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Abbey House Museum

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A picnic area outside of Abbey House Museum, surrounded by camelia plants and trees

Enhancing Positive Emotion

Wellbeing Week

Abbey House Museum
Mon 11 May 10:00 - 12:00
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How To Meditate

Wellbeing Week

Abbey House Museum
Tue 12 May 10:15 - 11:15
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A purple background with a mannequin with a Victorian dress on and a framed photograph of a woman wearing the dress

Curator Talk: Fashion in the Early Years of Photography

Abbey House Museum
Tue 12 May 14:00 - 15:00
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Higher States of Consciousness

Wellbeing Week

Abbey House Museum
Thu 14 May 14:00 - 16:00
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A black and white image from 1626 of a building in Leeds with a person in white walking across ringing a bell

400 Years of Leeds: Through The Collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries

Abbey House Museum
Thu 21 May 10:15 - 11:15
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A group of colourful gonks

Gnomes Sweet Gnome

Abbey House Museum
Sat 23 May 12:00 - Sun 31 May 17:00
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1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum
Tue 2 Jun - Tue 1 Dec
Free
Children playing with a red goo activity

Little Scientists

Abbey House Museum
Fri 5 Jun 10:00 - 11:15
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Dressed victorian streets in Abbey House Museum

Study Afternoon: Shop Til You Drop

Thu 11 Jun 13:45 - 16:30
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A child weighing pom pom sweets in clear containers

Little Shoppers

Abbey House Museum
Fri 26 Jun 10:00 - 11:15
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News | Visitors find a million reasons to flock to city’s museums

Council-run museums in Leeds are celebrating after new figures revealed they welcomed more than a million visitors through their doors last year.

Blog | Mitzi Cunliffe’s Root Bodied Forth and the Missing Art of the Festival of Britain

“Used, rained on, leaned against, taken for granted.” -Mitzi Cunliffe 100 years after the first Great Exhibition was held in London’s Hyde Park, the Festival of Britain was organised for the summer of…

Blogs | E. J. Arnold and the Foundation of a New Leeds Industry

Discover how Leeds based company E.J.Arnold became the largest and most dominant classroom equipment company with the development of the education system in the 20th century.

Blog | The Diet of Mok the Gorilla

Find out about the life, journey and diet of Mok the gorilla, including where he is now as part of Leeds Museums and Galleries collection.

News | Historic exhibition puts city’s heritage in the picture

A trailblazing female wrestler and a famous gorilla are among the enthralling Leeds stories being brought into focus in a picture-perfect new exhibition.

Blog | The Dearlove Family’s Great Exhibitions

The Dearlove family were not just known for their prowess in craftsmanship but were all accomplished musicians who performed across the British Isles and beyond, their significant presence in Leeds in the 19th century is still evident today.

Blog | Colonel Harding’s alterations to Abbey House

Discover the intricate details of Abbey House Museum that Colonel T. Walter Harding left behind during his tenancy and ownership of Abbey House from 1890 to 1912.

Blog | Colonel Harding’s arrival at Abbey House

Find out more about Colonel T. Walter Harding (1843 – 1927), his life and Mayorship in Leeds, and his path to owning Abbey House.
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