Our Year 2014/15 Photo © Andy Brown Contents

5 Who we are 7 Welcome - Chair of Trustees 9 What we do 10 Our year 13 Connecting with our visitors 14 Connecting with our communities 17 Caring for and sharing Sheffield’s collections 21 Our volunteers 23 Working with local business 25 Building a sustainable future 27 Our supporters 30 Appendix 1: Our exhibitions & displays 31 Appendix 2: Our funders & supporters 32 Appendix 3: Our people Image page

Photo © Museums Sheffield Who we are

Museums Sheffield is the charity which runs the Millennium Gallery, Graves Gallery and Weston Park, and cares for the city’s collection of art, human history and natural science.

Our vision is providing inspirational museums and galleries where people can reflect upon the past, question the present and imagine the future.

Our mission is to connect with our visitors, share stories about Sheffield and the wider world, and care for the city’s collections. Photo © Andy Brown Welcome

2014/15 was a milestone year for Musuems Sheffield. In July, we were thrilled to be awarded Major Partner Museum status by Arts Council England, which was testament to the hard work of everyone at Museums Sheffield and recognition of the vital cultural resource we provide for the city region and beyond. The continued commitment of Sheffield City Council was critical to this process in providing financial support which the Trustees recognise is difficult against a backdrop of spending cuts. The importance of securing Major Partner Museum status cannot be underestimated and my thanks go to all those involved in this hugely successful bid, and to ACE for having confidence in us.

Yet again the team delivered some fantastic exhibitions ranging from those with a very strong local focus, such as Sheffield and the First World War, Picturing Sheffield and The Great Outdoors: Paintings by Stanley Royle, to those which came to us through our partnerships with national collections such as the National Portrait Gallery’s Picture the Poet and the V&A’s Recording Britain. Collaboration remains at the heart of our work, be it with national partners such as the Campaign for Drawing, or more locally in our successful co-ventures with Doc/Fest, Tramlines and Off the Shelf.

Another high point for the Board was the award in November of £697,000 of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the improvement and development of Weston Park Museum. We continue to push for a target of £1m through our I Love My Museum campaign to support this and other work at the Museum. We were also successful during the year in raising funds to support those provided by DCMS Wolfson for the refurbishment of our Metalwork Collection displays. Housed at the Millennium Gallery, the reinvigorated gallery will provide a remarkable showcase for Sheffield’s Designated collection of nationally and internationally important metalwork.

All of the above only remains possible if we create a sustainable future. Private and corporate giving is very important to us and our thanks go to all those who have contributed during the year, as well as those who worked hard to make it happen. While all of our successes are a great foundation, we are on a journey where more needs to be done to secure regular funding and encourage philanthropy. We look to attract more business involvement as the cultural resources of the city are recognised as an important part of the infrastructure that benefits all our region’s employers and their employees.

A final thank you goes to Kim Streets and her dedicated team of staff, my fellow Trustees and to all the volunteers who gave their time freely during 2014/15 and are passionate supporters of the work of Museums Sheffield.

John Cowling Chair of Trustees Museums Sheffield Image page

Photo © Museums Sheffield What we do

Sheffield has incredible collections that provide a compelling window on our natural world and a unique insight into thousands of years of human life in our city region and beyond. As a charity, our role is to care for and conserve the city’s cultural assets on behalf of Sheffield City Council; to share the collections with the widest possible audience and to use them as a lens through which to explore the world and make sense of contemporary life. In our museums, people can connect with their cultural heritage, learn new things and take pleasure in being part of this creative, generous and welcoming city.

In 2014/15, Picturing Sheffield opened at the Millennium Gallery offering a rich and intriguing portrait of Sheffield’s tumultuous journey from small town to vibrant 21st century urban centre. The exhibition revealed the back streets, alleyways and villages, windswept moorland and ancient woodland, places lost, forgotten and remembered. At Weston Park Museum, Sheffield and the First World War marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war and provided a complex and intimate insight into the human impact of war. Extraordinary stories of courage, tragedy, love and loss were told through personal letters, photographs and objects kept for a century and generously loaned to the exhibition by Sheffield families. These two exhibitions were seen by almost a quarter of a million people and gave a platform for some inspiring work by young people alongside a wide range of events and activities for adults and families.

