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Weston Park Museum

2006 establishments in EnglandArchaeological museums in EnglandArt museums and galleries in SheffieldCultural infrastructure completed in 1868Grade II* listed buildings in Sheffield
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Weston Park Museum, main entrance
Weston Park Museum, main entrance

Weston Park Museum is a museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is one mile west of Sheffield city centre within Weston Park. It is Sheffield's largest museum and is housed in a Grade II* listed building and managed by Museums Sheffield. Until 2006 it was called Sheffield City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery.

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Weston Park Museum
Western Bank, Sheffield Crookesmoor

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Weston Park Museum, main entrance
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