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The Duchess show programmes for November 1996

On Stage: Performances in Music Leeds Us

Leeds CIty Museum
Sat 11 Oct 13:00 - Sat 27 Jun 14:00
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A vinyl record, sleeve and documents from The Who - Live at Leeds recording

'Music turned off’ Hour – Music Leeds Us exhibition

Leeds City Museum
Sun 12 Oct 15:00 - Sun 28 Jun 16:00
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Spirograph kit with paper and pens

Super Spirographs

Leeds City Museum
Tue 28 Oct 10:00 - Fri 28 Nov 17:00
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The Wallaby Experience

Lotherton
Sat 1 Nov 10:30 - Sun 16 Nov 11:30
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The Penguin Experience

Lotherton
Sat 1 Nov - Fri 2 Jan
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2 Capybaras at Wildlife World being fed cabbage

The Capybara Experience

Lotherton
Sat 1 Nov and Sat 22 Nov
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The Chinese Drawing Room at Temple Newsam House

Temple Newsam Winter Tours

Temple Newsam
Tue 4 Nov - Sat 17 Jan
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Willow ball

Christmas Craft Workshop: Willow Star Wreath

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Wed 5 Nov and Wed 19 Nov
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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
Wed 5 Nov and Wed 3 Dec
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Meditation Walks

Kirkstall Abbey
Wed 5 Nov - Wed 17 Dec
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Free events

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A hand-stitch frame with 3 pieces of coloured thread and packets of sequins on patchwork fabric

Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 5 Nov - Wed 3 Dec
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3 pieces of coloured card with 3 pencil and line drawing surrounding

Meet & Make

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 7 Nov - Fri 6 Feb
Free
Outside of Temple Newsam house

Craft Markets

Temple Newsam Estate
Sun 9 Nov and Sun 7 Dec
Free
an archive image of kirsktall abbey ruins

Light for Leeds – Interfaith Event

Abbey House Museum
Sun 16 Nov 12:00 - 16:00
Free
A man talking to a room full of people in Temple Newsam

Tea and Talk

Temple Newsam
Wed 26 Nov and Wed 10 Dec
Free

Festive Community Choir Performance

Leeds City Museum
Fri 5 Dec 15:00
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An old drawing of Abbey House Museum

1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum
Tue 9 Dec 10:15 - 11:15
Free

Exhibitions                                                               

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Plant Dreaming

COMING SOON | Leeds Art Gallery | 14 November 2025 - 19 April 2026 | An exhibition of works on plants, and their real and imagined histories

'Don't Let's Ask For the Moon...': Nocturnes and Atkinson Grimshaw

COMING SOON | Leeds Art Gallery | 14 November 2025 - 19 April 2026 | Explore the poetic moonscapes of Leeds artist John Atkinson Grimshaw

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 - 4 January 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 - 1 February 2026 | A new commission as part of Mike Nelson's blown out tyre series

Literature in Leeds: Prose, Poetry and Plays

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.

Reel-ise

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

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

Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist

Leeds Art Gallery | 4 April 2025– 25 January 2026 | A display drawn from the archive of Helen Chadwick, providing a unique insight into the artist’s modes of working and thinking about art.

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.

'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.

Engineery

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

School holidays                                            

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Spirograph kit with paper and pens

Super Spirographs

Leeds City Museum
Tue 28 Oct 10:00 - Fri 28 Nov 17:00
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Temple Newsam House illuminated by Northern Lights

Northern Lights Leeds

Temple Newsam Estate
Fri 21 Nov - Fri 26 Dec
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Santa Claus and Mrs Claus outside a Christmas hut

The Christmas Experience

With Breeze Leeds

Lotherton
Sat 22 Nov 10:00 - Sun 4 Jan 17:00
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Christmas trees made from wood decorated with rosettes

Decked in History: Home Farm Trail

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Sat 29 Nov 10:00 - Sun 4 Jan 17:00
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12 Days of Elfmas Trail

Leeds City Museum
Tue 2 Dec 10:00 - Sun 4 Jan 17:00
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A family visiting Father Christmas at Temple Newsam

