Graves Gallery
📍 Surrey St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 1XZ, UK
About Graves Gallery
Graves Gallery, nestled in Sheffield City Centre, is a distinguished public art gallery offering a captivating collection for art enthusiasts. Situated conveniently between the Winter Garden and Lyceum Theatre, it provides a unique cultural experience. The gallery is highly regarded by visitors, boasting an excellent Google rating of 4.5/5 stars. It is known for its diverse and intriguing exhibits, some of which are on loan from private collections, ensuring a constantly evolving display.
Visitors can explore a wide range of visual art, including pieces displayed on screens, alongside traditional works. While photography is restricted in some areas due to copyright or loan agreements, this ensures the preservation and respect of the art. The gallery also features a small gift shop for souvenirs and offers a chance to see truly unique pieces. Entry is free, though donations are welcome to support its ongoing mission.
Visiting Information
Graves Gallery operates Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, remaining closed on Mondays and Sundays. The gallery is committed to accessibility, featuring a wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms, ensuring a comfortable visit for all.
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📍 Surrey St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 1XZ, UK
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Showing 5 of 230 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 7 February 2026.
Beautiful gallery with wide small of exhibits, entry is free with donation if you’d like, you can spend upto one hour here looking at exhibits. Photography is not allowed in all rooms due to copyright, small gift shop, wheelchair accessible and clean toilets outside the entrance. Enjoyed our visit .
In between the winter Garden and the Lyceum Theatre it would be easy to miss the Graves Gallery as the entire building is under scaffolding and building boards. Today I spotted someone exiting the building so I took a chance and discovered that it is, in fact, open! The Gallery is on the 3rd floor above the Library and reached by lift or via a spectacular staircase. The Gallery houses really beautiful pieces in a variety of mediums and is the sort of place you could visit many times and still see more. Toilet plus baby changing on this level.
The gallery is a unique collection of art; some of them can't be photographed because they're on loan from private collectors or are copyrighted, and they're some of the most intriguing ones in my opinion! In some of the rooms, there's visual art displayed on screens, which is quite interesting. It's a really nice circuit layout atop the public library. It's worth a visit and the gift shop is full of lovely things if you're looking for any souvenirs :) Staff were really lovely. It was a lovely way to fill around 40-50 minutes. Would definitely recommend if you don't mind the stairs up!
Nice range of classic and contemporary works of art on the third floor of the city library. I spent around 1 hour looking at several masterpieces. Many artists to mention here. The staff are friendly. Just turn up and appreciate the paintings, sculptures and a long tapestry too. I definitely would recommend another visit.
Graves Gallery is the smallish municipal art museum in Sheffield, housed on the 3rd floor of the imposing building that is the city's Central Library. About 5 minutes from Sheffield Station. Entry is free, and photography is allowed. Unfortunately, some of the galleries are closed at the moment for refurbishing, so we're temporarily left with some contemporary art (permanent) and an interesting temporary exhibit on the works of Sheffield sculptor George Fullard. His works and the fact that the nearby Millennium Gallery is also an interesting art venue make Graves Gallery worth a visit despite the momentary limitations.