Museums are places for people – free and welcoming public realms where new thinking and conversations can begin, where people can get involved and feel part of something. Taking the collections and our beautiful city as its starting points, the Arts Council England (ACE) funded Drawing the Summer programme was a great example of what good museums can do, encouraging over 3000 participants of all ages and abilities to pick up a pencil and draw. Similarly, Picture the Poet at the Graves Gallery inspired young people to create poetry and performances inspired by our nation’s finest wordsmiths. Over 15,000 schoolchildren visited our sites and took part in workshops based around the collections and a rich programme of exhibitions.

In July 2014, we received the fantastic news that Museums Sheffield had been awarded ACE Major Partner Museum status. This award and the funding it provides has given the charity an important opportunity to develop our creative programme, to extend our work in the city region and to develop an ambitious and sustainable future plan that places Sheffield’s museums at the heart of a vibrant and successful city economy. There is much to do and the charity is at the beginning of an exciting journey. I’d like to thank everyone for their continued support, from our funders and partners to our team of talented colleagues, volunteers, Trustees and Friends whose dedication and commitment enables the charity to deliver a great museum experience for everyone, everyday.

Kim Streets Chief Executive Museums Sheffield Our year

£763,000 generated through commercial income

1,027,400 visitors 324 through our objects safeguarded doors through conservation

3000+ collection enquiries from 9000 public and participants professionals engaged in

activities for adults and families

147,000+ visitors to Sheffield & the First World War exhibition 5831 hours given by volunteers 15,500 children and young people from schools across the city region visited £1.1m raised through our sites donations, sponsorship and grants

£1.8m secured through Arts Council England Major Partner 350+ Museum funding exhibitions, 2015-18 displays, classes, talks, events & family activities

90,000+ visitors to Picturing Sheffield exhibition Colin Coates, Janson Street, Sheffield (detail), about 1950 © the artist’s estate

“This, for me, has been the best exhibition I have ever been to in Sheffield.” Visitor to Picturing Sheffield Connecting with our visitors

At the heart of our work across the city’s museums and galleries are our visitors. In 2014/15 we welcomed 1,027,400 of them through our doors to experience over 350 exhibitions, displays, events, talks, workshops and family activities and to discover the city’s collections in our care.

Exhibition Highlights • Printing Sheffield, showcasing the breadth of work created by 34 talented printmakers practising in the city today. • Recording Britain, a major exhibition on tour to the Millennium Gallery through our ongoing partnership with the V&A, charting the changing British landscape between 1939 and 1943. • Picturing Sheffield, which saw over 90,000 visitors explore the changing face of the city through 90 historical and contemporary paintings, drawings and photographs. • Picture the Poet, bringing an array of literary highlights from the National Portrait Gallery collection to the Graves Gallery. • Sheffield & the First World War, an exhibition at Weston Park Museum commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War through an exploration of its impact on the city and its people. • Made in China, a new display at Weston Park which saw a breath-taking 15th century Ming vase come to the city on loan from the British Museum.

Drawing the Summer An ambitious programme of displays and hands-on sessions designed to get Sheffield sketching. Devised specifically to break down barriers to participation in arts activity, Drawing the Summer exceeded its target by 50%, welcoming over 3,100 participants throughout our sites and across the city.

Live Lates Our Live Late programme of out-of-hours participatory events continues to grow, attracting engaged audiences through collaborations with The Folk Forest, WordLife and a wide range of artists and makers. November’s Quizoola! Live Late in partnership with internationally renowned theatre innovators Forced Entertainment saw the Millennium Gallery host a 24 hour performance live-streamed across the globe.

Public Programme 2,660 participants engaged in our public programme for adults, which saw us: • Host 27 lunchtime talks on topics from Mary Queen of Scots to the Ming Dynasty • Help visitors learn more about their archaeological discoveries • Provide hands-on workshops designed to help participants to develop new creative skills • Host tours of our Pole Position exhibition in both Polish and English • Partner with Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield on a series of events linked to our Sheffield & the First World War exhibition.

Family Activities • Throughout 2014/15 6,417 participants engaged in activities for families and young people. • We ran over 50 free creative sessions during the school holidays • We continued our work with Creation Station to offer creative activities for under-5s • Over Easter we worked with Children’s University on a two-day course offering 10 young people the opportunity to become curators. ‘This has been one of the best workshop days I have booked. All of our children have been thoroughly engaged every minute of the day. Fabulous!’ Miss Chandler from Rockingham Junior and Infant School

Photo © Andy Brown Connecting with our communities

Throughout 2014/15 we continued to provide a wide range of unique learning opportunities for the city’s schools and communities. Over the year we welcomed 15,500 children from schools across the whole city region to our sites, while the Discover Programme continued to offer meaningful experiences for adult learners who haven’t accessed education for some time.

