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22nd February 2017

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- The Heavy-footed Moa

A spectacular relic of an age long past, Leeds City Museum’s Heavy-footed Moa skeleton was once one of the largest birds ever to roam the earth. The huge flightless bird originally came from New Zealand, where its species was driven to extinction by hunting and deforestation around 570 years ago. The skeleton first came…

20th February 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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For All Seasons- vintage barometer

Finding a way to accurately predict the weather is a puzzle that’s baffled scientists for centuries. And despite proving to be a virtually impossible task, that hasn’t stopped some of the finest inventors coming up with complex new contraptions designed to forecast rain or shine. In the late 19th Century, this charming oak barometer…

9th February 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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New family-friendly exhibition explores seasonal sensations

A colourful combination of animals, games, music and history will take families in Leeds on a unique interactive journey through the changing seasons. Leeds City Museum’s new For All Seasons exhibition opens this Friday, February 10, and features a series of imaginative centrepieces including a giant sandcastle, indoor tree, traditional sledge and hook-a-duck pond. The…

3rd February 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Chance to solve historic murder mystery this half term

Four hundred years ago, one of Temple Newsam House’s most famous residents was killed in a grisly murder that remains a mystery to this day. Now, on the anniversary of Lord Darnley’s gruesome demise, budding super sleuths can wander the same atmospheric halls he once called home as they try to solve their own…

5th January 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Call for volunteers to help museum’s new choir hit the right notes

Singers from across the city are being invited to make music history as part of Leeds City Museum’s new community choir. Starting this month, the museum will be asking singers of all abilities to come along and make their voices heard at a series of free sessions. Aimed at giving people the chance to…

4th January 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Object of the week- Wheelchair artworks

Colourful new artwork has gone on display in Leeds aimed at challenging people’s perception of wheelchairs. The eye-catching creations at Leeds City Museum feature two wheelchairs decorated by Broomfield South Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre, Green Meadows Specialist School and West Oaks Specialist School students in association with Can Do Programme and artist Sally Barker.…

21st December 2016

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Object of the week- Soldier’s Christmas letters home

A heart-breaking reminder of the human cost of war, these historic letters were written by a Leeds soldier serving on the front lines just before Christmas 100 years ago. Currently on display at Leeds City Museum, the letters were penned by Private Leonard Wragby, who sent them home from France in 1917, during the…

1st December 2016

WHAT'S ON

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Festive fun at museum’s crafty Christmas events

Festive shoppers searching for inspiration can get some unique crafty Christmas ideas at Leeds City Museum. Starting this weekend, the museum will be hosting the first in a series of Maker’s Festival events, where visitors can have a go at making their own crafts alongside a team of experts from around the region. Events…

30th November 2016

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Object of the week- Tibetan yak

Although it’s now safely back in its case at Leeds City Museum, this huge Tibetan yak has had quite a month. The gigantic stuffed mammal is the biggest object in the museum’s collection, measuring almost three metres long. But when curators recently discovered moth larvae in the 160-year-old animal’s case, they didn’t let the size…

23rd November 2016

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Object of the week- labour certificate

The sudden departure of fathers and husbands changed the dynamic of thousands of families in wartime Leeds. While soldiers were off fighting on the front lines of the First World War, their wives and children struggled to adapt to a very different life at home, stepping into new jobs and going off to school…

10th November 2016

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Object of the week- memorial plaque

Carved by a soldier in memory of his fallen comrades, this small, simple plaque tells a powerful story about the lives of soldiers in the First World War. The plaque is made out of chalk and is believed to have been fashioned by Private N.Nelson, a serviceman who fought in the trenches during the…

8th November 2016

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Hit the road, yak as museum’s 160-year-old giant gets out and about

Surprised passers-by watched as a huge Tibetan yak slowly emerged from Leeds City Museum yesterday. The impressive stuffed mammal, which measures almost three metres long, was carefully manoeuvred out of the museum on Millennium Square and into a waiting truck before being whisked away for important conservation work. Routine monitoring by the museum team…

2nd November 2016

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Chance for children to get creative and bring The Armley Hippo back to life

Creative youngsters in Leeds can travel 125,000 years into the past to bring the city’s prehistoric hippo and its fossilised friends back to life. An exciting new competition at Leeds City Museum is giving children aged between five and 12 the unique opportunity to write a short adventure story and draw a picture of the…

2nd November 2016

CULTURE

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Museum marks Black History Month with WW1 events

Museum-goers in Leeds can learn more about the role the city’s diverse communities played in the First World War as part of Black History Month. Leeds City Museum in partnership with The Centre for Hidden Histories will be putting on an exciting programme of WWI themed events to commemorate Black History Month through October. The…

2nd November 2016

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- First World War biscuit postcard

For soldiers fighting in the First World War, Christmas in the trenches was a time to think about the families and loved ones they had left behind at home. Many creative servicemen would use whatever materials they had to hand to stay in touch, which is why this biscuit became a colourful festive postcard.…

2nd November 2016

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Sword of real life Sharpe goes on display in Leeds

A sword which once belonged to a real life Sharpe, who worked his way up through the ranks more than 200 years ago, has gone on display at Leeds City Museum. The historic cavalry blade was once held by Leeds soldier Captain William Jackson, and was presented to him by the loyal soldiers he commanded in 1800…

1st November 2016

CULTURE

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Temple Newsam certificate

From 1915-17, at the height of the First World War, many injured soldiers were nursed back to health in Temple Newsam House’s historic halls. Like other stately homes, the beautiful mansion was used as a convalescent hospital, where nurses would help those injured on the front lines to rest and recuperate. In 1919, Following…

1st November 2016

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Young volunteers scoop top award for work on WW1 exhibition

A dedicated group of young history-lovers who curated a moving exhibition exploring the impact of the First World War have won a prestigious award. Leeds Museums and Galleries’ Preservative Party, a group of young volunteer curators, scooped the Marsh Award for Museum Learning for the Yorkshire region at a special ceremony at London’s British…

1st November 2016

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- The Armley hippo

It may seem hard to believe today, but the area close to where the Armley Gyratory now stands was once the home of hippos. Around 130,000 years ago, a now extinct species of the huge mammal lived in what was, at that time, a much warmer Leeds. The animals died out, but in 1851,…

1st November 2016

CULTURE

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Soldier’s heart-breaking letters home tell story of life in the trenches

Like thousands of men who went off to fight in the trenches of the First World War, Leeds man Leonard Wragby left behind an anxious wife and young child. Keen to stay in touch with them, Private Wragby sent a steady stream of letters back from France, documenting his grueling life in the trenches…

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Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- The Heavy-footed Moa

For All Seasons- vintage barometer

New family-friendly exhibition explores seasonal sensations

Chance to solve historic murder mystery this half term

Call for volunteers to help museum’s new choir hit the right notes

Object of the week- Wheelchair artworks

Object of the week- Soldier’s Christmas letters home

Festive fun at museum’s crafty Christmas events

Object of the week- Tibetan yak

Object of the week- labour certificate

Object of the week- memorial plaque

Hit the road, yak as museum’s 160-year-old giant gets out and about

Chance for children to get creative and bring The Armley Hippo back to life

Museum marks Black History Month with WW1 events

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- First World War biscuit postcard

Sword of real life Sharpe goes on display in Leeds

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Temple Newsam certificate

Young volunteers scoop top award for work on WW1 exhibition

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- The Armley hippo

Soldier’s heart-breaking letters home tell story of life in the trenches

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