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Free and open to all. Visit us at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Treasures of the Brotherton, and Brotherton Research Centre.
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Free and open to all. Visit us at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Treasures of the Brotherton, and Brotherton Research Centre.
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The Brotherton Research Centre will be closed 19 December - 11 January, reopening on 12 January.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed 21 December - 12 January, reopening on 13 January.
Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed 21 December - 2 February, reopening on 3 February.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed 21 December - 12 January, reopening on 13 January.
Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed 21 December - 2 February, reopening on 3 February.
Happy New Year from Cultural Collections & Galleries! 🎆
We hope you've had a well deserved rest and we can't wait to welcome you back. 💜
We hope you've had a well deserved rest and we can't wait to welcome you back. 💜
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Happy New Year from Cultural Collections & Galleries! 🎆
We hope you've had a well deserved rest and we can't wait to welcome you back. 💜
We hope you've had a well deserved rest and we can't wait to welcome you back. 💜
Merry Christmas from the Cultural Collections & Galleries to those who celebrate! We hope you all enjoy a good winter break ❄️☃️
December 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Merry Christmas from the Cultural Collections & Galleries to those who celebrate! We hope you all enjoy a good winter break ❄️☃️
The Brotherton Research Centre will be closed 19 December - 11 January, reopening on 12 January.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed 21 December - 12 January, reopening on 13 January.
Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed 21 December - 2 February, reopening on 3 February.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed 21 December - 12 January, reopening on 13 January.
Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed 21 December - 2 February, reopening on 3 February.
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The Brotherton Research Centre will be closed 19 December - 11 January, reopening on 12 January.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed 21 December - 12 January, reopening on 13 January.
Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed 21 December - 2 February, reopening on 3 February.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed 21 December - 12 January, reopening on 13 January.
Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed 21 December - 2 February, reopening on 3 February.
It's #OnlineArtExchange! Of course, it only makes sense that the theme is #Christmas @artukdotorg.bsky.social🎄
We've picked a photograph from the Bingley collection: a snowy day on Cardigan Road, and one of John Atkinson Grimshaw's classic luminous paintings of a beautiful moonlit street in Leeds.❄️
We've picked a photograph from the Bingley collection: a snowy day on Cardigan Road, and one of John Atkinson Grimshaw's classic luminous paintings of a beautiful moonlit street in Leeds.❄️
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's #OnlineArtExchange! Of course, it only makes sense that the theme is #Christmas @artukdotorg.bsky.social🎄
We've picked a photograph from the Bingley collection: a snowy day on Cardigan Road, and one of John Atkinson Grimshaw's classic luminous paintings of a beautiful moonlit street in Leeds.❄️
We've picked a photograph from the Bingley collection: a snowy day on Cardigan Road, and one of John Atkinson Grimshaw's classic luminous paintings of a beautiful moonlit street in Leeds.❄️
As winter settles over Leeds and lights flicker across the city, our Team Assistant Hannah has been exploring our Cultural Collections for stories of Christmases past.🕯️
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As winter settles over Leeds and lights flicker across the city, our Team Assistant Hannah has been exploring our Cultural Collections for stories of Christmases past.🕯️
It's #MuseumJigsaw and we have found a beautiful seasonal work that we've dug from the collections. This is Shiba Temple in a Snow Storm, one in a series of one hundred famous views of Edo, painted in the 19th century! A beautiful woodcut and ink print. 🖼️❄️
Play the puzzle: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
Play the puzzle: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's #MuseumJigsaw and we have found a beautiful seasonal work that we've dug from the collections. This is Shiba Temple in a Snow Storm, one in a series of one hundred famous views of Edo, painted in the 19th century! A beautiful woodcut and ink print. 🖼️❄️
Play the puzzle: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
Play the puzzle: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
5 Things to do before 2025 ends!
As three of our beloved temporary exhibitions come to a close, there is only a WEEK left to catch your fill before the Galleries close for the winter break. The last day to check them all out is the 20 December 2025. 🥳
As three of our beloved temporary exhibitions come to a close, there is only a WEEK left to catch your fill before the Galleries close for the winter break. The last day to check them all out is the 20 December 2025. 🥳
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
5 Things to do before 2025 ends!
As three of our beloved temporary exhibitions come to a close, there is only a WEEK left to catch your fill before the Galleries close for the winter break. The last day to check them all out is the 20 December 2025. 🥳
As three of our beloved temporary exhibitions come to a close, there is only a WEEK left to catch your fill before the Galleries close for the winter break. The last day to check them all out is the 20 December 2025. 🥳
Treasures of the Brotherton Closure 📢
Happy Saturday folks! The Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed today.