Schools • Almost 500 children from the SSELP (Sheffield South East Learning Partnership) schools visited the Millennium Gallery’s Recording Britain exhibition. Located in the Manor, Arbourthorne, Norfolk Park and Tinsley areas, these schools have significant numbers of students with limited first-hand experience of galleries and museums. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with many teachers commenting on how well pupils responded, how focussed groups with particular behavioural issues became, and how productive the students have been during the sessions.

• The Picture the Poet exhibition, on tour from the National Portrait Gallery, provided a fantastic opportunity for us to work with the National Literacy Trust on a series of successful schools workshops. The ‘Bard of Barnsley’, Ian McMillan joined us to host inspiring sessions for Key Stage 2 pupils, while Sheffield College created powerful performances based on the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy.

The Discover Programme • Participants in this year’s Discover Programme, a partnership between Museums Sheffield, The Institute for Lifelong Learning at the University of Sheffield, and Sheffield Association of Volunteer Teachers of English, explored the importance of objects in our lives, creating a small display at the museum of their own special objects. Victoria, for example, chose to show a small angel ornament her children had bought with their own money, the only thing she managed to grab as she fled her home in Syria, escaping the country with her children in the back of a sheep truck. As well as offering a powerful opportunity for expression for participants, the programme is instrumental in building confidence and communications skills.

Young People • Young people aged 14-19 from across the city took part in our summer holiday Portrait Photography Masterclass with renowned Sheffield-based photographer Chris Saunders. Using the Picture the Poet exhibition as inspiration, the group drew on Chris’ expertise to develop practical photography skills and create their own portrait photography.

• Following the success of the Photography Masterclass, Museums Sheffield relaunched its Youth Forum during the autumn term. The group subsequently worked with artist Sarah Waterhouse to create a linocut print display inspired by the works of Edward Bawden in the Graves Gallery. The Youth Forum continues to grow and develop, offering a range of engaging creative opportunities.

• During 2014/15 we continued to work with the Site Gallery and Firth Park Academy in the north of Sheffield to support the school’s Cultural Ambassador programme. Joining us for the final week of the autumn term, participants aged 14 worked closely with our Learning team to develop family activities which the young people delivered with us in the run up to Christmas. The rider revealed: prior to much-needed conservation the horse and rider in this historical local scene, Bridge and White Rails at Bridgehouses, Sheffield (about 1840) were completely hidden.

Image page Caring for and sharing Sheffield’s collections

Over the past year Museums Sheffield has continued its work caring for and sharing Sheffield’s collections of art, human history and natural science, safeguarding them for future generations to enjoy and growing them with a range of acquisitions.

Understanding the Collections • Research and documentation continues to play a critical role in helping us better understand the collections in our care. Throughout 2014/15 over 5000 new detailed records were added to our collections management database, ranging from a host of sport related items from the Social History collection to exquisite ornithological prints from the Ruskin collection, which were subsequently displayed in our exhibition, The Illustrated Aviary.

• We embarked on the Cutting Edge project, which focuses on Sheffield’s Designated Metalwork collection, specifically researching, documenting, conserving and photographing Sheffield made cutlery. The project will see around 4000 pieces of Sheffield-made cutlery identified and provenance confirmed, with 150 pieces of Sheffield made cutlery researched in-depth.

• Our research continued to reach beyond our museum and gallery walls, with the Natural Science team producing publications on subjects including Sheffield’s Weather Station at Weston Park Museum and the Wood Ant Distribution in the area around Greno Wood, as well as continuing their investigation into Dragonflies of the Sheffield area.

• Throughout the year we responded to over 3000 collection enquiries from public and professionals alike. The collections played a vital role in a wide range of external research from the colouration in the fur of arctic species to investigation of Romano-British stone sculpture, with partners including the Goethe University, Frankfurt and the National Gallery.

Conservation • The past year has seen the conservation of hundreds of items from across the collections, improving their condition in order to safeguard them for the future. Generous donations from the Friends of Museums Sheffield and a number of individuals allowed us to conserve a stunning selection of paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints by artists as diverse as John James Audubon, John Flaxman, Thomas Gainsborough, Stanley Royle and Stanley Spencer.

