SuperheroDay. Lee donated his Raphael figure to the museum. Our collections range from the prehistoric period right up to the present day. 🕒 We are open Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturdays 10am-3:30pm

RT @BarnsArchives: The #Archive30 theme today is #SomethingSmall. This small yard book lists all the miners at Barnsley Main in the 1920s w….

RT @BarnsleyMuseums: "The lives of the people in the communities like ours are important, the stories are worth telling and to the kids gro….

RT @ImmortalEgypt: 😍Such a privilege to guest curate this new exhibition for Carmarthenshire Museum, focusing on #Barnsley-born Harold Jone….

We are sad to hear that Anne Scargill has passed away. A co-founder of the Women Against Pit Closures movement. An inspirational working class hero who did so much for the mining communities. In 2014 she appeared in our Coal Not Dole film, can watch in full on YouTube

🐄Today is #NationalFarmAnimalsDay 🐑. These lead toy animals belonged to Elizabeth and were made by her Grandfather in Grimethorpe in the 1950s. They are now on display in our Stories of Childhood exhibition

RT @bellsandbikes: I always like Fake or Fortune, but an episode visiting my favourite building in the world, Barnsley Town Hall @EBMuseum….

#MondayMemories Can you remember the first board game you played? There's a few examples in our Stories of Childhood exhibition. 🎲Tomorrow you can come and join us in a free activity and invent your own game to take home with you. 🕒10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm

There's a new ITVX documentary about Dickie Bird, and as you would expect a lot of it was filmed in Barnsley!. We have objects on display in the museum by the retired International Cricket Umpire who also features in our podcast.

#ThrowbackThursday It's almost the Easter holidays and there's lots happening at all @BarnsleyMuseums venues. If you're visiting our Stories of Childhood exhibition please share your memories of Easter/this time of year. Here's a couple of photos our Digital Curator has found.

RT @BarnsleyMuseums: Wow! Researchers at @BarnsArchives have made the amazing discovery that the worlds first Yorkshire pudding was made in….

#MondayMemories Did you make a sampler like this at school?. This one was made by Mary Denton in 1853 and appears in our Stories of Childhood exhibition which you can now explore online. 💻360° virtual tour 🕙Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm & Saturdays 10am-3:30pm

Share your school memories when you visit our Stories of Childhood exhibition. We are open Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturdays 10am-3:30pm.

#MondayMemories We're now a quarter of the way into the century - sorry if that makes you feel old!. Do you remember the fear over the Millennium Bug? Were you at school at the time and received one of these millennium coins?