Historic umbrella project is a brolly good show
Leeds Discovery Centre News, NewsA collection of beautiful umbrellas is being saved for a rainy day thanks to a painstaking conservation project.
More than 230 umbrellas and parasols housed at the Leeds Discovery Centre are being carefully documented and catalogued by students…
Museum’s new tiny treasure is small change
Leeds City Museum, Leeds City Museum News, NewsLeeds Museums & Galleries have acquired a tiny sceat which has been pierced to be used as a piece of jewellery.
Things can only get batter as vintage Leeds chippy stars in new exhibition
Abbey House Museum News, NewsOne of the city’s very first chippies is among the fascinating tales featured in a new exhibition exploring the people and places that helped forge a Leeds community.
Hardisty’s Fisheries became one of the earliest places for locals to…
Paws for thought as museum’s menagerie gets a makeover
Leeds City Museum News, NewsA remarkable menagerie of endangered animals has been getting some delicate care and attention this week as curators prepare to open a new chapter in the story of life on Earth.
The one-of-a-kind collection of taxidermy at Leeds City Museum…
Hip, hip hooray as curators find the whole tooth behind museum’s natural wonder
Leeds City Museum News, Leeds Discovery Centre, News
Museum experts in Leeds turned dental detectives this week to get straight to the root of an historic hippo headscratcher.
The team at the Leeds Discovery Centre were preparing a colossal hippopotamus skull for display when…
New chapter begins to help secure future of Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey, Kirkstall Abbey News, NewsAn exciting new programme of events and activity is being put together as part of innovative plans to invest in a sustainable future for historic Kirkstall Abbey.
Following a public consultation earlier this year, the project will see new…