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Leeds Museums and Galleries | Days out and exhibitions

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

Two people looking at a taxidermy penguin and other items in Leeds Discovery Centre's collection store

Behind The Scenes Store Tour

Leeds Discovery Centre
Thu 1 May - Wed 2 Jul
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A view of Temple Newsam House from the roof

Rooftop Experience

Temple Newsam House
Fri 9 May - Sun 7 Sep
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A crocheted bird

Creativity and Wellbeing Week

Abbey House Museum
Tue 20 May and Wed 21 May
Pay What You Decide

To Improvise A Mountain - Lunchtime Talks

Leeds Art Gallery
Thu 22 May - Sat 4 Oct
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Replica Object Handling for Blind and Partially Sighted People

Leeds City Museum
Fri 23 May and Tue 22 Jul
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May half term: Find Your Happy!

Temple Newsam House
Sat 24 May 10:30 - Sun 1 Jun 17:00
General Admission
A selection of artworks featured at Temple Newsam

Inspired by Temple Newsam: Artist Workshops

Temple Newsam House
Thu 29 May - Thu 21 Aug
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Woolfest 2025

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 31 May 10:00 - 17:00
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A mirror and a picture of some stairs

Inspired by Temple Newsam: Tour & Meet the Artists

Temple Newsam
Sat 7 Jun - Wed 10 Sep
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Young person interacting with a chalkboard in the Miffy exhibition

Miffy’s 70th Birthday: Museum Lates

Leeds City Museum
Thu 12 Jun 18:00 - 21:00
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Someone juggling on the lawn at Temple Newsam

Summer Picnic

Temple Newsam House
Sun 15 Jun 11:00 - 15:00
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Portrait of Lord Halifax on a horse.

Lord Halifax's Legacy

Temple Newsam House
Sun 22 Jun
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A coat made during the second world war

Wartime Leeds: Curator Talk and Object Handling

Leeds Discovery Centre
Thu 26 Jun 14:45 - 16:45
Give What You Can

Miffy's Birthday Family Fun Day

Leeds City Museum
Sat 28 Jun 11:00 - 16:00
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Kirkstall Abbey Markets

Kirkstall Abbey
Sat 28 Jun and Sat 30 Aug
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An ariel view of the gardens around Temple Newsam south terrace

Tea on the Terrace

Temple Newsam House
Tue 15 Jul - Sun 17 Aug
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Be Inspired by Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam
Tue 22 Jul 10:30 - Sun 31 Aug 17:00
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Summer Store Tours

Leeds Discovery Centre
Thu 24 Jul 13:00 - Thu 28 Aug 14:00
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Breadcrumbs

With Wrongsemble Theatre

Leeds Industrial Museum
Tue 29 Jul
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Tooth and Claw Workshop

Leeds Discovery Centre
Wed 30 Jul 10:00 - 12:00
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LEGO® Build the Change: Rewild our Museum!

Leeds Industrial Museum
Wed 30 Jul - Thu 31 Jul
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Two children looking at a shop shelf at Leeds Industrial Museum

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Exhibitions open now and coming soon

 

All exhibitions

Literature in Leeds: Prose, Poetry and Plays

Abbey House Museum | 1 July - 8 March 2026 | A community display celebrating Leeds writers, from historical fiction to thought-provoking poetry, and plays written for stage and screen.

Inspired by Temple Newsam

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

Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist

Leeds Art Gallery | 4 April – 4 November 2025 | A display drawn from the archive of Helen Chadwick, providing a unique insight into the artist’s modes of working and thinking about art.

Fashion at Play

Lotherton | 1 March - 12 October 2025 | A new exhibition exploring children’s fashion from the 1600s to modern day.

Miffy's 70th Birthday

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

Story Time

Abbey House Museum | 25 Jan - 31 Dec 2025 | Children's books then and now. Are you sitting comfortably? Uncover a love of reading in this family-friendly exhibition.

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.

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

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 7 December 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.

Pride In Place

Leeds City Museum | 9 June - 31 August 2025 | An exhibition showcasing voices and stories of South Leeds

Preservative Party on the Case

Leeds City Museum | 28 April - 19 October 2025 | An exhibition from the Preservative Party about themes that mean the most to them.

To Improvise a Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

Leeds Art Gallery | 16 May - 5 October 2025 | A major new exhibition curated by one of the most important figurative curators of today.

Portrayals of Women

Leeds Art Gallery | 29 March 2025 - 5 April 2026 | A display from the works on paper collection exploring how women have been portrayed from the 1600s to the present day

Revive, Repair, Re-use: Stories of Sustainability

Abbey House Museum | Until 15 June 2025 | A display co-curated with volunteers about the practices and effects of sustainability in Leeds.

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