Collections

Subtle neutral wood frame. Inside the frame there is a Cotman's painting of the Refectory of Walsingham Priory in Norfolk. It was painted with oils using a lot of white, brown and blue colours.

Framing a Watercolour

Collections, Engagement, Fine Art, Volunteers

Explore the different framing trends for watercolour paintings through the John Sell Cotman exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery.

Grey table with two skulls next to each other. The Dalton Parlours skull with missing pieces before the conservation work and a plastic skull next to it to help the reconstruction

Skeletons: Coming Face to Face with the Past

Archaeology, Collections

Conservator Emma pieces together the Dalton Parlours (AD 200 -370) skull on display in the Skeletons: Our Buried Bones exhibition.

Black and white cartoon of the Rival Shows. You can see a big crowd around three stages. Men are standing on the stage giving speeches and they have been illustrated with big heads

Elections Through our Collections

Collections, Community, Engagement, Social History

Explore how parliamentary elections in Leeds have changed over the last three centuries through our collections.

Grey background with a blue and red matches box with drawing of a little boy on the left and the phrase: Jste jiz clenem okresni pece o mladez written on the right

Matchbox or Communist Propaganda?

Collections, Educational partnerships, Projects & Partnerships, Social History

Discover the propaganda secrets contained inside our matchbox collection, with Radka Tobolkova.

Hand from one of the exhibition’s skeletons

Installing Skeletons: Our Buried Bones

Curator Ruth Martin answers the age old question: what does it take to change the temporary exhibition gallery from one show to another?

an image of an old cardboard box with "Two dozen Bray xxx inverted gas mantles" printed in red. Next to it is a small inverted mantle.

Lighting up Leeds: The Story of George Bray & Co

Collections, Engagement, Social History, Volunteers

Discover the history behind Leeds businessman George Bray, the 19th century gas lighting pioneer who changed the face of Britain.

ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 12 – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm

Plan your visit

Address

Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LEEDS ART GALLERY

Opening Hours

Mon: Closed
Tues -Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 11am – 3pm

Plan your visit

Address

The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA

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LEEDS CITY MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (11am – 5pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat & Sun: 11am – 5pm

Plan your visit

Address

Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

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LEEDS DISCOVERY CENTRE

Opening Hours

Visits by appointment/special event only.

Free public store tours are now available by booking in advance. Please call or email us.

Plan your visit

Address

Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB

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LEEDS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: Closed (10am – 5pm on bank holiday Mondays)

Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm

Sat – Sun: 12 – 5pm

Last admission one hour before closing.

Plan your visit

Address

Canal Road
Leeds
LS12 2QF

Location

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KIRKSTALL ABBEY

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (10am – 4pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Sun: 10am – 4.30pm
Last admission: 4pm

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Address

Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LOTHERTON

Opening Hours

Open Daily

Estate opens: 7.30am
Hall: Open (Downstairs only) 10am-5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 5pm
Estate closes: 7pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time

Plan your visit

Address

Lotherton Lane
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3EB

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TEMPLE NEWSAM

Opening Hours

House: Tues – Sun: 10.30am – 5pm
Home Farm: Tues – Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last entry 45 minutes before

Plan your visit

Address

Temple Newsam Road
Leeds
LS15 0AE

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THWAITE WATERMILL

Address

Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP

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LOGOS, FOOTER LINKS, COPYRIGHT

Leeds City Council

Arts Council England

Leeds City Council

Arts Council England