KELHAM ISLAND MUSEUM

Get transported back in time by exploring the Kelham Island Museum, amongst the best tourist places to visit in Sheffield. Visit the museum and learn how everyday life was in Sheffield during the Industrial Revolution, while also learning how steelmaking helped the residents’ lives here, while also contributing to the city’s development throughout the years. 

Dating back to 1982, when it first opened its doors to visitors, the Kelham Island Museum is one of the best places in the city to gain insights about the rich industrial history of Sheffield. In addition to being home to displays of steel and silverware from 300 years ago, the museum is also the abode of many objects, pictures as well as archive material that help you learn about the city’s past. 

From interactive galleries that tell the story of the city’s development, to witnessing skilled craftsmen at work in the Little Mesters Workshop, and even seeing the River Don Steam Engine from 1905, there is a lot that you can enjoy seeing at the Kelham Island Museum. It is here where you can learn what it was to live and work in the city during the Industrial Revolution, whilst also learning how Sheffield grew to what it is during the Victorian Era.

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Highlights

• Step back into the times of the Industrial Revolution by visiting the Kelham Island Museum, a part of the Sheffield Historical Museums Trust
• Spend some time admiring the steel and silverware displays inside the museum, a majority of which date back to almost 300 years in history
• Gain insights into the daily lives of the workers during the Industrial Revolution, while also finding out how Sheffield became the city it is today due to steelmaking
• Pay a visit to the Little Mesters Workshop, where craftsmen can be seen excelling at their work, or witness the huge River Don steam engine from 1905 in the museum