• The conservation of Bridge & White Rails at Bridgehouses, Sheffield (about 1840) not only brought back the colour and life to this local scene but also revealed a previously hidden horse and rider in the centre of the painting, surprising both curators and conservators and delighting visitors to our Picturing Sheffield exhibition.

• Conservation across the collections has enabled the display of a range of objects including bird specimens such as a White-tailed Eagle, a Sacred Ibis and a Mute Swan, archaeological items including Roman coins and an Iron Age torc, as well as 60 items of Metalwork set to go on display in the new Metalwork Collection displays. This pair of matching Roman bracelets were made from hammered sheets of silver and are decorated with stylised snake heads. Conservation of the bracelets, found near Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire in 1866, enabled them to go on show at Weston Park as part of the Traces of Empire display. Acquisitions • Sheffield’s collections continue to grow, with new acquisitions including a George Fullard drawing, two drinking vessels made by contemporary silversmiths Hannah Therese Chapman and Alexandra Defina, a collection of around 9000 local beetles, a significant grouping of rock samples collected by Henry Clifton Sorby, a 1930s bicycle sold by J G Graves Ltd, and a silver trowel commemorating the building of the Union Workhouse in 1878.

• The Archaeology collection also received 41 archaeological archives arising from recent excavations in the city which predominantly relate to the recent industrial history of Sheffield as well as a hoard of 738 Roman coins dating from the late 3rd century AD found at High Green, Sheffield.

• A public appeal associated with our Sheffield & the First World Warexhibition generated a significant number of donations, such as several items belonging to Private Lionel Pinder (1892–1969) a Sheffield silversmith who fought in the First World War with the Royal Fusiliers.

Forging the Future: Metalwork Collection redisplay • In October 2014 the Millennium Gallery’s Metalwork Collection displays closed for a major £300,000 refurbishment supported by DCMS Wolfson and a range of charitable trusts and foundations. The new flexible displays, opening in spring 2015 and featuring brand new cases, lighting and interpretation, will allow us to share much more of the city’s Designated collection of hollowware, flatware and cutlery.

Sheffield’s collections on show • 135 items from across the collections went on loan for research and display throughout 2014/15. As well as allowing us to support local and regional partners, loans also enabled us to raise the profile of the city’s collections with loans to national and international institutions. Objects and artworks were lent across the globe, including to The Phillips Collection in Washington DC, the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide, and the Musée Ville de Rouen in Normandy, as well as the Imperial War Museum, London and S1 Artspace in Sheffield.

• A range of Museums Sheffield and Sheffield Assay Office Little Gems silver commissions were also seen by over 7000 visitors to The Goldsmiths Centre, raising the profile of Sheffield contemporary metalworking in London.

Collections in action • Weston Park Museum’s weather station has recorded every downpour, snowstorm and heat wave Sheffield has experienced since 1882. Throughout 2014/15 the weather station continued to supply valuable to data to the Met Office and local weather enthusiasts, as well chronicling the city’s meteorological highs and lows through monthly coverage in the Sheffield Star. Image page Our volunteers

Volunteers continue to make a vital contribution to our work across the city’s museums and galleries. Over the course of the year 185 volunteers generously gave a total of 5831 hours of their time, supporting a broad range of activity whilst gaining valuable museum sector experience.

Making an Impact • Volunteers have been instrumental in the research and documentation of the collections, providing additional resource to undertake ambitious projects which would be beyond the capacity of the staff team alone. In 2014/15 hundreds of objects from the city’s metalwork collection were catalogued by volunteers as part of Cutting Edge project, extensively documenting examples of cutlery produced in the city from the 1750s to the present day and providing the basis for the Sheffield Cutlery Map, a new interactive online resource launching in May 2015. Volunteers also documented and repackaged a vast number of archaeological archives drawn from a range of local sites.

• Across the wider organisation volunteers continue to provide key support, from running interactive sessions which allow visitors to get hands-on with real museum objects, through to stewarding at major events such as exhibition launches and Live Lates. Volunteers also offer a wide range of administrative support with departments from Retail to Communications.

