The Experience Museum is a local history museum in the town of Barnsely. The museum tells the stories of life in Barnsley. The museum opened in 2013, but the collection of objects, photos, documents, films and stories began several years earlier thanks to the incredible support and help of the locals. Inside the museum, along one side of the main gallery "The Barnsley Wall" are rare archaeological artifacts, exhibits of objects and archives, films and interactive media that trace the known history of Barnsley from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Barnsley is a town and borough primarily known for its coal industry and it was the community's concern for this to emerge. The museum explores working life, leisure, the home environment and family over the years. The collections are heterogeneous: from medieval artifacts to Victorian costumes to digital photos.