Working with communities


 

Our Community Engagement team work with local community groups across all of our eight venues, exploring their connections with the city, past and present.

 

Our outreach service enables people who cannot easily visit our sites to experience museum objects through handling sessions.

If you would like to know more about the Leeds Museums and Galleries community programme, or explore ways in which your community can be represented at our sites, please contact us:

Email

museumsandgalleries@leeds.gov.uk

Donate to the collection

Leeds Museums and Galleries are committed to collecting objects and stories that reflect contemporary Leeds people and our city and region’s diverse communities.

We are always looking to gather more people-focused material to add to our growing digital and object collections.

Donate to the collection

Community events

Explore our varied community events programme across our eight attractions.

Events and activities range from film screenings to community-led exhibitions. If you have an idea for an event, let us know:

Email: museumsandgalleries@leeds.gov.uk

Find community events

Community Exhibitions and Displays

We host a number of community exhibitions and displays across our museums and galleries. If you have a story to share or an idea for an exhibition, please get in touch and we will be able to provide support and guidance to help you display your work.

Community exhibitions

Volunteering

Joining our team as a volunteer is a great way to develop new skills and knowledge, meet new people and get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to each of our eight sites.

Get involved

  • Share your stories

    We work with members of the local community to curate displays and weave their memories into our exhibitions. If you have a story to share, please email us at museumsandgalleries@leeds.gov.uk.
  • Join creative projects

    Work with us on exciting projects, like Garforth in Bloom or the Colour Garden Project.
  • Working with young people

    We work with young people all over the city on a range of exciting, behind the scenes opportunities at each of our venues.

    Find out more about the work we do with young people.