A Learning Experience • Motivations for volunteering with Museums Sheffield vary greatly, but for many it provides valuable experience to allow them to further their career ambitions. Despite not having a relevant degree, Laura Hallewell was accepted onto the University of Leicester Museum Studies Masters Degree course on the evidence of her volunteering for us. She is now training with English Heritage at Whitby Abbey. Liam Liburd also used his experience volunteering with Museums Sheffield as evidence in his successful application for a Masters degree in History at the University of Sheffield as well as joining our Retail team. Following a period of volunteering, Olivia Froment secured a position as Social History Intern at Museums Sheffield, while volunteer Julia Fraser also went on to join our Retail team.

• Volunteer experience proved valuable for two people from Phoenix House rehabilitation centre who worked with us as part of their programme of recovery. Image page

We collaborated with local company, Opera on Location, for a sell-out run of Puccini’s classic, La Bohème, in the unique surrounds of the Graves Gallery. Working with business

During 2014/15 we worked with local suppliers wherever we could, reinvesting in our local economy and supporting a host of businesses in the city region, from maintenance contractors to web developers.

Services we contracted from local businesses included:

• Buildings maintenance – a number of local contractors helped us keep our buildings in shape, including Access Contractors, Airedale Maintenance and NRC.

• Conservation – specialist conservators like Critchlow & Kukkonen, based in Sheffield, helped us safeguard works in the collection for new generations to enjoy.

• Design – from exhibition graphics to our building signage, we worked with a number of Sheffield-based design agencies, including Cafeteria, Eleven and Modern Creatives.

• Events – as part of our corporate hire offer we hosted a wide range of external functions across our sites, working with companies like CVC Services to provide the best possible experience at weddings, conferences, events and more.

• IT & Web – local firms like Praxsoft and Very PC supported our IT infrastructure and helped provide WiFi for visitors to Millennium Gallery and Weston Park Museum, while web developers Rocket helped us continue to build an engaging and user-friendly online platform.

• Practitioners – local artists, makers and educators helped us deliver a wide variety of our public programme, from family activities to photography workshops.

• Print – we worked with city printers including Northend and Print & Design Factory on a range of materials, from our What’s On guide to our family trails.

• Signage – Suppliers including Rotherham’s Signs Express produced the banners and signage seen on the outside of our buildings and in our exhibition spaces. Image page Building a sustainable future

Throughout the year Museums Sheffield continued to develop its commercial activities to ensure a successful, sustainable future for the city’s museums and galleries. In 2014/15, retail income once again exceeded budget predictions, which alongside corporate hire revenue generated £763,000 to support the organisation’s charitable mission.

Retail • Museums Sheffield’s shops continued to perform well throughout 2014/15. Over the course of the year the Retail team introduced a number of new initiatives, including a greater focus on the work sold through the Own Art programme and a closer relationship with makers from Yorkshire Arts Space, with work sold through a designated case in the Millennium Gallery. A series of new product ranges also proved popular with visitors, while in late spring 2014 we unveiled our new-look webshop, which provided an enhanced platform for online sales.

• Over the festive period, the Millennium Gallery’s newly rebranded craft and design selling showcase, Handmade for Christmas, proved extremely successful. We were proud to be able to offer our customers a selection of work from over 90 artisan makers from across the UK and a special Christmas retail experience.

Corporate Hospitality & Cafes • In March 2015 the Millennium Gallery café underwent a major refurbishment, the first since the building opened in 2001, which saw the introduction of new tables, seating, lighting and service area.

• Our catering and corporate hospitality franchisee, Baxter Storey continued to establish itself throughout 2014/15. Over the course of the year they hosted 24 weddings and receptions, welcomed repeat bookings from clients including Children’s Media Conference, Sheffield Hallam University and Virgin Wines, as well as new business from University of Leeds, BBC, Sky, National Federation of Builders and European Rotogravure Association.

Events • During 2014/15 we hosted a range of large-scale events for major clients including Doc/Fest, The Guild of St George, The Gin Festival and Topman. We also worked in partnership with Opera on Location on a ticketed series of sell-out performances of La Bohème at the Graves Gallery, and once again acted as a host venue for Sheffield’s popular literary festival, Off the Shelf. At Weston Park, the Santa at the Museum grotto welcomed over 1300 paying visitors.

