Exhibitions at Leeds Museums and Galleries

Muslims in the North

Until 25 July 2027 | Leeds City Museum | This display highlights the inspiring stories of prominent Muslims living and working in the north of England and the contributions they have made in the areas of commerce, healthcare, law and research.

Untangled at Leeds Industrial Museum

Leeds Industrial Museum | 23 May 2026 - 6 June 2027 | A new exhibition from the International Felt Makers Association Region Ten, celebrating the connections between nature and industry.

Garth Evans: The Anti-Virus Sculptures

COMING SOON | 22 May 2026 – 4 October 2026 | Leeds Art Gallery | British sculptor Garth Evans (b. 1934) presents his Anti-Virus plaster sculptures, created during the first Covid lockdown in his home in Connecticut, USA.

Dinner Party: With Matthew Smith, Jacob Epstein, Olivia Bax

COMING SOON | 26 June 2026 – 29 August 2027 | Leeds Art Gallery | The exhibition revisits one of the pioneering and legendary exhibitions the then Leeds Curator Phillip Hendy organised for Temple Newsam House during the dark years of the Second World War when the City Art Gallery was closed.

Peat. Plants. People.

COMING SOON | Leeds City Museum | 18 May - 13 December | What is Peat? Why is it so important and what does it have to do with People?

Hannah Catherine Jones: UNEARTHING(S)

22 May - 30 August 2026 | Leeds Art Gallery | COMING SOON A new commission by artist Hannah Catherine Jones in collaboration with Yorkshire Contemporary

Lines of Enquiry: Drawings from the collection

21 April 2026 – 11 April 2027 | Leeds Art Gallery | This display brings together a range of drawings from the Leeds Museums and Galleries renowned works on paper collection.

Gordon Brooke's Bus Collection Display

19 January - October 2026 | Leeds City Museum | | See a glimpse of Gordon Brook's bus collection dating back to 1949.

Botanically Beautiful: Art and design inspired by nature

Lotherton | March - 18 October 2026 | Explore why artists, designers and markers have been inspired by nature to create a wealth of decoration for our homes and bodies.

In the Picture: Objects in Focus

Abbey House Museum | 28 February - 31 December | Discover iconic objects from Leeds Museums and Galleries collection paired with paintings and photographs of their history.

‘Some Steel’: Sculpture and Steel in Britain, 1960-90

31 January 2026 – 10 January 2027 | Leeds Art Gallery | Tracing the relationship between sculpture and steel over a period of thirty years,

Threads of Home

26 January - 2 June 2026 | Leeds City Museum | A community-led tapestry work created by refugee women

Music Leeds Us: Celebrating 60 Years

10 October 2025 - 28 June 2026 | Leeds City Museum | Marking 60 years of Leeds Conservatoire, this special exhibition celebrates the people, places and magic moments that have shaped the city’s musical identity across six vibrant decades.

The Twinkling Horizon Display

Leeds City Museum | September 2025 - 11 May 2026 | Visit Leeds City Museum Community Corridor to see and hear the amazing story of the Leeds Poor Children’s Holiday Camp in Silverdale on Morecambe Bay.

Mike Nelson: M62 (East, West)

Leeds Art Gallery | 12 July 2025 - 30 August 2026 | A new commission as part of Mike Nelson's blown out tyre series

Literature in Leeds: Prose, Poetry and Plays

Abbey House Museum | Until 20 September 2026 | A community display celebrating Leeds writers, from historical fiction to thought-provoking poetry, and plays written for stage and screen.

Reel-ise

Leeds Industrial Museum | 15 July 2025 - 16 July 2026 | A new community exhibition exploring the rich film history of Leeds.

'An Axis of Abstraction': Art in Cornwall and Yorkshire – Then and Now

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 7 June 2026 | Exploring Modernist artist practices in West Cornwall and West Yorkshire.