Online Exhibitions

Sara Barker’s sculptures delicately trace lines in space. Operating on the boundary between sculpture, painting and drawing, her work incorporates a combination of industrial and sculptural materials together with collage, painting and craft techniques, to create unique forms which draw viewers into a curious spatial imagination.

Uncover the untold tales behind the greatest creative innovators of our time. From Scootacars to steam engines and space food to Spirograph, explore the inventions which shaped Leeds; the City of 1,000 Trades. Featuring objects and stories from great inventors both past and present, including Washington Teasdale, famed for creating what may have been Leeds’ first ‘selfie’!

Celebrating everything from Samurai to Nintendo, Kimonos to Manga, this exhibition highlights the dynamic relationship between tradition and innovation as expressed by the people of this vibrant East Asian nation.

Artist Catherine Bertola presents Below the Salt, an exhibition exploring how Temple Newsam House has been occupied over the course of its history, and how social hierarchies have been expressed through the architecture and use of materials within the building, segregating those who lived from those who worked.

Exploring the relationship between clothes shopping and people in Leeds, from 1720 to the present day.

Discover how clothes shops have changed, and how people have sought alternative ways to consume fashion.