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Be Inspired this Summer

Temple Newsam
Tue 22 Jul 10:30 - Sun 31 Aug 17:00
Included in Admission

Summer Store Tours

Leeds Discovery Centre
Thu 24 Jul 13:00 - Thu 28 Aug 14:00
Sold Out

Kids Aloud 2025

With Art Fund

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 1 Aug - Sun 31 Aug
Give What You Can

The Great Hamper Hunt!

Lotherton
Fri 1 Aug 10:00 - Sun 31 Aug 17:00
Included in Admission

LEGO® Build the Change: Rewild our Museum!

Leeds Industrial Museum
Wed 27 Aug - Thu 28 Aug
Included in Admission

Kirkstall Abbey Markets

Kirkstall Abbey
Sat 30 Aug 11:00 - Sun 31 Aug 15:00
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Children playing with a red goo activity

Little Scientists

Abbey House Museum
Fri 5 Sep - Fri 7 Nov
Included in Admission

To Improvise A Mountain - Lunchtime Talks

Leeds Art Gallery
Sat 6 Sep and Sat 4 Oct
Give What You Can

Inspired by Temple Newsam: Tour & Meet the Artists

Temple Newsam
Wed 10 Sep 11:00 - 12:30
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an audience watching a big industrial mule in a mill space

Free Heritage Open Day

Leeds Industrial Museum
Fri 12 Sep 10:00 - 17:00
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Little Shoppers

Abbey House Museum
Fri 26 Sep - Fri 28 Nov
Included in Admission
A number of people visiting Temple Newsam in a highly decorated room with lots of paintings and fine furniture on display.

Autumn Open Day

Temple Newsam House
Sun 12 Oct 10:30 - 16:00
Give What You Can

Loving Kindness Meditation

Leeds Mindfulness Festival

Abbey House Museum
Tue 14 Oct 15:00 - 16:00
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Abbey House Museum street sign with cobwebs for Halloween

Make a Halloween Garland

Abbey House Museum
Wed 22 Oct 14:00 - 16:00
Not on Sale
Someone walking through the dark cellars of Temple Newsam

Halloween Cellar Tours

Temple Newsam House
Sat 25 Oct 10:30 - Sun 2 Nov 17:00
Not on Sale

Halloween Hauntings

Temple Newsam House
Sat 25 Oct 10:30 - Sun 2 Nov 17:00
General Admission
Spirograph kit with paper and pens

Super Spirographs

Leeds City Museum
Sat 25 Oct - Sat 1 Nov
Give What You Can

Spooky Streets

Abbey House Museum
Sat 25 Oct - Sun 2 Nov
Included in Admission
An old fasioned bike with a large spider on

Creepy Crafts

Abbey House Museum
Sat 25 Oct 14:00 - 16:00
Not on Sale

Make a Halloween Decoration

Abbey House Museum
Sat 25 Oct 14:00 - 16:00
Not on Sale
Blast, 1387 Minutes - detail (2007) - Lesley Halliwell

Spirograph Family Fun Day

Leeds City Museum
Tue 28 Oct 10:00 - 17:00
Give What You Can

Our Venues

Abbey House Museum
Wander through Victorian streets and visit the Childhood Galleries at our dedicated 19th Century Leeds Museum.
Kirkstall Abbey
Marvel at one of the best preserved Cistercian monasteries in the country and discover over 850 years of history.
Leeds Art Gallery
Explore modern and contemporary art and collections of British painting and sculpture in the heart of the city.
Leeds City Museum
Find out the history of Leeds and see artefacts from across the globe at our city centre Museum.
Leeds Discovery Centre
See behind-the-scenes in our dedicated object store which cares for 1.3 million objects.
Leeds Industrial Museum
Explore industries that helped shape Leeds in to the city it is today and take a seat in our in-house cinema.
Lotherton
Enjoy a fun-filled day out at our beautiful Edwardian country estate with a museum, Wildlife World and gardens.
Temple Newsam
Visit our historic country estate in Leeds, with an impressive manor house, and grounds landscaped by Capability Brown.
Two children looking at a shop shelf at Leeds Industrial Museum

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Latest exhibitions

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Music Leeds Us: Celebrating 60 Years

COMING SOON | 10 October 2025 - 28 June 2026 | 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.

Mike Nelson: M62 (East, West)

Leeds Art Gallery | 12 July - 1 February 2026 | A new commission as part of Mike Nelson's blown out tyre series

Literature in Leeds: Prose, Poetry and Plays

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

Leeds Industrial Museum | 15 July 2025 - 16 July 2026 | A new community exhibition exploring the rich film history of Leeds.

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.

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