Leeds Museums and Galleries Archives ⋆ Page 5 of 6 ⋆ Leeds Star

1st February 2017

1 min read

Object of the week- Fancy dress photo album

More than 125 years ago, 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 included 190 local children, who all arrived at the party dressing up in an incredible variety of storybook themed costumes. Today, a fabulous…

25th January 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

Object of the week- Spider-Man comic signed by Stan Lee

One of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee’s most successful creations, costumed crime-fighter Spider-Man is also one of the world’s most recognisable super heroes. In 1992, 30 years after Peter Parker’s alter ego slung his first web, Marvel released a special anniversary edition of The Spectacular Spider-Man, featuring eye-catching holographic cover art. An edition of…

20th January 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

2 mins read

Fantastic feast of fairy tales at museum’s new storybook spectacular

Fairy tale fans will come face to face with the big bad wolf at a new exhibition exploring the remarkable history of the world’s best-loved storybooks. The imposing timber wolf is among a huge selection of objects going on display at Kirkstall’s Abbey House Museum this weekend illustrating the origins of popular children’s tales including…

19th January 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

2 mins read

Museum’s super new comic book display promises a Dark Knight to remember

A new super-powered museum display in Leeds will give visitors the chance to explore the colourful world of iconic costumed crimefighters. Abbey House Museum’s Comics Unmasked starts this weekend and features exciting objects on loan from the public including Marvel and DC comics, graphic novels and figurines of famous characters Iron Man, The Hulk, The…

18th January 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

Object of the week- Temple Newsam’s floral suite

A spectacularly colourful feature of Temple Newsam House’s beautiful picture gallery, this lavish floral suite is usually covered to protect it from the sun. The stunning collection of chairs and sofas was commissioned more than 300 years ago and supplied to Temple Newsam by James Pascall, a noted guilder, carver and frame maker. Each…

12th January 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

Object of the week- Lotherton pet cemetery

The beloved four-legged friends of some of Leeds’s most prominent aristocrats are immortalised in this historic pet cemetery. The dogs once lived a life of luxury as faithful companions to Sir Alvary and Lady Gascoigne, the last private owners of stunning Lotherton Hall in Aberford. Lady Gascoigne, a devoted dog lover, took her dogs…

19th December 2016

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

2 mins read

Call to help tell stories behind museum’s Victorian fairytale photos

Historic fancy dress photos with a flamboyant fairy tale theme will revealed during an exciting new exhibition in Leeds next month. And experts are asking for help to tell the stories behind some of the incredible costumed characters who posed for the pictures more than 125 years ago. The amazing album of images were captured…

23rd November 2016

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

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…

16th November 2016

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

Object of the week- policeman’s sword used in Leeds Gas Riots

This fearsome-looking curved sword was once wielded by a local police officer during the infamous Leeds Gas Riots. The sword, currently on display at Kirkstall’s Abbey House Museum, is believed to originally date from around 1850 and belonged to a member of the Leeds City Police, who were responsible for policing Leeds from 1836…

8th November 2016

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

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

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

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

WHAT'S ON

1 min read

Frightfully good fun at Leeds Museums and Galleries this Halloween

Historic sites across Leeds will be hosting a spine-tingling programme of spooky activities this Halloween. Leeds Museums and Galleries will be celebrating the scariest time of the year over the October half-term, with youngsters getting the chance to try trick or treating and creepy crafts and Halloween special effects. Lotherton Hall will be hosting…

2nd November 2016

CULTURE

2 mins read

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

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

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

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

2 mins read

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

1 min read

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

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

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

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

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,…

31st October 2016

CULTURE

2 mins read

Museum’s 1930s murder mystery machine is brought back to life

It’s a mechanised murder mystery machine which has captivated generations of Leeds museum-goers. So when Abbey House Museum’s quirky 1930s penny slot machine finally gave up the ghost, it would have been a crime to let the historic attraction simply gather dust. Luckily, after the machine broke down recently, experts at the Kirkstall attraction searched…

31st October 2016

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

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…

Leeds Museums and Galleries - Page 5

Object of the week- Fancy dress photo album

Object of the week- Spider-Man comic signed by Stan Lee

Fantastic feast of fairy tales at museum’s new storybook spectacular

Museum’s super new comic book display promises a Dark Knight to remember

Object of the week- Temple Newsam’s floral suite

Object of the week- Lotherton pet cemetery

Call to help tell stories behind museum’s Victorian fairytale photos

Object of the week- labour certificate

Object of the week- policeman’s sword used in Leeds Gas Riots

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

Frightfully good fun at Leeds Museums and Galleries this Halloween

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

Museum’s 1930s murder mystery machine is brought back to life

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

MOST POPULAR

Categories