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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Spectacular salt patterns rediscover mansion’s rich history
NewsAn intricate pattern of salt is laid out on a stone floor of a grand dark 15th century hall
Stunningly intricate patterns made using millions of grains of salt have transformed the great hall of Temple Newsam House for a new exhibition celebrating the mansion’s history.
Artist Catherine Bertola has reinterpreted the story of the stunning Tudor Jacobean building’s unique architecture and its generations of residents as she brings Below the Salt to the house to coincide with its 500 year anniversary.
Using salt to replicate the beautiful design of an early piece of woven table linen, over the past few weeks the artist has meticulously crafted a series of large scale temporary pieces across the floor of the majestic hall.
Salt was considered a status symbol in the days when Temple Newsam was home to some of the country’s most prominent of aristocratic dynasties.
The patterns form part of a wider exploration of social status and the different ways the house has been occupied over the course of its history, both by those who lived there and by the staff who worked behind-the-scenes to keep the mansion moving.
Catherine said:
“Throughout January I have been working with four volunteers to create a large temporary installation on the floor of the Great Hall. The work involved using table salt to draw the pattern of one of the earliest linen tablecloths in Temple Newsam’s collection.
“The work references the original 16th century use of the space as a dining room, a period when salt was a valuable commodity and only offered to people of a certain status. This is where the phrase, and title of the exhibition, Below the Salt originates. The salt will be swept away at the end of January and photographs of the installation alongside other artworks will be on show at the house.”
The completed artworks have been photographed before the resulting images are developed using a salt and silver technique, a traditional method of producing photos first popularised in the mid-19th century.
The photos will be displayed at the house for the exhibition, alongside an original house inventory from 1520 which has been a key part of Catherine’s research.
A further series of sculptural works will also be located around the house highlighting some of the materials and techniques involved in the production of the estate’s impressive collection.
The exhibition will also include a specially choreographed performance in a hidden tunnel which connects the house’s North and South wings and which enabled staff to go about their work unseen.