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24 Jul 2024
Small aboard as city’s pint sized high seas styles set sail
A collection of vintage sailor suits designed to ensure stylish Victorian children looked ship shape has been revealed by museum experts in Leeds.
The eye-catching naval attire includes a classic range of blue and white outfits, dresses and bellbottom trousers, looks which became hugely popular for children during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
17 Jun 2024
Royal trial text brings Yorkshire’s brutal battles to life
A centuries-old court report from the infamous trial of King Charles I will be revealed later this month during a fascinating event in Leeds.
The remarkable book was created more than 360 years ago, and recounts in exhaustive detail the unprecedented week-long trial in 1649, which saw the King convicted of tyranny and treason and sentenced to death in the aftermath of the English Civil War.
12 Jun 2024
Pioneering city centre sculpture leaves lasting legacy in its footsteps
An eye-catching Leeds sculpture is walking away after six years on City Square, leaving behind a lasting public art legacy.
Legs Walking has been a feature on the square ever since it was kindly loaned to the city by a private collector in 2018.
The owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, has now asked for it to be returned, which will see the colourful sculpture carefully removed from beside the Mill Hill Chapel this week. The sculpture will remain on public display in a yet-to-be-announced new location in Yorkshire.
05 Jun 2024
Capital idea sees colourful Leeds artwork head to London
A daring depiction of the famous Thames waterside has travelled from Leeds to London for a new exhibition showcasing the capital’s unique influence on artists around the world.
Leeds Art Gallery’s bold and colourful Barges on the Thames shocked Edwardian art lovers when it was unveiled in 1906 by trailblazing Parisian artist André Derain.
31 May 2024
Nostalgic images relive city’s Grand day out ten years on
A collection of nostalgic images is putting Leeds back in the saddle ahead of the ten year anniversary of the city hosting the world’s biggest cycling event.
The stunning selection of photos recalls just some of the once-in-a-lifetime memories created when Leeds was the setting for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France a decade ago.
17 May 2024
Leeds branches out to bring city’s trees to life this summer
Trees across Leeds city centre are being brought to life as unique characters this summer thanks to a playful new art installation.
03 May 2024
New exhibition brings the subject of death to life for museum visitors
A spectacular lion-shaped coffin is among the colourful and eye-catching objects from around the world helping museum goers in Leeds to think differently about death.
Leeds City Museum’s Living with Death exhibition, which opens today (May 3) features a remarkable array of objects spanning thousands of years of world history and tradition which all explore how different cultures experience death, dying, and bereavement.
01 May 2024
Billie’s looking smiles better thanks to historic hippo makeover
His friendly face and super-sized smile have made him a favourite fixture for visitors to Leeds Discovery Centre.
But as he approaches 100 years old, the decades have finally started to take their toll on much-loved Billie the hippo, who has begun to show some inevitable signs of wear and tear.
15 Apr 2024
Epic transatlantic journey to rediscover historic blast from the past
The American ancestor of a 19th century railway worker has rediscovered a fascinating family connection to a dramatic Leeds explosion with the help of the world’s oldest model locomotive.
Lisa Roger journeyed more than 5,000 miles from her home in Phoenix, Arizona to Leeds Industrial Museum to see the attraction’s remarkably detailed model of Salamanca, made by the city’s famed engineer Matthew Murray.
15 Apr 2024
Secrets of city’s ancient Roman coffin to be revealed in new exhibition
An ancient lead coffin which lay buried in a Leeds field for more than 1,600 years is set to be revealed to the public for the first time.
The astonishing discovery, described by experts as a once-in-a-lifetime find, was made during excavation work by West Yorkshire Archaeological Services in a previously unknown site near Garforth.
26 Mar 2024
Fascinating find reveals tragedy and trouble at the mill
An Edwardian accident book detailing the harrowing injuries and tragic deaths suffered by workers who toiled in one of the world’s largest textile mills has been discovered in Leeds.
The fascinating trove of historic employee records was found stashed in a box by curators at Leeds Industrial Museum, which was once a massive, globally renowned hub for wool and fabric production.