
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

WW1 Leeds – a timeline
(OLD) First World War, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social History, (OLD) WarStephanie Webb reveals key moments in Leeds' First World War history.

Leeds Remembers: How the local community filled the museum with poppies
(OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Community, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Historic Buildings and Interiors, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Military History, (OLD) WarWe filled Leeds City Museum with poppies to remember the lives affected by the First World War.

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.

Conserving First World War objects
(OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Conservation, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Leeds Discovery Centre, (OLD) Medals, (OLD) VolunteeringOver 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.

The Sternberg WW1 Postcard Collection
(OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Ephemera, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social History, (OLD) WarSeveral years ago, we were given a donation of 100 postcards created during WW1 by an Adel schoolmaster.