Guided Tour of the Turner Museum of Glass
University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Portobello Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 3JD
The museum will be open to visitors for viewing at your leisure from 10am to 4.30pm. Specifically on Wednesday 11th the curator is offering guided tours starting at 10.30am, 12 noon, 1.30pm and 3pm. These talks will focus on selected museum items that tell both the stories of the people that donated them and the objects themselves.
You will learn the history of Prof Turner whose collection forms the heart of the museum. He began life as a sickly child in a working-class family in the ‘Black Country’ but became an internationally renowned expert in Glass in all its forms, in spite of his early links to the Steel Industry.
Instructions on how to find us are given elsewhere on the site.
Timings & Tours
- Wednesday 11 September:
- Open from 10am to 1630pm with guided tours at 1030, 1200, 1330 and 1500.
Location & directions
University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Portobello Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 3JD
- Directions:
- The museum is on E floor of the Sir Robert Hadfield Building and is accessible by lift/stairs. Access is via an open gate on Portobello Street opposite to the entrance to the Q Park; from the street, walk about 60m to the main entrance to the Sir Robert Hadfield Tower block.
- Contact on day:
- John Parker
- Telephone number:
- +447721185168
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Use lift or walk to reach the museum on Floor E. Entry to building is Floor C
Additional information
No.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 25
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
