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A black and white drawing of bird stood on a branch set against a blue painted background

Birdwatching partnership takes local older people under its wing

A group of older people in Leeds will form a flock of budding…
09 November 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
An old black and white photograph of steam trains, workers and horses

Partnership explores hidden history of Leeds’s magnificent machines

Exported across the globe, they were the extraordinary engines…
09 November 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
The original inventory of Temple Newsam is open and out on display

House’s 500-year-old inventory displayed for first time

A 500-year-old checklist detailing the complete contents of Temple…
09 November 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
A birds eye view from the roof of the Tudor mansion house of Temple Newsam

High hopes for word perfect rooftop restoration project

When notoriously shrewd Yorkshire investor Sir Arthur Ingram…
09 November 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
A city and its welcome intro panel at Leeds City Museum in 2019

West Yorkshire’s Local Authority Museums: Supporting the West Yorkshire Economy

New figures show that last year, West Yorkshire’s local authority…
14 October 2020/by Sara Merritt
A mosaic of a guitar on display at Leeds City Museum in Oct 2020

Leeds City Museum sounds out city ahead of new musical display

Singers and performers from Leeds are being asked to help capture…
14 September 2020/by Sara Merritt
Assistant curator of Textiles and costume makes final tweaks to an outfit on display at Leeds City Museum

City’s museums and galleries welcome back visitors

Museum-lovers in Leeds can rediscover millions of years of history…
26 August 2020/by Sara Merritt
A huddle of penguins at Wildlife World near to the nest with chicks

Penguin chick named Bielsa at Lotherton Wildlife World

A young penguin chick has named Bielsa in honour of the managerial…
21 July 2020/by Sara Merritt
Stephanie Davies and volunteers at Blackburn Hall, organising craft packs for vulnerable people during lockdown

Community craft packs for Lotherton locals

Lotherton's assistant community curator Stephanie Davies has…
09 July 2020/by Sara Merritt
Two girls are standing in a tiled cafe area holding up some bakery items in covered plastic trays

City’s museums and galleries give NHS workers a tasty boost

Museums and galleries across Leeds have being doing their bit…
02 June 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
A classic 1980s Systime computer is on display in a museum

Retro computer makes exhibition’s online reboot easy PC

It might not the most attractive piece of hardware for the modern…
02 June 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
A blue coloured photograph of a man in a tophat and dinner jacket sat outside looking over the ruins of an old abbey

Spot the difference as historic photo is recreated for Museum Selfie Day

An historic photo thought to be one of the world’s oldest selfies…
02 June 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
AN intricate pattern of salt is laid out on a stone floor of a grand dark 15th century hall

Spectacular salt patterns rediscover mansion’s rich history

Stunningly intricate patterns made using millions of grains of…
02 June 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
A tan an white piglet is standing in a yard looking directly at the camera

Cute new arrivals hogging the limelight as farm goes digital

They may not have met the public in person yet, but these adorable…
02 June 2020/by Gina Churchill-Straffon
A visualisation of the fish pass near Kirkstall Abbey on the River Aire

Redeveloping the River Aire at Kirkstall and Armley Mills

Breathing new life into the River Aire
The Aire Rivers Trust…
26 May 2020/by Sara Merritt
Schofields shop in an arcarde in Leeds

Online exhibition gives city a fashion flashback

Fast x Slow Fashion Online exhibition now live
A stylish online…
26 May 2020/by Sara Merritt
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