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The Greener Museum: A Case Study For Sustainably Redisplaying A Museum Gallery

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Curator Clare Brown explains how we tried to make the Life On Earth gallery as planet-friendly as possible.
A case in the Life on Earth gallery with taxidermy animals including a jaguar and a peccary.

The Greener Museum: A Case Study for Environmental Messaging in Museums

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Curator Clare Brown talks through new approaches to climate change messaging in the revamped Life On Earth Gallery.

A Tale of Two Widowhoods

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Discover the stories of two women born 170 years apart who both left their mark on Temple Newsam House.
Fragments of 3 Roman Sculptures

Roman Sculptural Fragments

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Find out about classical mythology and archaeology through our collection of Roman sculptural fragments, researched by Careers for All placement Sarah.
A black and white photograph of a man and a woman looking at each other and wearing eveningwear

Deciphering a 1960s Dress from a Photograph

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Discover the dress styles of the 1960s in our latest blog, researched by placement student Mominah using a photograph in the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection.
Detail of the top of a yellow silk ballgown with puffed short sleeves and a scooped neckline

What to Wear in the 1800s

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Delve into the conundrum of what to wear as a wealthy woman in the 1800s.

ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 12 – 5pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm

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Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LEEDS ART GALLERY

Opening Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 3pm

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The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA

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LEEDS CITY MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Monday: closed*
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 5pm

*Open Bank Holiday Mondays 11am – 5pm

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Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

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LEEDS DISCOVERY CENTRE

Opening Hours

Visits by appointment only.

Please note that our free drop-in public store tours are currently unavailable.

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Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB

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LEEDS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (open bank holiday Monday only 10am-5pm)

Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm

Sat – Sun: 12 – 5pm

(last admission one hour before)

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Canal Road
Leeds
LS12 2QF

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KIRKSTALL ABBEY

Opening Hours

Monday: closed*
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am – 4.30pm
Last admission: 4pm

*Open Bank Holiday Mondays 10am – 4pm

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Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LOTHERTON

Opening Hours

Open Daily

Estate opens: 8am
Hall: 10am – 5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 5pm
Estate closes: 7pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time

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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 – 4pm
Last entry 45 minutes before

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Temple Newsam Road
Leeds
LS15 0AE

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THWAITE WATERMILL

Opening Hours

Mon – Fri: closed (open Tues – Fri: 10am – 4pm during the Leeds school holidays)

Sat – Sun: 12 – 4pm

Last admission: 3pm

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Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP

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