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Leeds City Museum

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VISITOR NOTICE

The Herbarium Café will be temporarily closed until 20 September. We apologise for any inconvenice caused. The Tiled Hall Café at Leeds Art Gallery is 0.2 mile away if you're looking for an alternative place for refreshments.

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Herbarium Café

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What's on

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Tiny Tigers

Leeds City Museum

Fri 18 Sep - Fri 18 Dec

Give What You Can

A community group at Leeds City Museum singing as a choir

Community Choir

Leeds City Museum

Fri 18 Sep - Fri 20 Nov

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Rory’s Saturday Club

Leeds City Museum

Sat 19 Sep - Sat 14 Aug

Data & tickets

A taxidermy bird from Leeds Museums and Galleries collection on a perch, with a turquoise background

Arty Facts

Leeds City Museum

Sun 27 Sep - Sun 28 Mar

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pumpkin, ghosts and bat motifs on a yellow background

Pumpkin Competition

Leeds City Museum

Thu 1 Oct 10:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00

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A blue and teal image of the top of Leeds City Museum's building

Sociable History Club

Leeds City Museum

Fri 2 Oct - Fri 5 Mar

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A woman painting a craft piece at Leeds City Museum

Keep Crafting

Leeds City Museum

Wed 7 Oct - Wed 3 Mar

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A collection of glowing, vibrant butterflies, birds and bugs on a black background

Glow in the Dark Trail

Leeds City Museum

Sat 24 Oct 11:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00

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Glow in the Dark Family Day

Leeds City Museum

Tue 27 Oct 10:00 - 15:00

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Shadow Art

Leeds City

Tue 27 Oct - Thu 29 Oct

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Two adults and a child looking at a museum display with a large teddy bear peaking in

Teddy Bear Trail

Leeds City Museum

Sat 14 Nov 11:00 - Fri 20 Nov 17:00

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A crafted elf stood with an elf postbox

Elf Trail

Leeds City Museum

Tue 1 Dec 10:00 - Thu 31 Dec 17:00

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Discover our stories All news and blogs

News | Museums SEND careers initiative brings home top national training prize

An innovative careers programme helping the city’s aspiring SEND museums professionals make history has scooped a top national award.

News | Experts earn their stripes with iconic tiger TLC

It was once one of the animal kingdom’s most impressive apex predators and for generations has been the striped sentinel guarding the entrance to Leeds City Museum.

News | Visitors find a million reasons to flock to city’s museums

Council-run museums in Leeds are celebrating after new figures revealed they welcomed more than a million visitors through their doors last year.

News | Museum a fitting last stop for secret superfan’s marvellous models

An incredible collection of handmade models crafted in secret by a local enthusiast has revealed one man’s fascinating lifelong love for the buses of Yorkshire.

News | Call out - Large-scale object mural: Celebrating 25 Years of Community Partnerships and the People of Leeds

Leeds Museums & Galleries are seeking artists to co-create with community partners a zine that showcases the voice and story of one of our long-standing community groups. The community groups reflect a diverse range of the people of Leeds and include individuals with protected characteristics.

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