Father Christmas at Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam
Sat 6 Dec - Sat 20 Dec
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Santa sat infront of a victorian shop

Santa at the Museum

Abbey House Museum
Sat 6 Dec 12:00 - Sun 21 Dec 16:00
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a victorian family window shopping in a street

A Dickensian Christmas

Abbey House Museum
Mon 8 Dec
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Father Christmas and an elf sat next to a christmas tree with a bag of presents

Relaxed Father Christmas at Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam
Sat 13 Dec and Sun 14 Dec
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A group of people listening to festive storytime with Mrs Claus

Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus

Temple Newsam
Sat 20 Dec and Sun 21 Dec
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Talks, tours and workshops               

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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
Wed 5 Nov and Wed 3 Dec
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Meditation Walks

Kirkstall Abbey
Wed 5 Nov - Wed 17 Dec
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Throwback Thursday

Abbey House Museum
Thu 6 Nov 14:00 - 16:00
Free
a person knitting with red wool

Craft & Create - Introduction to Knitting

Leeds Discovery Centre
Thu 6 Nov 18:00 - 20:00
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A blue and teal image of the top of Leeds City Museum's building

Sociable History Club

Leeds City Museum
Fri 7 Nov and Fri 5 Dec
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3 pieces of coloured card with 3 pencil and line drawing surrounding

Meet & Make

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 7 Nov - Fri 6 Feb
Free

A Frozen Night: Antarctic VR Adventure

Leeds City Museum
Sat 8 Nov 11:15 - Sun 9 Nov 17:00
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Youth Collective - Sunday Social

Leeds Art Gallery
Sun 9 Nov and Sun 14 Dec
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a painting of a funeral scence from the 19th century

Death, dirt, and disease in 19th Century Leeds

Online Event

Mon 10 Nov 13:00 - 15:30
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Talk: Writing about Leeds with Chris Nickson

Abbey House Museum
Fri 14 Nov 10:15 - 11:15
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An illustration of a man on a bike

Pioneering Men in Leeds

International Men's Day

Abbey House Museum
Wed 19 Nov 15:00 - 16:30
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A 3d printed replica of an object from the collection on a yellow background

Replica Object Handling for Blind and Partially Sighted People

Leeds City Museum
Sun 23 Nov 13:00 - 14:00
Free
A man talking to a room full of people in Temple Newsam

Tea and Talk

Temple Newsam
Wed 26 Nov and Wed 10 Dec
Free
Lino prints of deer

Festive Lino Printing

Abbey House Museum
Thu 27 Nov 14:00 - 16:00
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Community and Youth events                                       

All community events

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3 pieces of coloured card with 3 pencil and line drawing surrounding

Meet & Make

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 7 Nov - Fri 6 Feb
Free
A community group at Leeds City Museum singing as a choir

Community Choir

Leeds City Museum
Fri 7 Nov - Fri 5 Jun
Give What You Can

Youth Collective - Sunday Social

Leeds Art Gallery
Sun 9 Nov and Sun 14 Dec
More info
an archive image of kirsktall abbey ruins

Light for Leeds – Interfaith Event

Abbey House Museum
Sun 16 Nov 12:00 - 16:00
Free
An illustration of a man on a bike

Pioneering Men in Leeds

International Men's Day

Abbey House Museum
Wed 19 Nov 15:00 - 16:30
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A 3d printed replica of an object from the collection on a yellow background

Replica Object Handling for Blind and Partially Sighted People

Leeds City Museum
Sun 23 Nov 13:00 - 14:00
Free
A man talking to a room full of people in Temple Newsam

Tea and Talk

Temple Newsam
Wed 26 Nov and Wed 10 Dec
Free

Festive Community Choir Performance

Leeds City Museum
Fri 5 Dec 15:00
Give What You Can
An old drawing of Abbey House Museum

1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum
Tue 9 Dec 10:15 - 11:15
Free
A foraged wreath with holly and fur

Foraged Festive Wreaths

Abbey House Museum
Mon 15 Dec 10:00 - 12:30
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A curator holding a mammoth tusk in the Leeds Discovery Centre collection store

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