Art Fund, the national charity for art, and Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency for social good, have launched a £1m programme to support families of young children with engaging museum experiences. ‘Mini Wonders’ has been created to support and enhance families whose children were born during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering life-enriching experiences through eight […]
On 9 & 10 October Temple Newsam House will host the first Public Houses conference in Leeds, bringing together experts from across the UK to address the key issues facing local authority historic house museums. The conference will welcome scholars, practitioners, funders, and policy makers to share experiences, insights, and guidance on a range of […]
Public Houses: What makes civic custodianship of historic house museums in Britain different and where next? Call for papers deadline 31 May 2024 – CFP NOW CLOSED Conference dates: 9 & 10 October 2024 Location: Temple Newsam, Leeds Tickets available soon We’re delighted to announce that Temple Newsam will host a new conference this autumn […]
Generations of the city’s sporting heroes are being celebrated in a new exhibition looking at the history of competition, games and play in Leeds.
A black widow spider found inside a box of supermarket grapes is among the hair-raising discoveries safely stored in Leeds’s hidden danger room. The highly venomous arachnid is one of hundreds of specimens secured inside the unassuming Store 2 at Leeds Discovery Centre, home to parts of the city’s collection designated so dangerous, they need […]
A collection of beautiful umbrellas is being saved for a rainy day thanks to a painstaking conservation project. More than 230 umbrellas and parasols housed at the Leeds Discovery Centre are being carefully documented and catalogued by students from the University of York working with curators from Leeds Museums and Galleries. The huge collection, which […]
ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM
Opening Hours
Mon: closed
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 12 – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm
Address
Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH
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LEEDS CITY MUSEUM
Opening Hours
Mon: closed (11am – 5pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat & Sun: 11am – 5pm
Address
Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH
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KIRKSTALL ABBEY
Opening Hours
Mon: closed (10am – 4pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Sun: 10am – 4.30pm
Last admission: 4pm
Address
Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH
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LOTHERTON
Opening Hours
Open Daily
Estate opens: 7.30am
Café: 9am – 5pm, hot food finishes 45 mins before
Hall: Open (Downstairs only) 10am-5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 5pm
Estate closes: October: 7pm
November: 6pm
23 Nov – 24th Dec: 7pm
24th Dec – 28th Feb: 6pm
March: 7pm
April onwards: 8pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time
Address
Lotherton Lane
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3EB
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