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Explore our unique storage centre, discover fascinating objects and delve into the stories behind some of Leeds’ most intriguing and unusual items.

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A boxing glove worn by Olympic champion Nicola Adams

Sports Day at the Museum

14 September 2024

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: FREE

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

See some of our amazing sports objects in our collection and take a behind the scenes tour of our museum store.

The Leeds Whale

Home Education Workshop: Skeletons

08 October 2024

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: £5

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Workshop for home educated children. Learn about bones of the body and how animals use muscles for support, protection and movement while exploring our fascinating natural history collection.

a large model of a skull decorated with flowers and brightly coloured patterns

Family Workshop: Day of the Dead

28 October 2024

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: Free

10am - 12pm & 1 - 3pm

Come and learn about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and the widely practised Mexican tradition of honouring the deceased each November.

people looking at objects in the leeds discovery centre store

Half Term Store Tours

29 October 2024 - 01 November 2024

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: Free

11am - 12pm & 1 - 2pm

Join us this October half term for behind the scenes tours of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection store.

A group of people looking down a corridor of shelves with boxes and ancient ruins on

Home Education Workshop: Ancient Greece

12 December 2024

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: £5

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Workshop for home educated children. Learn about the life and religion of the Ancient Greeks. This workshop also includes a tour of our store where we care for over 1 million objects.

Home Education Workshop: Activism Through Time

27 January 2025

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: £5

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Workshop for home educated children. Linking with the national curriculum's ‘theme through time’ learn about the history of activism and protest in Leeds. This workshop also includes a tour of our store where we care for over 1 million objects.

Home Education Workshop: Stone Age to Iron Age

20 March 2025

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: £5

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Workshop for home educated children. Learn about changes in technology and lifestyle in Britain from the stone age through to the invasion of the Romans (43AD). This workshop also includes a tour of our store where we care for over 1 million objects.

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Leeds Discovery Storeroom

Dress and Textiles

Our Dress and Textiles collection  details the history of what people have worn in the past, and the textiles they have used for clothes and decorating their homes. There are over 20,000 objects exploring textiles and accessories dating from the 1600s to modern day fashions.

A drawing of a woman in a very elaborate pink dress with a large skirt, white gloves and floral embellishments. She's wearing a necklace and her hair is tightly curled with a feather headdress.
An open drawer in a cabinet, filled with butterfly specimens

Natural Science

Our collection represents the incredible diversity of life on our planet. Around 750,000 inspirational specimens include taxidermy, skulls, eggs, microscope slides and skins, shells, plants and fungi. The collection is a place to view extinct species, learn more about the life we share our planet with and is a crucial resource for biodiversity conservation.