The Cooper Gallery
Museums & Science Centres · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Closed — opens Monday at 10am
🏠 Indoor🆓 Free entryEducational
What’s there
- Café on site
- Parking
Lots of town-centre parking close to the gallery, many spaces free at weekends, per the venue's visit page. Parking type not set.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Cooper Gallery sits on Church Street in the heart of Barnsley and is run by Barnsley Museums. It was opened in 1914 to house the collection of Samuel Joshua Cooper, and its permanent display holds paintings, watercolours and drawings from the 17th to the 21st centuries, including works by J M W Turner, Vanessa Bell and several Barnsley-born artists. A regular programme of temporary exhibitions brings in contemporary art, photography and touring shows, so there is usually something new to see. Families tend to come for the relaxed pace, the children's corner and the creative workshops and events the gallery runs for younger visitors. There is a small shop selling work by local makers, a café serving light lunches and afternoon tea, and a patio garden with outdoor sculptures. Admission to the displays is free.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Portable phone charger
- Plasters
- A penForms, competitions, name badges.
- Travel games
- Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
- Notebook
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