Join us this weekend for your last chance to explore the role of robots in the emergency services! Take part in our missing robot parts trail, make your own paper cup robot, tackle our robot driving challenge, try moving objects robot style and enjoy lots more hands-on activities around the museum.

🤖 There’s still plenty of robot themed fun happening at the museum all this week for half-term! Enjoy our robot activities and follow the trail around the museum while exploring the history of Britain’s emergency services 🚒🚓🚑 #Sheffield #HalfTerm #Museum

Got plans this weekend? Come and explore the museum and discover the story of our 999 services. There’s plenty to see for all ages. And with the Bank Holiday, we’re open on Monday too, so you’ve got an extra day to visit. #Sheffield #FamilyFun #BankHoliday

Come and explore the museum this weekend. There’s plenty to see and do for all ages. Our Little Heroes Play Days are also running Saturday and Sunday — perfect for younger visitors. #Sheffield #FamilyFun #LittleHeroes

⚠️ Our Steampunk Weekend won’t be taking place this weekend, but we’re open as normal. Looking for something to do with the family? Come and explore the museum and discover the story of our 999 services. #Sheffield #FamilyFun #MuseumDayOut

#FromTheCollection While working through our film reel collection we found this copy of “Donald’s Fire Survival Plan”, a mid-1960s Disney cartoon teaching children important home fire safety advice. Used in schools and fire safety sessions into the late 1970s. #Disney #DonaldDuck #FireSafety

🎨 Only 3 days left to visit our temporary art exhibition! Come and see “Just Another Day on Duty” by local artist Paul Digby here at the museum. ⏳ The exhibition closes Sunday 12 April, so don’t miss your chance to see it before it’s gone. #Sheffield #MuseumDayOut #ArtExhibition

👮 Later this year we’re hoping to revamp parts of our policing and crime exhibitions, telling new stories and showcasing new objects. In the meantime you can explore our Police Cells exhibition and discover the early story of Police Detectives. #Sheffield #MuseumDayOut #PolicingHistory

Morning everyone! Looking for something to do during week two of the Easter holidays? We’ve got three floors to explore, our Easter trail, craft activities inspired by the Paul Digby exhibition, and plenty to discover. All included in your museum ticket. #Sheffield #FamilyFun #MuseumDayOut

🌊 Our RNLI lifeboat City of Sheffield powering through the waves when it was still saving lives at sea. Today’s your last chance this Easter holidays to climb aboard and explore the lifeboat here at the museum. Come and take a look before the day ends! #RNLI #Sheffield #VisitSheffield #Museum

🦸‍♀️ Look at these brilliant superheroes! Visitors this weekend have been creating their very own superheroes as we explore everyday heroes. Missed out today? Don’t worry — we’re back tomorrow with crafts, art activities, our Easter trail and the lifeboat open to explore.

🐰 Hoppy Easter from all of us here at the museum! We’re open across the Bank Holiday weekend with our Easter trail, the chance to climb aboard our RNLI Lifeboat (Sun 5 & Mon 6 April), and our art exhibition “Just Another Day on Duty” by Paul Digby, open until 12 April. Come and say hello! 🚒🚑🚓

Open every day from 1 to 12 April at the Museum. Explore all three floors, discover our temporary art exhibition by Paul Digby, and get creative by drawing your own artwork inspired by his style. Plus, upgrade your ticket free on the day into a Year Ticket. More at: visitnesm.org.uk #Sheffield

Little Heroes Play Days this weekend! Join us at the National Emergency Services Museum on Sat 21 & Sun 22 March for a fun filled family day out. Perfect for toddlers and young children. Dress up, explore emergency vehicles and enjoy hands on play. 📍 Sheffield ⏰ 10am to 4pm 🎟️ visitnesm.org.uk

Looking for something to do this Mother’s Day weekend? 💐 Why not visit the National Emergency Services Museum and explore the history of our amazing 999 services. 🚒 Historic vehicles 🚑 Interactive exhibits 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family day out Open 10am–4pm visitnesm.org.uk #MothersDay #Sheffield #FamilyDayOut