But fear not, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual 10am - 5pm. 🖼️ 🥰
Treasures will be open as usual on Tuesday 16 December. 😌
Happy Saturday folks! The Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed today.
But fear not, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual 10am - 5pm. 🖼️ 🥰
Treasures will be open as usual on Tuesday 16 December. 😌
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Treasures of the Brotherton Closure 📢
Happy Saturday folks! The Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed today.
But fear not, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual 10am - 5pm. 🖼️ 🥰
Treasures will be open as usual on Tuesday 16 December. 😌
Happy Saturday folks! The Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed today.
But fear not, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual 10am - 5pm. 🖼️ 🥰
Treasures will be open as usual on Tuesday 16 December. 😌
It's the final Stitch club, our event series running alongside the exhibition 'In Touch, with Nature'.
Join us for the final Stitch club and get crafty sewing into our communal printed fabric. 🧵
🕰️ Drop-in 12:30 - 15:30
📆 Friday 19 December
📍 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Join us for the final Stitch club and get crafty sewing into our communal printed fabric. 🧵
🕰️ Drop-in 12:30 - 15:30
📆 Friday 19 December
📍 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's the final Stitch club, our event series running alongside the exhibition 'In Touch, with Nature'.
Join us for the final Stitch club and get crafty sewing into our communal printed fabric. 🧵
🕰️ Drop-in 12:30 - 15:30
📆 Friday 19 December
📍 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Join us for the final Stitch club and get crafty sewing into our communal printed fabric. 🧵
🕰️ Drop-in 12:30 - 15:30
📆 Friday 19 December
📍 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
It's #OnlineArtExchange! This week @artukdotorg.bsky.social have chosen 'sisterhood' for Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters at Watts Gallery.
Our pick is this beautiful Yoruba batik panel depicting three sisters on an errand. There's nothing quite like a good natter with your old sis. 👭💙
Our pick is this beautiful Yoruba batik panel depicting three sisters on an errand. There's nothing quite like a good natter with your old sis. 👭💙
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's #OnlineArtExchange! This week @artukdotorg.bsky.social have chosen 'sisterhood' for Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters at Watts Gallery.
Our pick is this beautiful Yoruba batik panel depicting three sisters on an errand. There's nothing quite like a good natter with your old sis. 👭💙
Our pick is this beautiful Yoruba batik panel depicting three sisters on an errand. There's nothing quite like a good natter with your old sis. 👭💙
Treasures of the Brotherton Closure Notice 📢
Treasures of the Brotherton will be CLOSED Saturday 13 December.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual, 10am - 5pm.
We will be back open as usual from Tuesday 16 December. 😄
Treasures of the Brotherton will be CLOSED Saturday 13 December.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual, 10am - 5pm.
We will be back open as usual from Tuesday 16 December. 😄
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Treasures of the Brotherton Closure Notice 📢
Treasures of the Brotherton will be CLOSED Saturday 13 December.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual, 10am - 5pm.
We will be back open as usual from Tuesday 16 December. 😄
Treasures of the Brotherton will be CLOSED Saturday 13 December.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual, 10am - 5pm.
We will be back open as usual from Tuesday 16 December. 😄
It's #MusueumJigsaw! We've picked this Women's Aid Christmas Card from 1989. ❄️🐭
That mentioned, there's still time to see Animated Activism: Women Empowered before the exhibition closes on the 20 December!
Play here 🧩 : bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
📷 Women's Aid Christmas postcard, 1989. MS 2265/4/7/21.
That mentioned, there's still time to see Animated Activism: Women Empowered before the exhibition closes on the 20 December!
Play here 🧩 : bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
📷 Women's Aid Christmas postcard, 1989. MS 2265/4/7/21.
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It's #MusueumJigsaw! We've picked this Women's Aid Christmas Card from 1989. ❄️🐭
That mentioned, there's still time to see Animated Activism: Women Empowered before the exhibition closes on the 20 December!
Play here 🧩 : bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
📷 Women's Aid Christmas postcard, 1989. MS 2265/4/7/21.
That mentioned, there's still time to see Animated Activism: Women Empowered before the exhibition closes on the 20 December!
Play here 🧩 : bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
📷 Women's Aid Christmas postcard, 1989. MS 2265/4/7/21.
