Our amazing curator, Holly Gosling, left NESM this week for pastures new (leaving lots of sobbing colleagues in her wake)...But before...

Although it goes without saying that NESM is a brilliant place to visit, we don't rely on people coming into our building to share the...

Our collection is vast and over the years we've collected some items that are 'fake' or replicas. But what does that really mean and how...

One of the tasks I'm often entrusted with at the museum, and one of the jobs I enjoy the most, is digging into the history of objects...

Meeting new people and having a chat is probably one of the main things I missed because of the pandemic. I am a big talker and I love...

Grab a cuppa and find a comfy spot because this tale is an intriguing one. It’s a story of shipwrecks, Victorian drama, mysterious...

The pioneering Scotland Yard detective Donald Swanson - whose personal archive is in the care of NESM - helped bring to a conclusion one...

Last weekend we opened our fifth - yes, our fifth! - new gallery in less than 18 months. How have we managed that, I hear you all cry? We...

Well, 2021 has been another strange year for everyone, NESM included (not least because the museum was closed for the first...

This week, members of #TeamNESM took part in an event at Sheffield Cathedral to mark the anniversary of the Sheffield Blitz. We took some...

Things have been pretty hectic here at NESM in the seven months since we reopened after the coronavirus lockdown. We launched a new...

2021 has been a 'different' year but for us, as it has for all of us. It's also been a special one that sadly we've not really been able...

If you’re a NESM fan or just an avid follower of our blog and social media you’ll know that in the last 18 months our team have pulled...

Last night, 11 November - Armistice Day - we hosted the official launch of our new World War I exhibition, 'For King and Country'. We...

Remember, remember the 5th of November Gunpowder, treason and plot I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. This is a...

Our new World War I exhibition, For King and Country, is taking shape and we can't wait to open it to the public on Friday 12 November...

Networking - or, in other words, having a good old catch up! - is vital for us all. Whether it’s with our family at the weekend or...

What does someone who works at a police, fire and ambulance museum do in their spare time? Well, go and visit another police museum of...

When we reopened in May this year, we were proudly telling people NESM was like a new museum - so much work had been done while we were...

Did you know that Great Britain has a coastline longer than many other similar-sized countries? This is because our coastline is very...