Leeds City Museum

Leeds City Museum
Free entry, donations welcome.

What’s on

Same city. Another world.

Explore Leeds fascinating history in our free city centre museum.

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A skeleton of a giant Irish Elk in the Life on Earth gallery at Leeds City Museum.

Plan your visit to Leeds City Museum with opening times, admission and access information

See & Do

Two visitors in the Ancient Worlds gallery at Leeds City Museum.

Discover six galleries across four floors and get to know the history of Leeds and its people

What’s On

Two visitors taking part in craft activities at Leeds City Museum

Find out what’s on at Leeds City Museum including the latest exhibitions, school holiday activities and events

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Help us continue to engage the public through the city’s past and future, as we tell stories to inspire every generation

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Venue hire

Our public galleries are accompanied by a selection of contemporary conference and meeting spaces

Learn

We can help you deliver diverse, creative, skills-based learning across many different curriculum areas

Café

The perfect place to relax with friends and family. Pop in and enjoy a cup of tea, slice of cake or a spot of lunch

News, Blogs and Pods

Painting of two huias - black birds, one with a long curved beak and the other with a shorter beak — Decolonising our Life On Earth Gallery
Find out how we've become more open about the colonial history of some of our collection through refreshing the Life On Earth gallery at Leeds City Museum.
13 November 2023/by Alice MacPherson

A group of young people standing on a stage smiling and holding an award trophy. A screen behind them reads: Preservative Party — Young volunteers scoop top award for telling city’s untold stories
A group of young volunteers who researched and rediscovered a fascinating series of untold Leeds stories has brought home a top national award.
12 May 2023/by Alice MacPherson

ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 12 – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm

Plan your visit

Address

Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LEEDS ART GALLERY

Opening Hours

Mon: Closed
Tues -Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 11am – 3pm

Plan your visit

Address

The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA

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LEEDS CITY MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (11am – 5pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat & Sun: 11am – 5pm

Plan your visit

Address

Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

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LEEDS DISCOVERY CENTRE

Opening Hours

Visits by appointment/special event only.

Free public store tours are now available by booking in advance. Please call or email us.

Plan your visit

Address

Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB

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LEEDS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: Closed (10am – 5pm on bank holiday Mondays)

Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm

Sat – Sun: 12 – 5pm

Last admission one hour before closing.

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Address

Canal Road
Leeds
LS12 2QF

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KIRKSTALL ABBEY

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (10am – 4pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Sun: 10am – 4.30pm
Last admission: 4pm

Plan your visit

Address

Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LOTHERTON

Opening Hours

Open Daily

Estate opens: 7.30am
Café: 9am – 5pm, hot food finishes 45 mins before
Hall: Open (Downstairs only) 10am-5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 5pm
Estate closes: October: 7pm
November: 6pm
23 Nov – 24th Dec: 7pm
24th Dec – 28th Feb: 6pm
March: 7pm
April onwards: 8pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time

Plan your visit

Address

Lotherton Lane
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3EB

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TEMPLE NEWSAM

Opening Hours

House: Tues – Sun: 10.30am – 5pm
Home Farm: Tues – Sun: 10am – 5pm | Open Bank Holiday Mondays and throughout summer holidays
Last entry 45 minutes before

Plan your visit

Address

Temple Newsam Road
Leeds
LS15 0AE

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