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What's On at Leeds Museums and Galleries

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The Wallaby Experience

Lotherton
Sun 1 Jun - Sat 4 Oct
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2 Capybaras at Wildlife World being fed cabbage

The Capybara Experience

Lotherton
Sun 1 Jun - Fri 3 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
Wed 4 Jun and Wed 2 Jul
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Miffy’s 70th Birthday: Museum Lates

Leeds City Museum
Thu 12 Jun 18:00 - 21:00
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Childrens' arts and crafts materials on a table

Tiny Tigers

Leeds City Museum
Fri 13 Jun 10:00 - 11:45
Free
A horned goat stood on top of a feeder at Home Farm

Guided Farm Tour

Temple Newsam Farm
Fri 13 Jun - Fri 15 Aug
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1940s Weekend

Lotherton
Sat 14 Jun 10:00 - Sun 15 Jun 17:00
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Father's Day Crafts

Temple Newsam
Sat 14 Jun 10:30 - Sun 15 Jun 17:00
Included in Admission
Girl at arts and crafts table, cutting paper.

Rory’s Saturday Club

Leeds City Museum
Sat 14 Jun 11:00 - 12:15
Free

To Improvise A Mountain - Lunchtime Talks

Leeds Art Gallery
Sat 14 Jun - Sat 4 Oct
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Free events

All free events

  • Tiny Tigers

    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 13 Jun 10:00 - 11:45
    Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers.More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 13 Jun
    10:00 - 11:45
    Free

  • Rory’s Saturday Club

    Leeds City Museum
    Sat 14 Jun 11:00 - 12:15
    Come down to Leeds City Museum for our all-ages craft sessions for families.More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Sat 14 Jun
    11:00 - 12:15
    Free

  • Meet & Make

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 20 Jun - Fri 18 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 20 Jun
    -
    Fri 18 Jul
    Free

Exhibitions                                                               

All exhibitions

Music Leeds Us: Celebrating 60 Years of Music in Leeds

COMING SOON | From 10 October | 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.

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.

Reel-ise

COMING SOON | Leeds Industrial Museum | 14 July 2025 - 31 May 2026 | A new community exhibition exploring the rich film history of Leeds.

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 – 2 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.

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

  • A Lotherton Summer Holiday

    Lotherton
    Sat 19 Jul 10:00 - Sun 31 Aug 17:00
    It's a very jolly holiday this summer with jam-packed activities across the school break.More…
    Lotherton
    Sat 19 Jul
    -
    Sun 31 Aug
    From 10:00
    Included in Admission

  • Summer Fun on the Farm

    Temple Newsam Home Farm
    Sat 19 Jul - Mon 25 Aug
    Make unforgettable memories at Home Farm this Summer holiday!More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam Home Farm
    Sat 19 Jul
    -
    Mon 25 Aug
    General Admission

  • Fabulous Foods and Fancy Feasts

    Temple Newsam
    Sat 19 Jul 11:00 - Sun 20 Jul 15:00
    Enjoy a delicious day out at Temple Newsam. See special displays of food and hear about fancy feasts of the past.More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam House
    Sat 19 Jul
    -
    Sun 20 Jul
    From 11:00
    Included in Admission

Talks, tours and workshops               

All talks, tours and workshops

  • Behind The Scenes Store Tour

    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Wed 4 Jun and 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
    Wed 4 Jun
    and
    Wed 2 Jul
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  • Miffy’s 70th Birthday: Museum Lates

    Leeds City Museum
    Thu 12 Jun 18:00 - 21:00
    SOLD OUT - Join us for a late-night opening at the museum as we celebrate Miffy’s 70th birthday!More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Thu 12 Jun
    18:00 - 21:00
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  • Guided Farm Tour

    Temple Newsam Farm
    Fri 13 Jun - Fri 15 Aug
    Join our monthly farm tour to find out more about our animals and what life is like on a working farm.More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam Home Farm
    Fri 13 Jun
    -
    Fri 15 Aug
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Community events                                       

All community events

  • Meet & Make

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 20 Jun - Fri 18 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 20 Jun
    -
    Fri 18 Jul
    Free

  • Tea and Talk

    Temple Newsam
    Wed 25 Jun - Wed 10 Dec
    Join our friendly tea and talk sessions on the last Wednesday of the month.More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam House
    Wed 25 Jun
    -
    Wed 10 Dec
    Free

  • Community Choir

    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 4 Jul and Fri 1 Aug
    Join our monthly community choir at Leeds City Museum. Free, fun, and open to all!More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 4 Jul
    and
    Fri 1 Aug
    More info
A curator holding a mammoth tusk in the Leeds Discovery Centre collection store

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