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7th December 2016

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Christmas celebrations 500 years in the making at historic Temple Newsam

Putting up the tree and decking the halls can be a daunting task for even the biggest festive fanatic. But when you’re charged with getting a magnificent Tudor mansion ready for Christmas, it really does mean pulling out all the stops. So this week, the team at Temple Newsam House have been pitching as they…

30th November 2016

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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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…

8th November 2016

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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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…

31st October 2016

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…

29th October 2016

CULTURE

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Bizarre Customs collection to be revealed in Leeds

A weird and wonderful collection of objects seized from smugglers is being revealed in an exclusive museum Twitter tour next week. The bizarre array of exotic items includes a crocodile head ashtray and a stuffed mongoose in the grip of a hungry snake and was mainly found during raids and searches by UK customs…

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Christmas celebrations 500 years in the making at historic Temple Newsam

Object of the week- Tibetan yak

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

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

Bizarre Customs collection to be revealed in Leeds

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