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A curator holding a Leeds £5 note

Trusted Leeds-made money was a sound investment for 19th Century bankers

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If there’s one thing Yorkshire folk have become famous for over the centuries, it’s knowing how to take care of their money. And shrewd 19th Century bankers were quick to cash in on that tried and trusted Leeds name by printing and circulating…
A painting by artist Eileen Agar

Life and legacy of ground-breaking artist explored in Angel of Anarchy

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Image: Eileen Agar, Alice with Lewis Carroll, Oil on Canvas, 1960-62. © The Estate of Eileen Agar. All Rights Reserved 2022/ Bridgeman Images. The tumultuous life and times of a ground-breaking twentieth century female artist will be explored…
Emperor penguin and Natural Science curator

Putting 100-year-old penguin on ice is a happy feat for museum curators

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A museum’s magnificent stuffed penguin will spend the next two weeks chilling out in a giant, state-of-the-art freezer as curators give damaging bugs and beetles the cold shoulder. The impressive emperor penguin has been put on ice at Leeds…
Kirkstall Abbey

Chance to have your say on proposals for Kirkstall Abbey

People are being asked to have their say on proposals to introduce a new entrance charge for non-Leeds residents visiting Kirkstall Abbey. From today (Jan 10), a six-week online public consultation will be launched, giving people across Leeds…
New toy display at Abbey House Museum

Festive favourite toys unwrapped at Abbey House Museum

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Some of the most sought-after stocking fillers of the past century have gone on show in a nostalgic new toy display at Abbey House Museum in Leeds. Vintage childhood favourites of all shapes and sizes, dating back more than a hundred years…
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The British Library and Leeds City Museum to host Living with Machines

In summer 2022, Leeds City Museum will host a brand new exhibition inspired by the British Library’s ambitious research project, Living with Machines. The exhibition will shed fresh light on how advances in technology impacted the lives of…