It's our last Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield for the year! Grab a ticket and reserve your spot for a delightful afternoon of sketching ✏️🎨
Treasures of the Brotherton
Saturday 6 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
£13.50. Book your place: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Treasures of the Brotherton
Saturday 6 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
£13.50. Book your place: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield
Join us in our monthly life drawing class with Gallery favourite, experienced artist and tutor, Rob Oldfield.
library.leeds.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's our last Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield for the year! Grab a ticket and reserve your spot for a delightful afternoon of sketching ✏️🎨
Treasures of the Brotherton
Saturday 6 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
£13.50. Book your place: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Treasures of the Brotherton
Saturday 6 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
£13.50. Book your place: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
It's #OnlineArtExchange! The theme is The Natural World for 'The Nature of Gothic' at @blackburnmuseum.bsky.social 🪵
Inspired by how botanists have meticulously recorded plants and fauna, we've picked this gorgeous illustration in the 'Introduction to Botany' from 1798. 🍄🌷
@artukdotorg.bsky.social
Inspired by how botanists have meticulously recorded plants and fauna, we've picked this gorgeous illustration in the 'Introduction to Botany' from 1798. 🍄🌷
@artukdotorg.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's #OnlineArtExchange! The theme is The Natural World for 'The Nature of Gothic' at @blackburnmuseum.bsky.social 🪵
Inspired by how botanists have meticulously recorded plants and fauna, we've picked this gorgeous illustration in the 'Introduction to Botany' from 1798. 🍄🌷
@artukdotorg.bsky.social
Inspired by how botanists have meticulously recorded plants and fauna, we've picked this gorgeous illustration in the 'Introduction to Botany' from 1798. 🍄🌷
@artukdotorg.bsky.social
It's our last Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield for the year! Grab a ticket and reserve your spot for a delightful afternoon of sketching ✏️🎨
Treasures of the Brotherton
Saturday 6 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
£13.50. Book your place: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Treasures of the Brotherton
Saturday 6 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
£13.50. Book your place: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield
Join us in our monthly life drawing class with Gallery favourite, experienced artist and tutor, Rob Oldfield.
library.leeds.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It's our last Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield for the year! Grab a ticket and reserve your spot for a delightful afternoon of sketching ✏️🎨
Treasures of the Brotherton
Saturday 6 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
£13.50. Book your place: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Treasures of the Brotherton
Saturday 6 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
£13.50. Book your place: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
It's the first of December! 🌟
We hope you enjoy all the Christmas trees being put up across campus. To celebrate the start of the festive month, look at this 1947 edition of The Gryphon! Campus never looked so merry.🎄
Play our #MuseumJigsaw: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
We hope you enjoy all the Christmas trees being put up across campus. To celebrate the start of the festive month, look at this 1947 edition of The Gryphon! Campus never looked so merry.🎄
Play our #MuseumJigsaw: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's the first of December! 🌟
We hope you enjoy all the Christmas trees being put up across campus. To celebrate the start of the festive month, look at this 1947 edition of The Gryphon! Campus never looked so merry.🎄
Play our #MuseumJigsaw: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
We hope you enjoy all the Christmas trees being put up across campus. To celebrate the start of the festive month, look at this 1947 edition of The Gryphon! Campus never looked so merry.🎄
Play our #MuseumJigsaw: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
Guess who's been featured in #AYearinArchives 2025 👀
Our Digital Library Infrastructure Project - making our digital collections more accessible to staff, students and the general public - is a featured case study!
@leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @dcch-leeds.bsky.social
Our Digital Library Infrastructure Project - making our digital collections more accessible to staff, students and the general public - is a featured case study!
@leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @dcch-leeds.bsky.social
We’re delighted to announce that #AYearinArchives 2025 is now live!
Have a browse and let us know which projects you enjoy reading about: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
📷 RNLI, Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, Staffordshire County Council, Gateshead Archive
(1/2)
Have a browse and let us know which projects you enjoy reading about: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
📷 RNLI, Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, Staffordshire County Council, Gateshead Archive
(1/2)
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Guess who's been featured in #AYearinArchives 2025 👀
Our Digital Library Infrastructure Project - making our digital collections more accessible to staff, students and the general public - is a featured case study!
@leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @dcch-leeds.bsky.social
Our Digital Library Infrastructure Project - making our digital collections more accessible to staff, students and the general public - is a featured case study!
@leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @dcch-leeds.bsky.social
Question:
What do you value about the heritage of Leeds?
It's a big question we know, but we (and our heritage pals across the city) are really interested in what matters to you - the physical objects, buildings, and landscapes, and the intangible stories, festivals, traditions, and beliefs...
What do you value about the heritage of Leeds?
It's a big question we know, but we (and our heritage pals across the city) are really interested in what matters to you - the physical objects, buildings, and landscapes, and the intangible stories, festivals, traditions, and beliefs...