Looking ahead • Whilst strong steps have been made in the area of income generation, developments need to continue apace as museums and galleries across the country face an increasingly uncertain funding landscape. As a charity, Museums Sheffield’s own income generation is now more critical than ever in supporting the organisation’s work across the city’s museums and galleries. Morning on the Derbyshire Moors (1920), a visitor favourite from our Stanley Royle exhibition at the Graves Gallery, The Great Outdoors, sponsored by Taylor&Emmet.

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Detail © The Estate of Stanley Royle Our supporters

In 2014/15 Museums Sheffield successfully applied to Arts Council England to become one of their Major Partner Museums from 2015-2018. Arts Council England join Sheffield City Council as one of our major funders, enabling us to provide a vibrant, diverse programme of exhibitions and events for the people of the city region and visitors to Sheffield alike. During 2014/15 our charitable mission has also been supported by a number of foundations, funding bodies and businesses, as well the incredible generosity of our Friends and visitors to our sites.

Major Funders • In July 2014 Museums Sheffield received confirmation that we had been successful in our application to Arts Council England to become a regularly funded Major Partner Museum. The £1.8m three-year funding agreement enabled the organisation to resource a wide range of activity, including new displays from the city’s collections, touring exhibitions from national partner museums, an enhanced events programme, increased educational activity for children and young people, and the development of our volunteering scheme.

• Our bid to Arts Council England was supported by our primary funder, Sheffield City Council. Throughout 2014/2015 we’ve worked closely with the Local Authority to align and realise our goals, developing our collaboration to deliver and safeguard the best possible museum service for the city.

A Bright Future for Weston Park • In November 2014 Museums Sheffield was successfully awarded £696,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a major redevelopment of Weston Park Museum. Funding for the A Bright Future project was further supported by grants from a wide range of charitable trusts and foundations, businesses and individuals, as well as visitors to our sites through our major fundraising campaign, I Love My Museum.

Forging the Future: All-new Metalwork Collection displays • Further support was secured for the DCMS Wolfson funded refurbishment of the Millennium Gallery’s Metalwork Collection, thanks to the generosity of a number of trusts and foundation.

Fundraising • In autumn 2014 we brought our popular Butterfly Appeal to a close, installing the final cohort of sponsored prints on the walls of Weston Park Museum. Over its 2½ year duration the appeal has raised a total of £28,500.

• In November 2014 we hosted our inaugural fundraising dinner at Weston Park Museum, raising £24,140 to support our work across our museums and galleries.

• Our Conservation Appeal continued to provide much-needed care for key works in the collection, thanks to the generosity of our Friends and visitors. The 2014/15 appeal raised £4,100 to conserve Ernest Crofts painting, The Morning of the Battle of Waterloo (1876), enabling it to go on display to mark the 200th anniversary of Waterloo in summer 2015. Conservation was further supported by a generous donation from the J.G. Graves Charitable Trust, who gave £2,500 to conserve David Jagger’s Mrs Ruth Julia Drummond Jackson, a portrait of Graves’ daughter. Friends • Our Friends continued to provide loyal, invaluable support for our work throughout 2014/15. The Friends Fundraising Circle once again helped steer our successful Conservation Appeal, while Friends volunteers generously donated their time to support our work and encourage donations across our sites and at events across the city.

Museums Supporter’s Club • Our Museums Supporter’s Club was established in spring 2014, with founder members including Henry Boot plc, Gripple, Wentworth Pewter and the Hugh & Ruby Sykes Charitable Trust. The Club’s symbol, a badge inspired by the 19th century Old Sheffield Plate turtle soup tureen from the city’s Metalwork Collection, was kindly produced by Chimo Holdings.

Sponsorship • In 2014/15 our flagship exhibition at the Graves Gallery, The Great Outdoors – Paintings by Stanley Royle was sponsored by local solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP. As a result of the sponsorship agreement the firm enjoyed a number of exclusive events at the gallery and increased profile through their link to the exhibition, which was seen by 22,272 visitors. Watch the film we created in partnership with Taylor&Emmet LLP here

• Drawing the Summer was sponsored by Sheffield-based design retailer Nest.co.uk, enabling us to further diversify our programme of events and activities and broaden our participant reach.

