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Specimens from store 2 at Leeds Discovery Centre

Deadly discoveries in store as secrets of city’s danger room revealed

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A black widow spider found inside a box of supermarket grapes is among the hair-raising discoveries safely stored in Leeds’s hidden danger room. The highly venomous arachnid is one of hundreds of specimens secured inside the unassuming…

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A Victorian black mourning jacket from the Leeds Museums & Galleries collection

Study Afternoon: Death and Disease in 19th Century Leeds

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Take a trip down memory lane to Leeds in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s with objects from our collections and a chance to chat with a curator.
Black and white photograph of people on Briggate in Leeds in the 1950s

Study Afternoon: Leeds In Living Memory

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Take a trip down memory lane to Leeds in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s with objects from our collections and a chance to chat with a curator.
A detail of the Praxitella painting by Wyndham Lewis

Things Left Unsaid: Percy Wyndham Lewis, Iris Barry, Helen Saunders and the story of Praxitella

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A new exhibition unveiling the story behind one of the most iconic portraits of the 20th century.
A young boy dressed in a blue t-shirt looks at old metal toys displayed on a table

Steam Toys and Meccano Show

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Come and take a look at a range of miniature working steam toys and moving Meccano models, from Victorian to modern times!
video work by Michael on display in Leeds Art Gallery

Lunchtime talk with exhibiting artist Michael.

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Join artist Michael. for a tour of his work currently on display in the Jerwood/FVU exhibition.