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3rd November 2017

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Experts to reveal secrets of historic house’s hidden library

Decorated with a curious mixture of Roman style pillars, a mysterious fake door and a fully working church organ, it’s a room with a very unusual tale to tell. And this winter, experts at Temple Newsam will be working behind the scenes to open a new chapter in the 270 year-old story of the…

3rd November 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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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…

25th October 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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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…

23rd October 2017

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Dead exciting Halloween horrors at city’s museums and galleries

A spine-tingling programme of Halloween horrors will see historic sites in Leeds taken over by spooky scarecrows, ghosts and witches next week. Venues including Temple Newsam, Kirkstall Abbey and Lotherton Hall will be transformed by an exciting line-up of special activities during the scariest time of the year. The ancient grounds of Kirkstall Abbey…

19th October 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- glowing glass lion

In normal circumstances, this glass, lion-shaped ornament may appear fairly unremarkable. But put it under a UV light, and what previously seemed like an innocuous paperweight begins to give off an eerie, green glow. The lion’s curious luminescence is actually due to small quantities of the radioactive element Uranium, which was added to the…

16th October 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Yorkshire suit is made to measure for Big Apple’s fashion exhibition

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 today 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…

13th October 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Take a walk on the dark side as museum celebrates goth culture

Visitors to Leeds City Museum can step into the shadows this weekend and explore the weird and wonderful world of Gothica. This Saturday, the museum will celebrating Gothic literature, fashion and music through a series of eye-catching photos, stalls and installations from some of the pioneers of the city’s rich Goth culture. Those attending…

2nd October 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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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…

29th September 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- 2,500 year-old ancient Greek coin

Measuring just 12mm across, this tiny coin’s humble appearance belies its truly remarkable age. Dated at around the 5th Century, the coin is of a type produced at a town called Eion in Thrace between 500 and 480 B.C, making it around 2,500 years old. Known as a trihembiol, the coin carries a design…

25th September 2017

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Clocks talk will turn back time at Temple Newsam

For Eighteenth Century aristocrats, having an impressive ornamental timepiece to help you while away the hours was the ultimate status symbol. Now centuries later those magnificent decorative clocks give visitors to Temple Newsam House an insight into how lords and ladies passed the time in an historic country mansion. And on September 30, the…

14th September 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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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…

Skulls and teeth in the new Bite Me! display

12th September 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Museum’s fearsome new display promises nothing but the tooth

A jaw-some new display is giving visitors to Leeds City Museum something to get their teeth into by showcasing the animal kingdom’s biggest and best biters. The new Bite Me! display features an impressive array of teeth, skulls and bones from modern mammals and reptiles as well as the fossilised remains of extinct creatures…

6th September 2017

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Museum opens up top class heritage attraction

Museum-goers are in for a history lesson with a difference this weekend as they head back to school in an authentic Victorian classroom. The atmospheric attraction at Leeds Industrial Museum will be open to the public this Sunday as part of the national Heritage Open Days programme, when entry to the museum will also be…

6th September 2017

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Vintage telephone receivers

In an age of smartphones and tablets, it’s hard to believe this humble-looking object was once the pinnacle of telephonic technology. But the wooden receiver, one of a pair now on display at Leeds City Museum, was in fact part of the UK’s first ever telephone conversation. The receivers were made and donated by…

29th August 2017

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Exhibition explores the story of 2,000 year old skeletons

For more than 2,000 years they lay side by side, buried under a seemingly unremarkable patch of land on the outskirts of Leeds. Now the ancient skeletons of a mystery Iron Age man and woman will be displayed together for the very first time in a thought-provoking new exhibition opening in Leeds next month.…

9th August 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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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 juvenile giant squid was created for Slime, a temporary exhibition back in 2002 that looked at some of the facts…

3rd August 2017

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New display piecing together abbey’s illustrious past

A collection of fascinating finds has been brought together in a new display reconstructing the colourful history of Kirkstall Abbey. Beautiful medieval tiles, which the abbey’s Cistercian monks strolled upon centuries ago, and a tiny tuning peg, which may have belonged to a visiting medieval minstrel, are among the archaeological discoveries being exhibited this…

2nd August 2017

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Object of the week- vintage bucket and spade

If you’re heading to the beach this summer, an essential item on your seaside checklist is sure to be a bucket and spade. And as this charming vintage set shows, sandcastle-building and beachcombing are popular seasonal traditions which stretch back generations. At more than a century old, the two spades and their accompanying bucket…

26th July 2017

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Object of the week-Jane North bodice

Fabulously flamboyant and elegant this colourful garment played its part in a true Leeds rags-to-riches story. The eye-catching leg of mutton sleeve bodice dates from around 1895 and once belonged to Jane North, a former Hunslet factory worker. While she was working in Leeds, Jane met and married John Thomas North, the son of a…

12th July 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Guns n Roses tequila bottle

Recovered from the stage after a memorable Leeds Fest, this tequila bottle is now a piece of rock and roll history. The bottle was found during the clean-up following Guns n Roses’ top of the bill performance at the 2010 Bramham Park showpiece. It was discovered alongside a used Guns n Roses stage pass…

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Experts to reveal secrets of historic house’s hidden library

Crowning glory for Queens of Industry as new exhibition opens

Object of the week- Fancy dress photo album

Dead exciting Halloween horrors at city’s museums and galleries

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- glowing glass lion

Yorkshire suit is made to measure for Big Apple’s fashion exhibition

Take a walk on the dark side as museum celebrates goth culture

Leeds specimens help solve mystery of Tasmanian tiger’s tale

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- 2,500 year-old ancient Greek coin

Clocks talk will turn back time at Temple Newsam

Hit exhibition enters its final two weeks on display

Museum’s fearsome new display promises nothing but the tooth

Museum opens up top class heritage attraction

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Vintage telephone receivers

Exhibition explores the story of 2,000 year old skeletons

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Giant squid model

New display piecing together abbey’s illustrious past

Object of the week- vintage bucket and spade

Object of the week-Jane North bodice

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Guns n Roses tequila bottle

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