
Views of War within ‘In Their Footsteps’at Leeds City Museum
(OLD) 20th century, (OLD) Exhibitions, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Leeds City Museum, (OLD) Leeds HistoryIn this guest blog post, Claudia Sternberg reveals why 'In Their Footsteps' is such a significant exhibition

Dying Matters
(OLD) Collections, (OLD) Exhibitions, (OLD) Leeds City Museum, (OLD) World CulturesWorld Cultures Curator Antonia Lovelace gives a sneak preview of the new Dying Matters display at Leeds City Museum
Death is perhaps the one experience that unites people the world over. But even though every person experiences death…

The Preservative Party’s Top Ten Tips for Curating an Exhibition
(OLD) Leeds City MuseumEllie Smith and D’arcy Darilmaz from the Leeds City Museum youth curators group the Preservative Party share their tips for curating an exhibition!

The Secret Life of the Leeds Tiger
(OLD) Leeds City Museum, (OLD) Natural History, (OLD) Natural Sciences, (OLD) TaxidermyThe Leeds Tiger over at Leeds City Museum is one of our best-loved exhibits, but how did it get here and was it really once a rug?
Thanks to some amazing research by Ebony Andrews, (in her PhD thesis ‘The Biographical Afterlife of the…

Creating a new sculpture for Leeds City Museum Window Frame Project
(OLD) Contemporary Art, (OLD) Leeds City Museum, (OLD) SculptureArtist Jenni Danson reveals the work behind making The Curve, her new sculpture specially designed for Leeds City Museum.

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.