Join us today as we explore TV, film & special effects at the museum. ❄️ Make fake snow 🎧 Create movie sound effects 📺 Sit in our mock TV studio 🎥 Try green screen filming 📷 See amazing historic cameras from our collection Open today 10am–4pm. #Sheffield #FamilyFun #MuseumDay

Roses are red, lights are blue, There’s a world of rescue waiting for you. Fire engines, police cars, ambulances too, This Valentine’s Day, discover something new. 💕 Visit the museum and explore our exhibitions, and don’t forget to pop into our museum café for a delicious sweet treat 🍰

Looking for a treat for the whole family this weekend? We’re open all weekend from 10am to 4pm. Enjoy a great day out exploring the museum, then round it off with a well-earned treat in our museum café ☕🍰 Perfect for curious kids, history lovers and cake fans alike. #FamilyDayOut #WeekendPlans

There’s not long left to see our RSPCA 200th anniversary exhibition at the museum. Discover 200 years of animal welfare history, stories of rescue and care, and the vital work of the RSPCA through the years. Visit us soon before this special exhibition comes to an end. 🐾

Little Heroes Play Sessions start this weekend 🚓🎨 Games, crafts, stories and hands on fun for young heroes at the National Emergency Services Museum. Sat 17 & Sun 18 10:30–12:30 | 1:00–3:00 #LittleHeroes #FamilyFun #MuseumFun

Welcome back! 👋 We’re back open from today (Fri 2 Jan 2026). Visit us Wed–Sun, 10am–4pm. Upgrade your day ticket on the day to a YEAR TICKET and enjoy unlimited visits for 12 months! #WelcomeBack #SheffieldMuseums #FamilyDaysOut #YearTicket #Heritage #EmergencyServices

Happy New Year from all of us here at the museum! 🎉 Keep following us over the coming days and weeks as we share our plans for 2026, along with refreshed activities and events, and, most importantly, more of the things you love and have been asking for. We’re back open as normal from tomorrow.

Need to get out of the house before the year is out? We’re open today and tomorrow, 10am–4pm, for that perfect last day out of the year. Explore the museum, discover amazing stories from the emergency services, or simply pop in for a coffee, cake and a moment to relax in our café ☕🍰

Sneak peek! Here’s a look inside one of the cabinets from our brand-new Blitz exhibition, opening this weekend alongside our Festive Forties Christmas Weekend 🎄 1940s music, crafts, re-enactors and festive cheer… the countdown is on! 📅 13–14 Dec, 10am–4pm 🎟️ visitnesm.org.uk/wartimechristmas

Today at 11am, we pause and remember those who served, those who sacrificed, and those who still serve today. 🌺 Lest we forget. #RemembranceSunday #WeWillRememberThem #NESM #Sheffield

Tickets are still available for tomorrow’s Junior Ghost Hunt! Join the Seeking Spirit team after-dark. Explore the museum by torchlight and discover what goes bump in the night… 📅 Wed 29, Oct | 🕔 5–9pm Pre-booking is required at: visitnesm.org.uk/juniorghosthunt #JuniorGhostHunt

Looking for an adventure this October? Set sail for the National Emergency Services Museum and join us as we explore the Heroes and Villains of the Sea! 📅 Wed 29 Oct – Sun 2 Nov Get ready for a week of pirate-themed crafts and activities in our Event Space, all included with your museum admission!

All aboard! Have you ever seen a lifeboat in a land-locked city? Now’s your chance! Join our crew today as we explore our Tyne Class lifeboat, the ‘City of Sheffield’. Climb on deck, take the helm, and imagine what it’s like to be part of a real-life rescue mission – without getting your feet wet!

Pack your picnic blanket, grab your favourite cuddly friend, and join us for our Teddy Bears’ Picnic at the museum tomorrow! Enjoy a day of songs, storytime, and crafty fun – all in the company of some very special (and very fluffy!) friends. #TeddyBearsPicnic #FamilyFun #SheffieldDaysOut #NESM

Climb aboard our RNLI lifeboat! Every Thurs throughout August school holidays, the Tyne Class lifeboat will be open to explore. Sit inside the cabins, and discover the story behind this vessel. Weather dependent – but, we’ve got loads of activities inside the museum too! Tickets: visitnesm.org.uk