Our projects
#DYC On the pitch, off the pitch: Collecting Sport in Leeds
DYC On the pitch, off the pitch – Collecting Sport in Leeds is a National Lottery Heritage Fund project recognising the important place of sport in the culture of Leeds. It will increase representation of sports in Leeds Museums and Galleries and across the City and create connections between collections and the city’s public spaces.
Decolonising the curriculum
Leeds Museums and Galleries Learning and Access Team connect the curriulum with objects and stories from our collections, connecting local history to diverse heritages. Bringing diverse storytelling into the classroom, and the curriculmn.
Dead Plants Society
Thanks to funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, the new Dead Plant Society project will see Leeds Museums and Galleries teaming up with arts and social change charity Space2 to search through the 250,000-strong collection throughout 2025 and 2026.