Youth

Ancient Egyptian Spirituality

Archaeology, Collections, Featured, Volunteers, Youth

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.

2 barbie dolls. 1 has vitaglio and the other has one leg.

Autistic Experiences in Museums

Engagement, Featured, Volunteers, Youth

Volunteer Sammy is an autistic person, and is passionate about helping museums understand how to be more accessible.

A poster with lots of different people standing up and the caption above them is AIDS can affect anyone

Memorialising the AIDS Crisis

Community, Engagement, Featured, Volunteers, Youth

LGBTQ+ communities, archives and museums are fighting to make sure that silenced queer experiences of the AIDS crisis are remembered.

A group of young people are standing in an artefact store and wearing a mask

Open Minds with the Preservative Party

Engagement, Featured, Volunteers, Youth

Leeds City Museum's young volunteers, the Preservative Party, have been working hard during lockdown on a new display exploring mental health.

The preservative party standing around an old document on a pillow, at the West Yorkshire archives

Youth Engagement in Museums

Engagement, Featured, Volunteers, Youth

Why should museums do youth engagement? Why not! This blog gets to the root of why engaging young people in what we do is so important.

The Youth Collective Explore Works on Paper

Engagement, Youth

The Youth Collective have been working on an exciting new project on women’s representation of women.