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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.

Blog | Fast Fashion vs Tailored Suits

The Evolution of Suits: From Tailoring Tradition to Fast Fashion Trends

News | Brave the beast in mythical dragon egg expedition this Easter

Families across Yorkshire can hunt for dragon eggs and mythical beasts at Lotherton this Easter as immersive new expedition swoops in.

News | Gallery’s top award winner Angie is all art

A curator’s dedication to helping young people in care play their part in ground-breaking events and exhibitions in Leeds has seen her scoop a top national award.

News | Hayward Gallery Touring presents To Improvise a Mountain

Hayward Gallery Touring will present To Improvise a Mountain, a group exhibition curated by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, one of the most important figurative painters today.