
Burn time: Light related objects
(OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) Decorative Art, (OLD) Leeds Museum Discovery Centre, (OLD) Social HistoryPamela Crowe explores light conditions and objects linked to lighting in the museum store
The Discovery Centre is a purpose built museum storage facility with regulated temperature and humidity. It is also windowless so that we can control…

Conserving the Leeds Ichthyosaur
(OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) Dinosaurs, (OLD) Leeds Discovery CentreFind out exactly what it takes to conserve a fossilised Ichthyosaur in the collection.

Glow in the dark Victorian glass
(OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) Leeds Discovery CentreDiscover why some Victorian objects in the collection glow in the dark...

Medal For the Somme – Centenary Commemoration
(OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Leeds City Museum, (OLD) MedalsAs we mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, Emma our Conservator reveals the medal awarded to veterans of the battle.

Conserving First World War objects
(OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Leeds Discovery Centre, (OLD) Medals, (OLD) VolunteeringOver the past few weeks our conservation volunteers have been hard at work at Leeds Discovery Centre on some special objects for a new First World War exhibition.

Taking Care of our Taxidermy Collection
(OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) Leeds City Museum, (OLD) Leeds Discovery Centre, (OLD) Natural History, (OLD) Natural Sciences, (OLD) TaxidermyFind out what it takes to care for over 700,000 specimens in our Natural Science collection.