MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES - Page 5

Leeds City Museum
27th March 2026
1 min read

Leeds museums welcome more than a million visitors

Council-run museums in Leeds have welcomed more than a million visitors in a year, new figures show. The city’s eight Leeds Museums and Galleries sites attracted a combined 1,046,372 people during 2025, marking a 16 per cent increase on the previous year and highlighting the continuing strength of Leeds’s cultural offer. Statistics released by…
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Summer of Sculpture
27th March 2026
2 mins read

Summer of Sculpture brings global stars to Leeds

Leeds Art Gallery is set to bring some of the biggest names in contemporary and modern sculpture to the city this summer with the launch of its ambitious new Summer of Sculpture programme. The major seasonal showcase will feature a series of exhibitions and installations by internationally renowned artists, cementing Leeds’ reputation as a…
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Queens of Industry
10th January 2018
1 min read

Object of the week- Railway Queen’s gown

For the hard-working women once chosen to represent some of the country’s most prominent industries, suitably regal attire was an absolute must. This glamourous gown, for example, was once worn by the country’s Railway Queens, who would be the face of the rail industry at all manner of events and functions and even international…
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Buddhist Faith
8th December 2017
1 min read

Buddhist monks attend captivating new display

A fascinating collection of items has gone on display in Leeds as part of a new exhibition exploring the ancient history of the Buddhist faith. Monks from Headingley Thai Temple visited Leeds City Museum’s Voices of Asia gallery today (Friday) where the items are being shown as part an ongoing project looking at the…
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Queens of Industry
15th November 2017
1 min read

Object of the week- Cotton Queen’s tiara

A dazzling reminder of a fascinating chapter in British industrial history, this beautiful tiara is truly fit for a Queen. Although not made of real precious metals and jewels, the tiara is no less prestigious, as it was once worn by the country’s very last reigning Cotton Queen. Elsie Kearsley, who was crowned in…
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Leeds-Industrial-Museum
9th November 2017
1 min read

Object of the week- Demob suit on loan

For a Yorkshireman returning home after the Second World War, it was tailor made to help him take his first sartorial steps back into civilian life. And a dapper demob suit from Leeds has also proved to be the perfect fit for a celebration of fabulous fashion at one of the world’s biggest arts…
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Queens of Industry
3rd November 2017
2 mins read

Crowning glory for Queens of Industry as new exhibition opens

Plucked from the factory floor, their lives were quickly transformed into a glitzy whirlwind of international jet-setting, glamorous film roles and exciting photoshoots. But the hard-working women chosen to represent some of the UK’s most prominent economic powerhouses were also pioneers, who put female workers at the forefront of an industrial golden age. Now…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
25th October 2017
1 min read

Object of the week- Fancy dress photo album

Anyone looking for the perfect Halloween outfit could take som inspiration from this incredible collection of costumes worn by children in Leeds more than 125 years ago. Back then, the Lord Mayor of Leeds Mr and Mrs Alf Cooke threw an extravagant fancy dress ball to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. The exclusive guest list…
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Leeds Art Gallery
12th October 2017
4 mins read

Leeds Art Gallery reopens tomorrow after a period of closure

Newly uncovered exhibition space and transformed Central Court Gallery. • Major ARTIST ROOMS: Joseph Beuys exhibition – with works by Beuys showing in Leeds for the first time in over 30 years. • New presentation of the collection featuring recent acquisitions including work by Martine Syms gifted through the Valeria Napoleone XX Contemporary Art…
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Skeletons Our Buried Bones
9th October 2017
1 min read

2023 case study- Skeletons: Our Buried Bones

It’s one of the most stunning, bold and thought-provoking exhibitions Leeds has ever seen. Now one of the curators behind Leeds City Museum’s incredible new Skeletons: Our Buried Bones has backed the city’s bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2023. Ruth Martin, the museum’s curator of exhibitions, has worked with colleagues from…
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Tasmanian tiger
2nd October 2017
1 min read

Leeds specimens help solve mystery of Tasmanian tiger’s tale

It’s an enduring extinction mystery that has puzzled generations of scientists and naturalists from around the world. Now an international research project may have finally solved the riddle of what happened to the enigmatic Tasmanian tiger- thanks to three specimens from Leeds Museums and Galleries collection. Researchers from Australia have been painstakingly analysing DNA…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
14th September 2017
1 min read

Hit exhibition enters its final two weeks on display

More than 60,000 people have visited a moving exhibition paying tribute to the inspirational women of Leeds who helped keep the country moving through the First World War. Women, Work and War has been running at Leeds Industrial Museum for more than a year, and will finally close its doors on September 24. As…
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