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What's On at Leeds Museums and Galleries

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The Wallaby Experience

Lotherton
Thu 1 May - Sat 4 Oct
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Two people looking at a taxidermy penguin and other items in Leeds Discovery Centre's collection store

Behind The Scenes Store Tour

Leeds Discovery Centre
Thu 1 May - Wed 2 Jul
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4 piglets walking on a cobble path in Home Farm

Springtime Babies

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Tue 6 May - Tue 20 May
General Admission
Childrens' arts and crafts materials on a table

Tiny Tigers

Leeds City Museum
Fri 9 May - Fri 30 May
Free
A view of Temple Newsam House from the roof

Rooftop Experience

Temple Newsam House
Fri 9 May - Sun 7 Sep
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3 pieces of coloured card with 3 pencil and line drawing surrounding

Meet & Make

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 9 May - Fri 11 Jul
Free
Girl at arts and crafts table, cutting paper.

Rory’s Saturday Club

Leeds City Museum
Sat 10 May - Sat 31 May
Free
Outside of Temple Newsam house

Craft Markets

Temple Newsam Estate
Sun 11 May - Sun 7 Dec
Free

Youth Collective - Sunday Social

Leeds Art Gallery
Sun 11 May - Sun 13 Jul
More info

Care Creatives

Leeds Art Gallery
Mon 12 May - Mon 21 Jul
Free

Free events

All free events

  • Tiny Tigers

    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 9 May - Fri 30 May
    Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers.More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 9 May
    -
    Fri 30 May
    Free

  • Meet & Make

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 9 May - Fri 11 Jul
    Take inspiration from our exhibitions and displays with an opportunity to be creative, playful and make something in response to the collections. More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 9 May
    -
    Fri 11 Jul
    Free

  • Rory’s Saturday Club

    Leeds City Museum
    Sat 10 May - Sat 31 May
    Come down to Leeds City Museum for our all-ages craft sessions for families.More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Sat 10 May
    -
    Sat 31 May
    Free

Exhibitions                                                               

All exhibitions

Literature in Leeds: Prose, Poetry and Plays

COMING SOON | Abbey House Museum | 1 July 2025 - 8 March 2026 | A community display celebrating Leeds writers, from historical fiction to thought-provoking poetry, and plays written for stage and screen.

Inspired by Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam House | 25 Apr - 21 Sept 2025 | An exhibition in collaboration with Leeds Fine Artists at Temple Newsam House.

Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist

Leeds Art Gallery | 4 April – 4 November 2025 | A display drawn from the archive of Helen Chadwick, providing a unique insight into the artist’s modes of working and thinking about art.

Fashion at Play

Lotherton | 1 March - 12 October 2025 | A new exhibition exploring children’s fashion from the 1600s to modern day.

Miffy's 70th Birthday

Leeds City Museum | 7 Feb - 7 Sept 2025 | An exhibition celebrating 70 years of miffy and Dick Bruna's artwork in Leeds..

Story Time

Abbey House Museum | 25 Jan - 31 Dec 2025 | Children's books then and now. Are you sitting comfortably? Uncover a love of reading in this family-friendly exhibition.

Karanjit Panesar: Furnace Fruit

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 15 June 2025 | Inspired by the collections of the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery, Furnace Fruit, by Leeds-based artist Karanjit Panesar, is a mixed media exhibition centred around new moving image work.

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

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 7 December 2025 | Exploring Modernist artist practices in West Cornwall and West Yorkshire.

Entangled

Leeds Industrial Museum | Until 25 May 2025 | Entangled is an exhibition in association with the International Felt Maker’s Association.

Engineery

Leeds Industrial Museum | Until 1 Nov 2026 | Engineery is an exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of John Smeaton, the father of civil engineering.

Pride In Place

Leeds City Museum | 9 June - 31 August 2025 | An exhibition showcasing voices and stories of South Leeds

Preservative Party on the Case

Leeds City Museum | 28 April - 19 October 2025 | An exhibition from the Preservative Party about themes that mean the most to them.

To Improvise a Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

Leeds Art Gallery | 16 May - 5 October 2025 | A major new exhibition curated by one of the most important figurative curators of today.

Portrayals of Women

Leeds Art Gallery | 29 March 2025 - 5 April 2026 | A display from the works on paper collection exploring how women have been portrayed from the 1600s to the present day

Revive, Repair, Re-use: Stories of Sustainability

Abbey House Museum | Until 15 June 2025 | A display co-curated with volunteers about the practices and effects of sustainability in Leeds.

School holidays                                            

All school holiday events

  • Springtime Babies

    Temple Newsam Home Farm
    Tue 6 May - Tue 20 May
    Visit Home Farm as we gear up for Spring and welcome our new born lambs, piglets and other farm animals! More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam Estate
    Tue 6 May
    -
    Tue 20 May
    General Admission

  • Love Your Zoo Week

    Lotherton
    Sat 24 May 10:00 - Sun 1 Jun 17:00
    Celebrate Wildlife World's remarkable animals this May half termMore…
    Lotherton
    Sat 24 May
    -
    Sun 1 Jun
    From 10:00
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  • Kirkstall Abbey Scarecrow Festival

    Kirkstall Abbey
    Sat 24 May 10:00 - Sun 1 Jun 15:00
    Explore the historic ruins of Kirkstall Abbey whilst looking for our fun scarecrows during the Scarecrow Festival!More…
    Kirkstall Abbey
    Sat 24 May
    -
    Sun 1 Jun
    From 10:00
    Included in Admission

Talks, tours and workshops               

All talks, tours and workshops

  • Behind The Scenes Store Tour

    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Thu 1 May - Wed 2 Jul
    Join us on Wednesdays and Thursdays for one of the best ways to access and see our amazing collections is to enjoy our free tours. From toucans and telephones, to meteorites and masks, there is something for everyone to enjoy.More…
    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Thu 1 May
    -
    Wed 2 Jul
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  • Rooftop Experience

    Temple Newsam House
    Fri 9 May - Sun 7 Sep
    Take a spectacular tour of the house and roof of Temple Newsam.More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam House
    Fri 9 May
    -
    Sun 7 Sep
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  • Meet & Make

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 9 May - Fri 11 Jul
    Take inspiration from our exhibitions and displays with an opportunity to be creative, playful and make something in response to the collections. More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 9 May
    -
    Fri 11 Jul
    Free

Community events                                       

All community events

  • Meet & Make

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 9 May - Fri 11 Jul
    Take inspiration from our exhibitions and displays with an opportunity to be creative, playful and make something in response to the collections. More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 9 May
    -
    Fri 11 Jul
    Free

  • Wellbeing Walks

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Thu 15 May - Thu 29 May
    Join us on our weekly walks around the city where we’ll be taking inspiration from a different artist each week, discovering places in the city and meeting new people along the way! More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Thu 15 May
    -
    Thu 29 May
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  • Mindfulness and Meditiations Workshops with Steve Hart

    Abbey House Museum
    Tue 20 May 14:30 - 16:15
    Join Steve Hart for two workshops, Introduction to Secular Mindfulness and Modern Man In Search of His Soul - An Introduction to Jungian Psychology for Men.More…
    Abbey House Museum
    Tue 20 May
    14:30 - 16:15
    More info
A curator holding a mammoth tusk in the Leeds Discovery Centre collection store

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