Memorialising the AIDS Crisis
Community, Engagement, Featured, Volunteers, YouthLGBTQ+ communities, archives and museums are fighting to make sure that silenced queer experiences of the AIDS crisis are remembered.
A Tale of Teazles
Collections, Featured, Industrial History, VolunteersVolunteer Rob teases out the fascinating history of teazles and their importance to many industries in our latest blog.
Nature Prevails at Kirkstall Abbey
Community, Featured, Kirkstall AbbeyKirkstall Abbey, despite it's turbulent past, is now a peaceful place for personal reflections. Joe Williams explores its history in our latest blog.
Open Minds with the Preservative Party
Engagement, Featured, Volunteers, YouthLeeds City Museum's young volunteers, the Preservative Party, have been working hard during lockdown on a new display exploring mental health.
Leeds City Museum sounds out city ahead of new musical display
Community, Engagement, News
Singers and performers from Leeds are being asked to help capture the sound of a city as they collaborate on a beautiful new series of musical mosaics.
The imaginative idea will see submissions by musicians, choirs and spoken word artists…
City’s museums and galleries welcome back visitors
Collections, Engagement, News
Museum-lovers in Leeds can rediscover millions of years of history now council-run venues across the city have officially reopened.
Leeds Museums and Galleries sites closed earlier this year as part of a city-wide effort to control the…