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Question:
What do you value about the heritage of Leeds?
It's a big question we know, but we (and our heritage pals across the city) are really interested in what matters to you - the physical objects, buildings, and landscapes, and the intangible stories, festivals, traditions, and beliefs...
What do you value about the heritage of Leeds?
It's a big question we know, but we (and our heritage pals across the city) are really interested in what matters to you - the physical objects, buildings, and landscapes, and the intangible stories, festivals, traditions, and beliefs...
Reposted by Leeds University Library Galleries
"Notions of Care- a response to Turner Prize 2025" roundtable today @lulgalleries.bsky.social starting off with a focus on joy and hope! #BD2025
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Notions of Care- a response to Turner Prize 2025" roundtable today @lulgalleries.bsky.social starting off with a focus on joy and hope! #BD2025
There's no feeling quite like discovering the #MuseumShop has an entire wall of postcards to choose from 😍
It's impossible to leave without at least one. Facts.
It's also hard to decide *which* one, and you end up leaving with quite a few...
@artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange
It's impossible to leave without at least one. Facts.
It's also hard to decide *which* one, and you end up leaving with quite a few...
@artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
There's no feeling quite like discovering the #MuseumShop has an entire wall of postcards to choose from 😍
It's impossible to leave without at least one. Facts.
It's also hard to decide *which* one, and you end up leaving with quite a few...
@artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange
It's impossible to leave without at least one. Facts.
It's also hard to decide *which* one, and you end up leaving with quite a few...
@artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange
Online catalogue announcement! 📢
The Eileen White Archive is now live! 📑
One of our archivists has done a deep dive into renowned food historian Eileen White (1943-2023) who greatly enhanced our understanding of English cookery in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The Eileen White Archive is now live! 📑
One of our archivists has done a deep dive into renowned food historian Eileen White (1943-2023) who greatly enhanced our understanding of English cookery in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Exploring the Eileen White Food History Archive
Karen Sayers, archivist, writes: Cultural Collections is pleased to announce that the catalogue of the Eileen White Archive is now live. Eileen White (1943-2023) was a renowned food historian with …
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November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Online catalogue announcement! 📢
The Eileen White Archive is now live! 📑
One of our archivists has done a deep dive into renowned food historian Eileen White (1943-2023) who greatly enhanced our understanding of English cookery in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The Eileen White Archive is now live! 📑
One of our archivists has done a deep dive into renowned food historian Eileen White (1943-2023) who greatly enhanced our understanding of English cookery in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
It's the final week to apply as a Coin Collection Volunteer! ⌛
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens. 🪙
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description 📩
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens. 🪙
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description 📩
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's the final week to apply as a Coin Collection Volunteer! ⌛
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens. 🪙
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description 📩
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens. 🪙
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description 📩
Today's #MuseumJigsaw is @universityofleeds.bsky.social student-founded magazine, The Tyke 📣⚡
Sold to the public during Rag Week each year, each issue contained adverts, stories and cartoons. Now they're prized collectors items!
Play: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
📷 The Tyke 1927, 1927. LUA/STU/002/D/9/2
Sold to the public during Rag Week each year, each issue contained adverts, stories and cartoons. Now they're prized collectors items!
Play: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
📷 The Tyke 1927, 1927. LUA/STU/002/D/9/2
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today's #MuseumJigsaw is @universityofleeds.bsky.social student-founded magazine, The Tyke 📣⚡
Sold to the public during Rag Week each year, each issue contained adverts, stories and cartoons. Now they're prized collectors items!
Play: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
📷 The Tyke 1927, 1927. LUA/STU/002/D/9/2
Sold to the public during Rag Week each year, each issue contained adverts, stories and cartoons. Now they're prized collectors items!
Play: bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
📷 The Tyke 1927, 1927. LUA/STU/002/D/9/2
Braving the cold to visit us today?
Please note, Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed today, due to staff sickness.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed for lunchtime, 1-2pm.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Please note, Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed today, due to staff sickness.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed for lunchtime, 1-2pm.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Braving the cold to visit us today?
Please note, Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed today, due to staff sickness.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed for lunchtime, 1-2pm.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Please note, Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed today, due to staff sickness.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be closed for lunchtime, 1-2pm.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Interested in getting some hands on experience with our collections?
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens. 🪙
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description 📩
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens. 🪙
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description 📩
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Interested in getting some hands on experience with our collections?
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens. 🪙
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description 📩
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens. 🪙
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description 📩