
Starman super fan helps museum celebrate Bowie’s golden years
Leeds City Museum, NewsA one-of-kind collection of memorabilia charting the glittering career of David Bowie has gone on display in Leeds, 50 years after the legendary Starman dazzled the city.

Poppy Wingate: Temple Newsam’s Golfing Pioneer
Featured, Social History, Temple NewsamPoppy Wingate was England’s first professional woman golfer, and she began her career right here at Temple Newsam.

The Greener Museum: A Case Study For Sustainably Redisplaying A Museum Gallery
Engagement, Featured, Leeds City Museum, Natural ScienceCurator Clare Brown explains how we tried to make the Life On Earth gallery as planet-friendly as possible.

Football Works
Abbey House Museum, Featured, Industrial History, Social HistoryCurator Lucy Moore examines one leaflet from our social history collection and reveals a little known corner of Leeds’ sporting past.

The Greener Museum: A Case Study for Environmental Messaging in Museums
Engagement, Featured, Leeds City Museum, Natural ScienceCurator Clare Brown talks through new approaches to climate change messaging in the revamped Life On Earth Gallery.

A Tale of Two Widowhoods
Featured, Temple Newsam, Venues, VolunteersDiscover the stories of two women born 170 years apart who both left their mark on Temple Newsam House.