• Throughout the year South Yorkshire-based Signs Express supported our Live Late programme through in-kind sponsorship of marketing material for the events. The star of Weston Park Museum’s Made in China display, this remarkable 15th century Ming vase came to the city on loan through our partnership with the British Museum. Appendix 1: Our exhibitions & displays

Millennium Gallery • Printing Sheffield: 25 Jan – 15 Jun 2014 • Ramsden & Carr: 8 Oct 2013 – 28 Apr 2014 • NADFAS: 26 Nov 2013 – 12 Apr 2014 • Little Gems: 28 Apr – 1 Sep 2014 • Drawing the Summer pop-up exhibitions: Above : Within: 31 May & 1 Jun 2014 A Life of Drawing and Making: 14 & 15 June 2014 The Dust Came First: 23 – 25 Aug 2014 • Recording Britain: 3 Apr – 2 Nov 2014 • Yorkshire in Yellow: 31 May – 7 Sep 2014 • Recording Britain Now: 28 Jun – 12 Oct 2014 • Picturing Sheffield: 29 Nov 2014 – 12 Apr 2015 • The Illustrated Aviary: 31 Jan 2015 – 14 Jun 2015

Graves Gallery • Pole Position: Polish Art in Britain 1939-89: 11 Jan – 28 Jun 2014 • Against the Grain: 7 Dec 2014 – 28 Jun 2015 • Drawing the Line: 10 Jul – 16 Aug 2014 • The Paper Museum: 10 Jul – 16 Aug 2014 • The Wonder of Work: Prints of War and Industry by Joseph Pennell: 5 Jul – 13 Dec 2014 • Bridge and White Rails at Bridgehouses, Sheffield Conservation Appeal: 22 Feb – 9 Aug 2014 • Work in Focus – Alan Davie: 12 Aug – 22 Nov 2014 • Picture the Poet: 3 Sep – 29 Nov 2014 • Graves Art Club Choice – Richard Carline & Grace Ward: 25 Nov 2014 – 7 Feb 2015 • The Great Outdoors: Paintings by Stanley Royle: 13 Dec 2014 – 30 May 2015 • Edward Bawden: 20 Dec 2014 – 30 May 2015 • Work in Focus – Prussian Blue: 10 Feb 2015 – 30 May 2015

Weston Park Museum • Sheffield Castle: 9 Nov 2013 – 5 May 2014 • Wings of Scale: 9 Nov 2013 – 7 Sep 2014 • Sheffield and the First World War: 19 Feb 2014 – 1 Mar 2015 • Our City, Our Objects: 10 May – 5 Oct 2014 • Natural Connections: 24 May 2014 – ongoing • 50th Anniversary of Sheffield Biological Records Centre: 8 Jul 2014 – 16 Sep 2014 • Made in China: An Imperial Ming Vase: 12 Jul – 5 Oct 2014 • Traces of Empire: Decoration and Design in Roman Britain: 11 Oct 2014 – 24 Jan 2016 • Mr Hawe’s Tiger: 1 October 2014 – ongoing • Over South Yorkshire Skylines: 28 March 2015 – ongoing Appendix 2: Our funders and supporters

Public Sector: Individual Supporters • Arts Council England • Warren Gilchrist • Heritage Lottery Fund • Miss Sue Graves • Sheffield City Council • Sandra McGregor • DCMS • Sandra Newton • Wolfson Foundation Museums Sheffield Supporter’s Club Private Sector • Abbey Forged Products • Green & Benz • AESSEAL • John Lewis Partnership • Chimo Holdings • Nest.co.uk • Family Facey Foundation • Sainsbury’s (Upper Hanover Street • Stuart Green branch) • Gripple • Stainless Steel Group • Henry Boot plc • Taylor&Emmet LLP • Hugh and Ruby Sykes Charitable Trust • Yorkshire Building Society • Jefferson Sheard • OSL Group Trusts & Foundations • Price Waterhouse Cooper • The Art Fund • Wentworth Pewter • The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust • The Freshgate Trust Foundation • Weston Park Museum Butterfly • Garfield Weston Foundation Appeal supporters • The Headley Trust • The Idlewild Trust • I Love My Museum Appeal • J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust supporters • The Kirkby Foundation • The Mercers’ Company • Nicholas & Judith Goodison’s Charitable Settlement • The Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust • Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust • Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement • Sorby Natural History Society • Swann Morton Foundation • Viridor Credits Appendix 3: Our people

Staff

Executive • Kim Streets Chief Executive

Communications • Eric Hildrew Communications Manager • Chris Harvey Interim Communications Manager • Amy Farry Communications Officer • Alan Silvester Digital Producer

