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Miffy turns 70 with a special exhibition at Leeds City Museum

Miffy’s 70th birthday will be celebrated in Leeds next year as Leeds City Museum hosts an anniversary exhibition in her honour.

Leeds Museums & Galleries part of £1m early years programme

Art Fund and Nesta, have launched a £1m programme to support families of young children with engaging museum experiences.

Blog: Knurr and Spell

What is Knurr and Spell? We explore this old Yorkshire game, and rediscover a fascinating part of Leeds and sporting history.

Blog: Unravelling the Mystery of Mulligan’s: Leeds’ Nostalgic Past

Discovering a local history mystery through the exploration of Mulligan's pub, Leeds's Irish community, and the music that has led us to this fascinating lost era.

Blog: Boxing Belt Mystery Thickens…

The story of this mystery boxing belt has a new twist as a volunteer noticed its resemblance to a belt in an old photo. We delve deeper into this to this mystery.

Blog: Life, Mystery and Legacy of Louis Le Prince

Louis Le Prince is a fascinating character in and has strong links to Leeds and its central part in the history of film media.

Museums n' That

Museums attract passionate people like moths to a flame, and this podcast gets to the very heart of the things that make them tick, by asking the questions you actually want to know.

Hosts Meg and Sara pour the tea over topics you never knew you needed to know about. Can you archive an orange? How do you clean a sculpture? What’s the greatest city in the world? (Spoiler alert: it’s Leeds).

So if that’s a bit of you, subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast kicks.

Cover artwork designed by Alex Finney. Theme tune produced by Tim Bentley.

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Discover more from Leeds Museums and Galleries

Everything we do comes from our collections, our venues and Leeds' history. Find our more about our collections, why we collect them, and where they came from.

Archaeology and Numismatics Collection

The Leeds archaeological collections are diverse, covering many thousands of years of history and prehistory, and representing a wide range of ancient cultures from around the world.

Fine Art Collection

The Leeds fine art collections are Designated as being of national and international significance. The collection has particular strengths in the areas of 18th and early 19th century English watercolours, 20th century British Art and a modern sculpture collection.

Dress and Textile Collection

The Leeds dress and textiles collection details the history of what people have worn in the past, and the textiles they have used for their clothing, furnishing and decorating their homes.

Decorative Arts Collection

The Leeds Decorative Arts collections are Designated as being of national and international importance. They are linked to local crafts people past and present, and feature major collections of furniture, ceramics, wallpapers, modern crafts, metalwork, textiles and costume.

World Cultures Collection

World Cultures is a significant collection area for Leeds, with over 12,000 items demonstrating the city’s historic links to the wider world, and the multicultural vibe of contemporary arts and culture.

Social History Collection

The Leeds social history collections started with an emphasis on ‘bygones’ and folk life in the 1920s. Reconstructed street displays at Abbey House were then added in the 1950s, recreating life in Victorian Leeds.

Natural Science Collection

The Leeds natural science collection comprises around 800,000 specimens, and is hugely diverse in terms of subject area, specimen type, and taxonomic range. It is designated as being of national and international significance.

Industrial History Collection

The Leeds industrial collections are largely based at Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills, and have been designated as of national and international significance.

Our Collections

Explore Leeds Museums and Galleries large collection of Art, Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Natural Science, Dress and Textiles, Industrial, World Cultures and Social History.