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
Last entry 45 minutes before
THWAITE WATERMILL
Address
Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP
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Gallery tunes in as artist takes on TV talk show format
Leeds Art Gallery News, NewsAn innovative new performance has brought art enthusiasts of all ages together to reinvent a series of TV talk show debates at Leeds Art Gallery.
Harold Offeh’s new artwork Reading the Realness has seen members of the gallery’s Youth Collective working alongside older people from its regular Meet and Make sessions to take to the small screen and explore themes of modern media and contemporary culture.
Working in front of a live audience with transcripts of televised panel show discussions, together the group discussed a series of high-profile topics including colonial statues, climate change and national identity, with each member taking on the part of a different character.
After the performance, the participants and audience were invited to reflect on their experiences, with recordings of the discussions now on display at the gallery for visitors to view on screen.
Leeds Art Gallery Youth Collective member Jenni Sutton said: “It has been an honour to work alongside such an inspirational artist and participate in such a pivotal and relevant debate.”
“I especially enjoyed taking part in the live debate because it opened up my mind up to new viewpoints, I hadn’t previously considered.”.
“Throughout the day I developed many key skills and connected with other people from the Youth Collective after joining during lockdown.”
Acquired with funding from The Contemporary Art Society’s Rapid Relief Fund, Reading the Realness is now on view as part of Radical Reel, a group exhibition and season of screenings and events celebrating 40 years of artist’s moving image from the gallery’s renowned collection.
Harold Offeh said: “I am really delighted to have my work represented in the Leeds Art Gallery. Having worked in Leeds for over 10 years, I’m a huge admirer of the city’s cultural heritage and Leeds Art gallery’s great collection in particular and I’m truly honoured to be part of it. I’m really looking forward to producing this ambitious project that marks a huge milestone in my career.”
As a living archive now part of Leeds Art Gallery’s collection, Reading the Realness can be performed again in the future with different scripts.
Leeds Art Gallery’s curator of exhibitions, Helen Little said: “Reading the Realness addresses the need for discussion about social identity and the urgency of building solidarity across difference.
“Responding to contemporary situations and debates, it encourages us to build understanding and empathy through considering other subject positions to strengthen connections between people at a time when it is sorely needed. Visitors to the gallery will experience the opening or start of a conversation that we hope will continue through further dialogue and discussion.”
Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council’s executive member for economy, culture and education, said: “It’s always great to see young people engaging with the arts and using the power of culture to make their voices heard.
“Leeds Art Gallery has a long and outstanding track record of giving our city’s young arts enthusiasts the opportunity to express themselves as they work alongside an eclectic programme of established and exciting artists.”