(OLD) Leeds Discovery Centre

A Kitchen Cabinet of Curiosity

(OLD) Collections, (OLD) Leeds Discovery Centre, (OLD) Social History

Pamela Crowe explores the contents of a 1950s kitchen cabinet and the origins of museum collecting The wooden space-saving kitchen cabinet at Leeds Discovery Centre (pictured above) dates from the mid-twentieth century and incorporates…

Conserving the Leeds Ichthyosaur

(OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) Dinosaurs, (OLD) Leeds Discovery Centre

Find 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 Centre

Discover why some Victorian objects in the collection glow in the dark...

The Roundhay blacksmith’s stone

(OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Leeds Discovery Centre, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Social History

Social History Curator Kitty reveals a newly identified object in the collections.

Conserving First World War objects

(OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Leeds Discovery Centre, (OLD) Medals, (OLD) Volunteering

Over 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) Taxidermy

Find out what it takes to care for over 700,000 specimens in our Natural Science collection.

ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening Hours

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

Plan your visit

Address

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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Address

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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Address

Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

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LEEDS DISCOVERY CENTRE

Opening Hours

Visits by appointment only.

Free public store tours are now available by booking in advance. Please call or email us.

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Address

Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB

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LEEDS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Opening Hours

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

Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm

Sat – Sun: 12 – 5pm

(last admission one hour before)

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Address

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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Address

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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Address

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 – 5pm
Last entry 45 minutes before

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Address

Temple Newsam Road
Leeds
LS15 0AE

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THWAITE WATERMILL

Opening Hours

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

Sat – Sun: 12 – 4pm

Last admission: 3pm

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Address

Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP

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