What’s on at Leeds Museums & Galleries
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Curious Creatures: Victorian attitudes to animals
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Explore the world of Curious Creatures - Victorian attitudes to animals. The latest exhibition at Abbey House Museum.
Blot on the Landscape
Venue: Temple Newsam
Blot on the Landscape tells the stories of the miners, their families and the impact on the wider community of Temple Newsam during turbulent times.
Phil May Portrait Project: Laughs and Sorrows
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Join us in the gallery or online as we decipher Phil May's portrait in collaboration with local communities.
Money Talks
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Visit Money Talks, the latest exhibition at Leeds City Museum. Discover the impact and changing nature of money.
What Shall I Wear: Eveningwear through the ages
Venue: Lotherton
Explore eveningwear through the ages in Lotherton's latest fashion exhibition, What Shall I Wear.
Kirkstall Lives
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Discover the lives of the people who have lived and worked in Kirkstall over the centuries in this community display.
Charmaine Watkiss: The Wisdom Tree
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Explore the wisdom, strength and resilience of Jamaican women across generations in this new exhibition, held in partnership with the Jamaica Society Leeds Out of Many Festival.
Jill McKnight: Desire Lines
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
The voices, stories and songs of generations of Leeds residents have inspired a thought-provoking new exhibition from local artist Jill McKnight.
Shifting Perspectives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
A new exhibition exploring issues around (mis)representation and identity through examining mechanisms of stereotyping and unequal power relations, connecting the past and the present.
Leeds to Innovation
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Uncover the untold tales behind the greatest creative innovators of our time.
Homes of the Gascoignes: The voice of their communities
Venue: Lotherton
Discover the Homes of the Gascoignes in the latest community display at Lotherton.
Alcoholics Anonymous display
Venue: Leeds City Museum
See the Alcoholics Anonymous display at Leeds City Museum.
1152 Club Online talks
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Watch our online 1152 Club talks from Kirkstall Abbey, a heritage and history talks session for 55s and over.
Meet & Make
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Join our adult only craft sessions inspired by the exhibitions and collections, held the heart of Leeds Art Gallery.
Dancers in residence
Venue: Temple Newsam
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us in the house every Saturday to see the Arbeau Dancers perform dances of the past in the Picture Gallery.
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us at the gallery for Care Creatives, a dedicated art group for young adults who live in foster care, residential care or are moving onto independent living.
Meditative Walks with Brahma Kumaris
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join Brahma Kumaris at Kirkstall Abbey for a meditative walk around the abbey and introduction to Raja Yoga.
Curator tour: What Shall I Wear exhibition
Venue: Lotherton
2:00 pm
Join us for a curator-led tour of our latest fashion exhibition What Shall I Wear, at Lotherton. Tickets include estate entry.
Walk around Kirkstall
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Discover historic landmarks and reminisce about key places in Kirkstall on our guided tour in this two hour walk.
Jill McKnight in conversation with Griselda Pollock and Alison Rowley
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join an online in conversation with Leeds based artist Jill McKnight as we discuss her current exhibition Desire Lines, on display now in Leeds Art Gallery.
Meet & Make
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Join our adult only craft sessions inspired by the exhibitions and collections, held the heart of Leeds Art Gallery.
Dancers in residence
Venue: Temple Newsam
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us in the house every Saturday to see the Arbeau Dancers perform dances of the past in the Picture Gallery.
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us at the gallery for Care Creatives, a dedicated art group for young adults who live in foster care, residential care or are moving onto independent living.
Castle Oliver: Lola Montez on Beauty workshop
Venue: Lotherton
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Book tickets to join an exclusive Lola Montez on Beauty workshop and learn more about Castle Oliver.
Meditative Walks with Brahma Kumaris
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join Brahma Kumaris at Kirkstall Abbey for a meditative walk around the abbey and introduction to Raja Yoga.
Meet & Make
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Join our adult only craft sessions inspired by the exhibitions and collections, held the heart of Leeds Art Gallery.
Sustainable Summer Holidays
Venue: Lotherton
Visit Lotherton for a sustainable summer holiday day out with different eco themes each week including nature, fashion and animals!
Once upon a time… traditional tales and rhymes
Venue: Temple Newsam
Join us for traditional tales and rhymes during the summer school holidays, including story time, activities, crafts and bookable workshops.
Dancers in residence
Venue: Temple Newsam
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us in the house every Saturday to see the Arbeau Dancers perform dances of the past in the Picture Gallery.
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us at the gallery for Care Creatives, a dedicated art group for young adults who live in foster care, residential care or are moving onto independent living.
Summer Holidays: Fairy Tales take over the Museum
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Fairy tales have taken over the Museum this summer holidays!
Summer holidays: Birds, bees and butterflies
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Celebrate summer at Kirkstall Abbey during the school holidays with our birds, bees and butterflies trail.
The Great Thwaite Flutterby
Venue: Thwaite Watermills
Hunt down the missing butterflies on a self-led trail at Thwaite Watermill during the summer school holidays.
Meditative Walks with Brahma Kumaris
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join Brahma Kumaris at Kirkstall Abbey for a meditative walk around the abbey and introduction to Raja Yoga.
Living with Machines: human stories in the industrial age
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Living with Machines, co-curated with the British Library, unearths the surprising parallels between the Industrial Revolution and today’s world of ‘big tech’.
Marvellous Machines
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Visit the museum over the school holidays and take part in our FREE family trail, exploring marvellous machines and more!
Meet & Make
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Join our adult only craft sessions inspired by the exhibitions and collections, held the heart of Leeds Art Gallery.
Dancers in residence
Venue: Temple Newsam
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us in the house every Saturday to see the Arbeau Dancers perform dances of the past in the Picture Gallery.
Kirkstall Abbey Markets
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Kirkstall Abbey Markets last weekend of every month, March - November. Shop locally and support independent businesses in the abbey ruins.
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
The Steam Toys & Meccano Show
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Some of the UK’s top collectors will be bringing their selection of miniature engines! Expect models from Victorian times to the modern day and a display of Meccano creations too.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us at the gallery for Care Creatives, a dedicated art group for young adults who live in foster care, residential care or are moving onto independent living.
Pot a Plant
Venue: Temple Newsam
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us in the Walled Garden to pot your very own plant as part of our family friendly Yorkshire Day celebrations.
Lego Robotics Family Workshop
Venue: Leeds City Museum
10.30am - 12pm & 1 - 2.30pm
A free family-friendly Lego Robotics workshop with JuniorSTEM at Leeds City Museum.
A Sense of Place with Karen Babayan
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Join local artists and make maps inspired by the Shifting Perspectives exhibition during the Summer school holidays.
Theatre Workshop: The Museum of Untold Stories
Venue: Leeds City Museum
10.15am & 1pm
Join Alive & Kicking Theatre Company for a magical theatre workshop at Leeds City Museum. Free - booking essential.
Discovery Summer Holidays
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join in free discovery summer sessions and find out about the different parts of the collection with a curator, plus crafts and a tour.
Meditative Walks with Brahma Kumaris
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join Brahma Kumaris at Kirkstall Abbey for a meditative walk around the abbey and introduction to Raja Yoga.
Family Workshop: Coding through Craft
Venue: Leeds City Museum
11am & 1pm
Discover how to create patterns from code with Patterncraft at the museum this summer holidays. Free - booking essential.
Leeds City Museum Community Choir
Venue: Leeds City Museum
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join our monthly community choir with Leeds City Museum. Free and open to all.