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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Sheffield Museums Live: Ocean Quest

Free

Inspired by the newest addition to the collections – the skeleton of a pilot whale – join Sheffield Museums for a virtual journey underwater. They'll be exploring weird and wonderful animals from the shallows to the deepest parts of the ocean in this talk from Dr Penny Watt, senior lecturer in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield.

Tune in to Sheffield Museums' Facebook page at 1pm on Wednesday 19 May.

If you can’t make the live broadcast, the video will be available to watch later via the same page.

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Take a fascinating stroll around Sheffield city centre, as you explore the stories of how the modern game of football emerged in Sheffield and the early pioneers of the global game.

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National Emergency Services Museum

Housed in the old fire, police and ambulance station, this museum offers lessons in everything from the origins of the name "bobbies" to why hoax 999 calls are bad. There are lots of vehicles to climb on and uniforms to climb in, too.

Kelham Island Museum

Kelham Island is one of the city's oldest industrial sites. Find out about the buffer girls, grinders and little mesters whose skills and sweating brows are to thank for establishing world renown for the words "Made in Sheffield".