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City’s museums and galleries welcome back visitors
Museum-lovers in Leeds can rediscover millions of years of history now council-run venues across the city have officially reopened.
Leeds Museums and Galleries sites closed earlier…
Back to the couture as online exhibition gives city a fashion flashback
A stylish online exhibition is giving fashionistas in Leeds a chance to go back in time and rediscover the history of some of the city’s top shopping hotspots.
Leeds City Museum’s Fast x…
Museum window project calls on local residents to make history at home
It was the weekly wartime showcase that put centuries of Leeds history in the frame.
Now Leeds City Museum is giving local residents the chance to put their own curatorial talents to the…
Young curators bring people together to share tales of life in isolation
A group of young history-lovers are calling on people across the city to share their experiences and help tell the story of lockdown in Leeds.
Leeds City Museum’s Preservative Party…
Estate takes visitors on a journey to Japan
A new exhibition will take visitors to Lotherton on a journey to Japan thanks to fascinating links forged decades ago by a Leeds diplomat and his family.
Making Japan, which opens on March…
Spectacular salt patterns rediscover mansion’s rich history
Stunningly intricate patterns made using millions of grains of salt have transformed the great hall of Temple Newsam House for a new exhibition celebrating the mansion’s history.
Artist…
Research project recreates sound of museum’s famous mummy
An ancient Egyptian priest who spoke his final words more than 3,000 years ago has been given a new voice thanks to a ground-breaking research project.
The sound of Nesyamun, whose…
Museum’s unusual instrument is a real glass act
For Georgian virtuosos, it was the ideal instrument for showing audiences they were in a glass of their own.
And this month, Leeds’s own incredible glass harp is set to strike a chord…
Object of the week- Victorian Christmas pudding steamer
The traditional Christmas pudding is sure to be a seasonal staple on millions of festive dinner tables this month.
And this traditional Victorian steamer shows just how much the pursuit…
Object of the week- vintage fire engine
Once a stalwart of the fire service in Leeds, this impressive vintage engine is now being showcased alongside some of the city’s most impressive feats of innovation.
Originally made for…
Documents reveal how Leeds folk stepped in to give refugees a home
Historic documents revealing how a Leeds market town embraced refugees fleeing the horrors of war-torn Europe will go on display in a new exhibition this month.
The century-old…
Pilot project will piece together Leeds whale’s tragic tale
The skeleton of a majestic whale cruelly killed by fishermen 152 years ago will be reconstructed for a new display highlighting the plight of our planet’s oceans.
Leeds Museums and…
Full steam ahead as Fiona gets fired up for mills weekend
After a lifetime toiling at the beating heart of British industry, she’s certainly earned a rest.
But this weekend, Leeds Industrial Museum’s magnificent mill engine will be letting off…
Face facts, museum’s new display of figures is ancient history
It’s a tradition which began 40,000 years ago with an artistic Stone Age human and a spare piece of mammoth tusk.
Now a new museum display in Leeds is bringing visitors face-to-face with…
Museum gives city’s young tech whizzes a chance to let off some STEAM
Working at one of the world’s foremost industrial powerhouses, the women of Armley Mills were no strangers to cutting edge technology.
Over centuries, they used their evolving expertise…
A nostalgic collection of classic toys at Temple Newsam House for their brilliant…
Nestling under the tree or carefully placed inside a stocking, they were the must-have toys and games which delighted generations of eager Leeds children on Christmas morning.
The…
Object of the week- Ivy Benson ceramic
At a time when war raged across Europe, Ivy Benson was calling her own tune.
The pioneering musician and band leader, who was born in Holbeck, became something of a celebrity when war…
Object of the week- Pearl Buddha statues
Beautifully rendered in perfect pearl, these tiny statues illustrate one of the many ways nature’s unparalleled creativity has been utilised by humans.
Currently on display at Leeds City…
Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Giant squid model
Staring down imposingly from above the store entrance at Leeds Discovery Centre, this giant monster of the deep is one of the more bizarre items on display in Leeds.
The huge model of a…
Exhibition explores animal kingdom’s grand designs and miniature marvels
Beautiful creations made by some of the natural world’s most accomplished animal architects have been revealed in a new exhibition in Leeds.
Using objects carefully fashioned during…