Leeds Museums & Galleries
Creating unforgettable experiences
Connecting people and places through objects and artworks
Celebrate Christmas at Temple Newsam with Santa visits, Christmas crafts and festive traditions.
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Creating unforgettable experiences
Connecting people and places through objects and artworks
Wander through Victorian streets and visit the Childhood Galleries
Modern and contemporary art and collections of British painting and sculpture
From Ancient Egypt to modern day Leeds, explore Leeds City Museum for free
Caring for Leeds’ fantastic and varied 1.3 million objects
Explore industries that helped shape Leeds in to the city it is today
One of the best preserved Cistercian monasteries in the country
A beautiful Edwardian country estate and hall set within expansive grounds
A historic country estate in Leeds, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown
Explore a former working mill situated on an island in the River Aire
Discover the award winning learning programme running across our heritage sites
Venue: Lotherton
November to February
The Christmas Experience: Daily, times vary
Wildlife World: 10am-4pm
Last entry: 45 mins before closing
March to October
Hall and Wildlife World: 10am-5pm
Last entry: 4.15pm
The Christmas Experience at Lotherton with outdoor ice rink, Santa's North Pole and 12 Days of Christmas Walk.
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Monday:
closed
Tuesday to Saturday:
10am-5pm
Sunday:
1-5pm
Bank holidays:
10am-5pm
Uncover the untold tales behind the greatest creative innovators of our time.
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Monday:
closed
Tuesday to Saturday:
10am-5pm
Sunday:
11am-3pm
Slow Painting at Leeds Art Gallery includes artists whose paintings, as the name suggests, take their time and invite us to take our own.
Venue: Temple Newsam
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Celebrate Christmas at Temple Newsam with Santa visits, Christmas crafts and festive traditions.
Venue: Abbey House Museum
10am-12pm & 2-4pm
Visit Father Christmas at Abbey House Museum and see his magical grotto.
Venue: Abbey House Museum
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
A unique chance to handle Christmas themed objects from our collection.
Hire our unique venues for a special occasion, corporate event or filming location
Creating unforgettable experiences – connecting people and places through objects and artworks.
Leeds Museums and Galleries is a family of heritage sites, museums, country house estates and a flagship art gallery. Established in 1821, we are the largest local authority-run museum service in England and have one of the largest and most significant multidisciplinary collections in the UK.
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