Curatorial • Sian Brown Head of Collections • Alistair McLean Curator of Natural Sciences • Helen Harman Curator of Archaeology • Clare Starkie Curator of Decorative Art • Clara Morgan Curator of Social History • Liz Waring Curator of Visual Art • Hannah Brignell Curator of Visual Art (Maternity Cover) • Louise Pullen Curator of the Ruskin Collection • Lucy Creighton Curatorial Assistant, Archaeology • Hannah Allum Curatorial Intern - Natural Science • Anna Testar Curatorial Intern - Visual Art • Leila Prescott Project Assistant - Cutting Edge • Sarah Rawlins Project Curator - Cutting Edge

Exhibitions & Displays • Kirstie Hamilton Head of Exhibitions & Displays • Lucy Cooper Exhibitions & Displays Curator • Alison Morton Exhibitions & Displays Curator

Finance & Resources • Helen Morris Head of Finance & Internal Resources • Denise Butler Finance Officer • Julie Taylor Corporate Services Manager

Fundraising • Ceris Morris Fundraising Manager • Catherine Dale Grants & Donations Officer

Human Resources • Catriona Cawthorne Head of HR & Training • Sue Wheeler Human Resources Officer • Caroline Rawle Volunteer Manager Staff (continued)

Learning • Oliver Carlton Learning Officer • Anita Hamlin Learning Officer • Graham Moore Children & Young People Coordinator • Rosie Eagleton Events Producer

Retail • Donna Bowes Retail General Manager • Bethany Guy Retail Manager • Danielle Thompson Retail Manager • Abigail Goulding Retail Online & Administrative Officer • Amy Longmore Retail Supervisor • Stephanie Marsh Retail Supervisor • Rebecca Bingham-Kearns Retail Assistant • Amanda Brassington Retail Assistant • Lesley Cowley Retail Assistant • Sally Emerson Retail Assistant • Julia Fraser Retail Assistant • Lydia Hall Retail Assistant • Wendy Hunt Retail Assistant • Jennie Hurst Retail Assistant • Anne Kenney Retail Assistant • Liam Liburd Retail Assistant • Reuben Newman Retail Assistant • James Reynolds Retail Assistant • Muride Saricicek Retail Assistant • Sara Ali Temp Retail Assistant • Natalie Burton Temp Retail Assistant • Charlotte Noble Temp Retail Assistant

Technical • Chris Shelton Senior Technician • Chris Amner Technician • David Brunn Technician • Jonathan Garrill Technician • Richard Harland Technician • John Hartley Technician • Ben Jeffery Technician Staff (continued)

Visitor Services • Laura Travis Head of Visitor Experience • Nick Booth Asset Manager • Matthew Raper Visitor Services Manager • Rachel Richards Visitor Services Manager • William Ross Visitor Services Manager • Francesca Sfoggia Visitor Services Manager • Aimee Ternan Visitor Services Manager • Karen Webster Visitor Services Manager • Lucy Hockney Visitor Services Manager (Maternity Cover) • Claire Bower Visitor Assistant • Vicky Brown Visitor Assistant • Tim Bye Visitor Assistant • Gavin Corden Visitor Assistant • Edwina Cotterill Visitor Assistant • Gareth Dobson Visitor Assistant • Sheelagh Fellows Visitor Assistant • Laura Feltham Visitor Assistant • Steve Ford Visitor Assistant • Sue Harrison Visitor Assistant • Rosemary Hay Visitor Assistant • Stuart Haxton Visitor Assistant • Lucy Jacklin Visitor Assistant • Parveen Khaliq Visitor Assistant • Paul Little Visitor Assistant • Jamie Mellor Visitor Assistant • Del Pickup Visitor Assistant • Rachel Shone Visitor Assistant • Laura Stark Visitor Assistant • Gillian Swain Visitor Assistant • Howard Whiting Visitor Assistant • Sian Williams Visitor Assistant • Paul Smith Cleaner

Trustees

• John Biggin • Gordon Bridge - Chair (retired Nov 2014) • John Cowling - Chair (commenced Mar 2015) • Malcolm Cumberbatch (retired Apr 2014) • Michael Day • Rosemary Downs • Maria Hanson • Councillor Adam Hurst • Councillor Cate McDonald • Beth McKillop • Craig McKay (appointed Nov 2014) • Ian Proctor • Dan Sequerra • Julie Taylor • Dr Sheila Watson Photo © Andy Brown