A group of young people who have recently moved to Leeds from other parts of the world

Picture My World

Date/Time

June 18, 2019 - September 15, 2019

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Venue Leeds City Museum

Tags Community, Display,

Visit Leeds City Museum’s Community Corridor to see a range of inspiring artwork produced by young people who have recently arrived in Leeds.

The group have drawn on their personal experiences of migration, safety, identity and belonging to produce these pieces.

A partnership with My Bright Kite.

Visit for free.

October 2019

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A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

A closer look at the top of the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey

1:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Tradition Based Mindfulness Mini Retreat: Obstacles in Meditation

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

Coloured felt draped across steel beams

All of the day

The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine

Leeds

New Contemporaries

All of the day

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019

Leeds

Events for October

19th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

All of the day

Weekend Crafts

Leeds

Rory_s Tiger Club

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Rory’s Tiger Club

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

A young boy cutting up paper with various craft items around him including a pot of pencils and some buttons

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Weekend Crafts

Leeds

Events for October

20th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

All of the day

Weekend Crafts

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

A young boy cutting up paper with various craft items around him including a pot of pencils and some buttons

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Weekend Crafts

Leeds

Coloured felt draped across steel beams

All of the day

The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine

Leeds

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Events for October

21st

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

Coloured felt draped across steel beams

All of the day

The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine

Leeds

New Contemporaries

All of the day

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019

Leeds

A banner for the exhibition 'A city and its welcome:three centuries of migrating to Leeds'

All of the day

A City and its Welcome: Three Centuries of Migrating to Leeds

Leeds

Events for October

22nd

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A group of adults sat in the Colonel North room at Kirkstall Abbey as part of a mindfulness session

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Mindfulness at the Abbey

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

Coloured felt draped across steel beams

All of the day

The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine

Leeds

New Contemporaries

All of the day

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019

Leeds

Events for October

23rd

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A family are having fun, sitting on the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey.

10:15 am - 11:15 am

Gateway to Stillness – A reflective walk

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

Coloured felt draped across steel beams

All of the day

The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine

Leeds

New Contemporaries

All of the day

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019

Leeds

Events for October

24th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A wooden Barbara Hepworth sculpture

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Thursday Lunchtime Talk – Woodwork

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

Coloured felt draped across steel beams

All of the day

The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine

Leeds

New Contemporaries

All of the day

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019

Leeds

Events for October

25th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

Cropped photograph of a painting displayed in current show at Leeds Art Gallery

All of the day

Slow Painting

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

Pablo Fanque and Frederick Douglass

10:00 am - 11:30 am

The 1152 Club – Pablo & Frederick: escapism and reality

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

Coloured felt draped across steel beams

All of the day

The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine

Leeds

Events for October

26th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A small blue 1960s scootacar

All of the day

Leeds to Innovation

Leeds

brightly coloured sugar paper used for arts and crafts

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

October Half Term – Big Draw Campaign

Leeds

All of the day

Weekend Crafts

Leeds

Rory_s Tiger Club

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Rory’s Tiger Club

Leeds

Three children dressed up for Halloween as witches and skeletons

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spooky Scarecrow Trail

Leeds

Events for October

27th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A small blue 1960s scootacar

All of the day

Leeds to Innovation

Leeds

All of the day

Weekend Crafts

Leeds

Three children dressed up for Halloween as witches and skeletons

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spooky Scarecrow Trail

Leeds

Cropped photograph of a painting displayed in current show at Leeds Art Gallery

All of the day

Slow Painting

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

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Events for October

28th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A small blue 1960s scootacar

All of the day

Leeds to Innovation

Leeds

Three children dressed up for Halloween as witches and skeletons

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spooky Scarecrow Trail

Leeds

Cropped photograph of a painting displayed in current show at Leeds Art Gallery

All of the day

Slow Painting

Leeds

An old fashioned suitcase which is laid down on its side

All of the day

Moving Here: Making a Home in Leeds

Leeds

The words Untold Stories, The Leeds Irish Community sits above 3 black and white group photographs of people.

All of the day

Untold Stories – The Irish in Leeds

Leeds

Events for October

29th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A small blue 1960s scootacar

All of the day

Leeds to Innovation

Leeds

The vintage interior of the 1920s Palace Picture House at Armley Mills, including seating and projection room

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

October Half Term: Mystery Matinee

A family are doing crafts in a gallery.

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

October Half Term – Slow Making in Artspace

Leeds

Family taking part in craft activities and painting a plant pot

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Crafty Tuesday

Leeds

10:00 am - 11:00 am

October Half Term – Mini Owls

Leeds

Events for October

30th

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A small blue 1960s scootacar

All of the day

Leeds to Innovation

Leeds

The vintage interior of the 1920s Palace Picture House at Armley Mills, including seating and projection room

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

October Half Term: Mystery Matinee

A family are doing crafts in a gallery.

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

October Half Term – Slow Making in Artspace

Leeds

A family are having fun, sitting on the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey.

10:15 am - 11:15 am

Gateway to Stillness – A reflective walk

Leeds

Three children dressed up for Halloween as witches and skeletons

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spooky Scarecrow Trail

Leeds

Events for October

31st

A boy looking into one of the cases in the Life on Earth gallery with a mini Where's Wally character hidden in the case

All of the day

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Leeds

A small blue 1960s scootacar

All of the day

Leeds to Innovation

Leeds

The vintage interior of the 1920s Palace Picture House at Armley Mills, including seating and projection room

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

October Half Term: Mystery Matinee

A family are doing crafts in a gallery.

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

October Half Term – Slow Making in Artspace

Leeds

A space rocket which has been colored in using bright colouring pens

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Experimental Thursday

Leeds

A group of children dressed up in various costumes for Halloween and smiling at the camera

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Spooky Spooktacular

Leeds

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