Tag: Natural Science

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A sideways look at the taxidermy tiger at Leeds City Museum

The Tiger Who Came to Leeds

Collections, Colonial Histories, Featured, Natural Science

The tiger on display at Leeds City Museum is one of our most well-known and popular objects. Curator Clare explores its troublesome origins, and how it came to be in our collection.

A skeleton of a gorilla

Decolonisation and Natural Science Collections

Collections, Colonial Histories, Natural Science

Objects in our collection were often discovered by people who aren't acknowledged in their descriptions. Rebecca Machin explores why, and what we need to do about it.

A Long-finned Pilot Whale Skeleton

Collections, Natural Science

Learn the story behind our whale skeleton, heading for Leeds City Museum, and what we can learn from the bones.

Creating a Sustainable Exhibition

Behind the Scenes, Collections, Featured, Natural Science

Discover how we kept sustainability at the forefront of our Beavers to Weavers exhibition.

Irene Manton and Ida Roper

Collections, Educational partnerships, Natural Science, Projects & Partnerships

Irene Manton and Ida Roper were two brilliant women botanists collecting plants in two very different ways.

Events

Children admiring plants in the grounds of Leeds Industrial Museum

School Holidays: Summer Nature Project

All, Events, School Holiday

Bring nature back to our urban landscape with nature themed crafts and meet insects from the Leeds collection during the summer school holidays.