ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM
Opening Hours
Mon: closed
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 12 – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm
Address
Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH
Ticket Provider
ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM
Opening Hours
Mon: closed
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 12 – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm
Address
Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH
Ticket Provider
LEEDS ART GALLERY
Opening Hours
Mon: Closed
Tues -Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 11am – 3pm
Address
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA
LEEDS CITY MUSEUM
Opening Hours
Mon: closed (11am – 5pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat & Sun: 11am – 5pm
Address
Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH
Ticket Provider
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.
Address
Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB
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.
Address
Canal Road
Leeds
LS12 2QF
KIRKSTALL ABBEY
Opening Hours
Mon: closed (10am – 4pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Sun: 10am – 4.30pm
Last admission: 4pm
Address
Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH
Ticket Provider
LOTHERTON
Opening Hours
Open Daily
Estate opens: 7.30am
Hall: Open (Downstairs only) 10am-5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 5pm
Estate closes: 7pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time
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
THWAITE WATERMILL
Address
Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP
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Artist brings Leeds voices to life in new exhibition
Leeds Art Gallery News, NewsThe voices, stories and songs of generations of Leeds folk have inspired a thought-provoking new exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery.
Leeds-based artist Jill McKnight immersed herself in the collections of the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery for Desire Lines, which retraces the steps different people from the Leeds area have taken and how they have represented themselves over time.
Inspired by recordings in the British Library’s sound archive and the works of Edna Lumb and Effie Hummerston in Leeds Art Gallery’s Works on Paper collection, the exhibition will include a mixture of sculpture, print, sound and video, and will delve into the stories of people historically under-represented in the arts.
Jill said: “The project particularly interested me because it focused on cultural identity, which is one of my central artistic concerns, particularly the representation of working-class people in Northern England and lesser-heard voices that would otherwise be lost or overlooked.”
Made up of a completely new body of work, Desire Lines will look at the physical and metaphorical paths carved by Leeds residents across the city’s landscape and history.
Subjects including domestic and industrial labour, storytelling, singing and dancing will be explored along with the representation of community identities and collective voices that are frequently overlooked.
A selection of significant Leeds-related items from the British Library, such as recordings of folk singing in Yorkshire and dialects in Leeds, and Leeds Art Gallery collections will also exhibited alongside Jill’s work.
Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council’s executive member for economy, culture and education, said: “Leeds is a city so profoundly rich in folk history and tradition, with stories happening every day in communities all across the city.
“It’s exciting to see the collections of Leeds Art Gallery and the British Library alongside generations of people in Leeds providing the inspiration for an exhibition that will capture some unexplored chapters of that history.”
Jamie Andrews, Head of Culture and Learning at the British Library, added: “We are thrilled to collaborate with Leeds Art Gallery to commission and showcase this new body of work by Jill McKnight, inspired by the dialogue between both our organisations’ wonderful collections.
“The Library is one of the UK’s key memory institutions, and it is fantastic to see our accent and dialect and traditional music sound recordings used to follow the voices and stories of people in Leeds over time. The Library has had a major presence in the region for more than sixty years through our Boston Spa site near Wetherby, and we hope this exhibition further opens up our collections to audiences in the city and beyond.”
Jill McKnight is a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, drawing, performance, writing and installation. Her practice focuses on exploring lesser heard stories and voices, particularly from women and working-class people.
Desire Lines will be at Leeds Art Gallery and online from March 25 until October 16.