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News | Gallery calls on kids to make some noise about art in Leeds

Leeds Art Gallery is giving the city’s young art lovers something to shout about this summer by joining a campaign encouraging kids to express themselves during special “shush-free” events.

News | Get beach ready as the seaside comes to Leeds for summer holidays

Lotherton’s grounds have been transformed for the summer holidays with their new installation which will run from 19 July until 31 August. A Lotherton Summer Holiday invites the entire family to come and enjoy the beach and pier display and a full entertainment programme including live music, dance class pop ups, hilarious magic and sublime science shows.

News | Giant avian clean-up job is moa than meets the eye

The skeletal remains of a giant bird which last walked the earth more than 500 years ago have been given a clean bill of health by museum curators in Leeds.

News | Museums give city economy multi-million pound boost

The city’s council-run museums and galleries have given a massive £47.3m boost to the local economy over the past year, new figures have revealed.

Blog | The Textile Industry and the Self-Acting Mule

The spinning mule is a star object at Leeds Industrial Museum in Armley. Find out what the spinning mule is, and the impact it had on the woollen industry in the 1900s.

News | Talk reveals how history’s kids were stitched up by embarrassing outfits

The cringeworthy costumes and embarrassing outfits endured by children through the ages will come to light in a fashion-focused event in Leeds this week.

News | Accelerator Bursary Call Out for Creative Discipline Graduates

The Accelerator Bursary is open to 2025 Fine Art, Design or other creative disciplines BA or MA graduates of Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Arts University, and the University of Leeds.

News | Call to help support city’s museums though new donation scheme

Council-run museums and galleries in Leeds are launching a new donation scheme enabling visitors to support some of the city’s most popular cultural gems.

Blog | National Biscuit Day From The Archive

Celebrate national biscuit day with our extraordinarily well-preserved, century-old biscuit carries a poignant festive message from the front lines of the First World War.

News | Grisly gadget is sure to get museum visitors talking

A gruesome contraption used centuries ago as a brutal punishment for gossiping has gone on display in Leeds.

News | Visit the Chippendale Triangle this June

To mark the birthday of renowned furniture designer Thomas Chippendale this June, Nostell, Temple Newsam, and Harewood House Trust will come together to form a collaborative cultural partnership: the Chippendale Triangle.

News | Museum takes time to pay striking tribute to city’s classic clocks

Beautiful vintage clocks will take museum visitors in Leeds on a journey through time this week.

News | Living with Death receives special commendation

Leeds City Museum's Living with Death exhibition received was highly commended at Museums and Heritage Awards 2025.

News | New gallery show explores work of internationally renowned artists

A captivating new exhibition in Leeds has brought together work by generations of artists from around the world.

News | City’s tiny Saxon treasure has a big story to tell

A beautiful ancient Saxon pendant buried for more than 1,200 years in a Leeds field is giving experts a fascinating glimpse into life in early medieval Yorkshire.

News | Couple’s historic wedding day is picture perfect

When happy couple Charlotte and Matthew Harrison tied the knot in Temple Newsam House’s stunning Picture Gallery, it was a love story more than a century in the making.

News | Experts a whisker away from discovering secrets of hippo’s facial fuzz

Museum experts in Leeds are bristling with excitement after their resident hippo’s fabulous facial hair was studied during new research into the inner workings of whiskers.

News | Mansion’s dazzling display reveals what the butler saw

Life below stairs at a historic Leeds mansion has been rediscovered thanks to a dazzling new display. The Butler’s Pantry at Temple Newsam House has been carefully restored by experts, giving a fascinating insight into the stories of servants and staff whose tireless work behind the scenes kept the house going for hundreds of years.
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