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Leeds Museums and Galleries | Days out and exhibitions

still image from Stuart Croft work, two dancers in front of a pink background

Visitor notice

Due to staff training on Thursday 16 January we will be closing Abbey House Museum at 3.30pm and Kirkstall Abbey will close at 3pm. Last entry will be 30 minutes before.

Consultation

We are consulting on proposed changes to Leeds Museums and Galleries, which includes the potential closure of Abbey House Museum and changes to admission at Kirkstall Abbey. For more information, and to complete the consultations, follow the links below.

Abbey House Museum Consultation

Kirkstall Abbey Consultation

Our Venues

Abbey House Museum
Wander through Victorian streets and visit the Childhood Galleries at our dedicated 19th Century Leeds Museum.
Kirkstall Abbey
Marvel at one of the best preserved Cistercian monasteries in the country and discover over 850 years of history.
Leeds Art Gallery
Explore modern and contemporary art and collections of British painting and sculpture in the heart of the city.
Leeds City Museum
Find out the history of Leeds and see artefacts from across the globe at our free city centre Museum.
Leeds Discovery Centre
See behind-the-scenes in our dedicated object store which cares for 1.3 million objects.
Leeds Industrial Museum
Explore industries that helped shape Leeds in to the city it is today and take a seat in our in-house cinema.
Lotherton
Enjoy a fun-filled day out at our beautiful Edwardian country estate with a museum, Wildlife World and gardens.
Temple Newsam
Visit our historic country estate in Leeds, with an impressive manor house, and grounds landscaped by Capability Brown.

Featured events

LYFF on Tour

Leeds Industrial Museum
Fri 27 Dec 10:00 - Fri 31 Jan 17:00
Included in Admission

Afternoon Tea and Tour

Temple Newsam House
Mon 20 Jan 13:00 - Sun 26 Jan 16:00
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Home Education Workshop: Activism Through Time

Leeds Discovery Centre
Mon 27 Jan 10:00 - 12:00
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Children making Chinese lanterns

Echoes of Spring: Year of the Snake

Temple Newsam
Sat 1 Feb 11:00 - 16:00
Included in Admission

Miffy Family Fun Day

Leeds City Museum
Sat 8 Feb 11:00 - 15:00
Free

Sparkle and Shine

Temple Newsam House
Sat 15 Feb and Tue 18 Feb
General Admission
A mum and child doing printing

Armley Print Fest 2025

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 15 Feb 11:00 - 17:00
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Arty Facts

Leeds City Museum
Sun 16 Feb and Sun 6 Apr
Free

Home Education Workshop: Stone Age to Iron Age

Leeds Discovery Centre
Thu 20 Mar 10:00 - 12:00
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Study Afternoon: Building 19th Century Leeds

Abbey House Museum
Thu 3 Apr and Thu 24 Apr
Not on Sale
Two children looking at a shop shelf at Leeds Industrial Museum

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Exhibitions open now and coming soon

Miffy's 70th Birthday

COMING SOON | Leeds City Museum | 7 Feb - 7 Sept 2025 | An exhibition celebrating 70 years of miffy and Dick Bruna's artwork.

Story Time

COMING SOON | Abbey House Museum | Opens 25 Jan | Children's books then and now. Are you sitting comfortably? Uncover a love of reading in this family-friendly exhibition.

Inspired by Temple Newsam

COMING SOON | Temple Newsam | 25 Apr - 21 Sept 2025 | An exhibition in collaboration with Leeds Fine Artists at Temple Newsam House.

Fashion at Play

COMING SOON | Lotherton | 1 March - 25 October 2025 | A new exhibition exploring children’s fashion from the 1600s to modern day.

Stuart Croft: Eternal Return

Leeds Art Gallery | 8 November 2024 - 6 April 2025 | A major exhibition of artist film works by Leeds-born Stuart Croft, the first since his untimely death in 2015.

Silent Echoes, Spoken Truths: Curtis Holder

Leeds Art Gallery | 8 November 2024 - 13 April 2025 | New works on paper as part of the Decolonising Arts Institute's 20/20 project.

Karanjit Panesar: Furnace Fruit

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 15 June 2025 | Inspired by the collections of the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery, Furnace Fruit, by Leeds-based artist Karanjit Panesar, is a mixed media exhibition centred around new moving image work.

Towards a Fourth Dimension

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 23 Mar 2025 | A new display exploring the convergence space between art and science from the 1920s to the present day.

Sculpture Photographed: A View from the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 18 March 2025 | This display explores the role played by photography across the history and practice of sculpture from the late-nineteenth century to the present day.

'An Axis of Abstraction': Art in Cornwall and Yorkshire – Then and Now

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 23 March 2025 | Exploring Modernist artist practices in West Cornwall and West Yorkshire.

Entangled

Leeds Industrial Museum | Until 25 May 2025 | Entangled is an exhibition in association with the International Felt Maker’s Association.

Engineery

Leeds Industrial Museum | Until 1 Nov 2026 | Engineery is an exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of John Smeaton, the father of civil engineering.

Revive, Repair, Re-use: Stories of Sustainability

Abbey House Museum | Until 31 Mar 2025 | A display co-curated with volunteers about the practices and effects of sustainability in Leeds.

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