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A teenage youth volunteer is working with a young girl on some artwork laid out on a floor within a gallery space

Youth group’s prestigious award win is picture perfect

A project giving budding curators in Leeds the chance to work with one of the country’s top contemporary art collections has scooped a prestigious industry award. Leeds Art Gallery’s Youth Art Collective received the Volunteers for…
A collection of classical nude postcards laid out on a wooden table

History laid bare as mansion staff make surprising find

Staff at Temple Newsam made a cheeky discovery when they found a collection of nude postcards stashed in the secret section of an antique desk. During a spot or routine upkeep, staff at the 500 year-old mansion were working on the vintage…
A black and white drawing of bird stood on a branch set against a blue painted background

Birdwatching partnership takes local older people under its wing

A group of older people in Leeds will form a flock of budding birdwatchers this winter thanks to a heart-warming new community project. Through an innovative partnership between Leeds Museums and Galleries, arts organisation Skippko and…
An old black and white photograph of steam trains, workers and horses

Partnership explores hidden history of Leeds’s magnificent machines

Exported across the globe, they were the extraordinary engines which helped power Leeds to the summit of industrial excellence. But their unrivalled efficiency was also harnessed to support the growth of huge mining, railway and forced…
The original inventory of Temple Newsam is open and out on display

House’s 500-year-old inventory displayed for first time

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A 500-year-old checklist detailing the complete contents of Temple Newsam House when it was first built has gone on display in an exhibition exploring centuries of life above and below stairs. Compiled for Thomas, Lord Darcy, thought…
A birds eye view from the roof of the Tudor mansion house of Temple Newsam

High hopes for word perfect rooftop restoration project

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When notoriously shrewd Yorkshire investor Sir Arthur Ingram first commissioned the imposing lettering atop Temple Newsam House almost four centuries ago, he certainly got his money’s worth. Thought to be the wordiest architectural…