Projects & Partnerships

A drawer full of tiger moth specimens.

Dead Inspiring: Insect collections and empowering young scientists

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Our Dead Inspiring project will inspire a new generation of female scientists and conservationists, and show that entomology is a subject for everyone to be a part of.
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Humans of the Leeds Pals

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Discover the fascinating lives of 'Leeds Pals' Arthur Eschle, Leonard Baruxaki and Richard Dales, who joined the the 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in World War One.
A display in someone's lounge window showing t shirts, books, pokemon cards and drawings laid out like a museum window.

Make your own Museum Window

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Join people across Leeds creating their own Museum Windows for themselves and others to enjoy. Help Leeds City Museum collect new Leeds stories!
A man dressed in a kilt and a bearskin hat is playing the bagpipes on the terrace at Temple Newsam. It is dark but the sun is beginning to rise.

Armistice & After: a creative commemoration programme in Leeds

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Read about the success of our Armistice & After programme, which involved local communities and volunteers.
A colourful but old painting of Gawthorpe near Leeds. A crest and some descriptive writing are at the bottom of the painting, which shows a grand house amidst some fields.

The Origins of the Gascoigne Family

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Delve into the stories and myths surrounding medieval residents of Lotherton, the Gascoigne family.
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Bringing WW1 Photographs to Life in 3D

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Find out how we've created 3D videos from wartime stereoscope cards, and see them on display.