Social History

The Triumph Werke Scooter

Collections, Engagement, Featured, Learning, Social History

Careers For All student Abu swots us up on his favourite object in the Leeds Discovery Centre collection: the Triumph Werke scooter.

A photograph of 3 young girls. They are all wearing coats and hats and two of them are holding dolls. Two are sat on some stools.

The Howdills of Hanover Square

Featured, Social History

Duncan McCargo has been researching the lives of The Howdill family, who lived on Hanover Square in Leeds from 1907 to 1993. The twist: they lived in the house he now lives in!

Sheet music for the The Kirkgate Hornpipe

Frank Kidson and the Sounds of Our City

Collections, Social History

Sounds of Our City, the wonderful, shiny new exhibition has just opened at Abbey House Museum, looking at music over the centuries in Leeds.

A record with a red cover from Lloyds of Albion Place.

Record Shops in Leeds

Collections, Engagement, Social History, Work experience

Discover the impressive history of record shops throughout Leeds.

Leeds Festival and its Posh Predecessor

Collections, Social History

Ahead of the upcoming Music exhibition in 2020, Ellie Parmenter has uncovered an early predecessor to the Leeds Festival we know today.

Who Should Write our Object Labels?

Collections, Educational partnerships, Projects & Partnerships, Social History

With over 1.3 million objects, we've been exploring the different ways that our audiences interpret them.