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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Leeds Museums & Galleries wins Educational Initiative of the Year
NewsStaff winning the award
16 May 2019
Leeds Museums & Galleries are celebrating today after winning a major award at the coveted Museums + Heritage Awards ceremony last night. The Leeds Curriculum won Educational Initiative of the Year, while Battle Bus (London Transport Museum) and RAF Museum RAF Centenary Programme (RAF Museum) were joint Highly commended.
The Leeds Curriculum was developed by Leeds Museums & Galleries in collaboration with over 40 arts and culture organisations and 30 primary schools, to bring together the expertise of learning and arts professionals in the city. It puts Leeds and it’s wealth of arts and culture organisations at the centre of its programming, and is designed to enhance the learning experiences of children in the city through a growing set of Key Stage 2 online teaching and learning resources.
Teachers from across Leeds can access the resources through MyLearning.org. There are currently five themes to explore which support creative learning across different key stages and range from prehistoric Leeds to the city’s industrial heritage and life in Leeds today. Using key objects from the 1.3million items in the Leeds Museums & Galleries collection, the creative resources aim to support learning professionals with their own syllabuses.
Leader of Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake, said:
“We work incredibly hard throughout the year to provide at all our Leeds Museums & Galleries sites a varied and compelling educational programme that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
“It is fantastic news that our Leeds Curriculum programme, which was created in conjunction with a number of partner organisations to support learning for primary school pupils in our city, has been recognised with such a prestigious award by Museums + Heritage. The feedback from both teachers and pupils to our Leeds Curriculum programme has been extremely positive; we are keen to build on and further improve our educational offer at Leeds Museums & Galleries.”
Kate Fellows, Lifelong Learning Manager, Leeds Museums and Galleries said:
“We are absolutely overjoyed to have been chosen as the winners! It’s testament to the hard work and enthusiasm that made The Leeds Curriculum a reality and we’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved. We are passionate about our city and this recognition from our peers shows that place-based learning can be a successful and sustainable way to encourage the next generation of learners.”
Talking about the Leeds Curriculum, Diane Lees CBE, Director General of the Imperial War Museums and Chair of the 2019 judging panel, noted:
“With an innovative sense of place and responding to the needs of its locality, this winning project has enormous ambition and is making a significant impact which is set to benefit children for years to come.”
The awards celebrated innovative and ground-breaking initiatives from museums, galleries and heritage visitor attractions across the UK and overseas.
Leeds Museums & Galleries was also shortlisted for the Higher Education Institution Achievement award by the Creative Learning Guild for ‘Breaking the mould: creating evidence based, arts savvy initial teacher training’ in March 2019.
ENDS
For more information please contact Sara Merritt, Audience Development Officer – [email protected] / 0113 535 0931
Notes to Editors
About Leeds Museums & Galleries
Leeds Museums & Galleries is the largest local authority-run museum service in England and has one of the larger and most significant multidisciplinary collections in the UK. They care for 1.3 million objects which they use to inspire, educate, entertain and challenge the people of Leeds and visitors to the city. They run nine historic sites and visitor attractions, welcoming over 1.6 million visitors each year, accounting for around a quarter of all museum visits across Yorkshire.
About Leeds Curriculum
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