Collections

A closed toe platform sandal. The top is orange and green, and clearly mouldy.

Preserving our Plastic Shoes

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Some of our shoes containing plastic are starting to mould or disintegrate. Find out why, and how we plan to preserve them.
A room full of people being talked to by a woman.

Hidden Histories of Disabled Workers

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Discover the untold histories of disabled mill workers from Leeds, and why their stories are often 'hidden'.
The daybed at Temple Newsam, with a diagram pointing at the centre of a sunflower and a close up of the knotted seeds.

The Temple Newsam Picture Gallery Suite: under the microscope

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Delve deeper into the furniture on display in the Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam, using microscopic technology.
A very large grand Tudor gallery with portraits on the walls

The Temple Newsam Picture Gallery Suite

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Discover the design themes in the Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam, through the furniture within it.
Jill McKnight researching Edna Lumb’s artist file archive at Leeds Art Gallery

Introducing the Collections in Dialogue commission with Leeds Art Gallery and the British Library

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I am an artist based in Leeds working across sculpture, writing, installation, drawing and print and I’ve been selected as the artist in residency for Collections in Dialogue, a co-commission project by the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery.…
Ancient Egyptian coffin detail

Ancient Egyptian Spirituality

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Discover the stories of Ancient Egyptian spirituality told in the Ancient Worlds gallery at Leeds City Museum, and why we can still learn from them today.