David Hopes
@hopesdavid.bsky.social
Head of Leeds Museums and Galleries. Trustee, Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, and Leeds Art Fund. Born in Kilmarnock, now live in Manchester
A complete coincidence that this gathering of English Civic Museums Network colleagues was outside a pub #museums2025 @museumsassociation.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A complete coincidence that this gathering of English Civic Museums Network colleagues was outside a pub #museums2025 @museumsassociation.org
Not sure how I feel about this...
August 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Not sure how I feel about this...
Happy #WorldHeritageDay 2025! I really like this project to record the sound of heritage places citiesandmemory.com/heritage/
Sonic Heritage - the sounds of the world's most famous sights
Sonic Heritage is a global tour to examine the role sound plays in the UNESCO-listed spaces deemed the world’s most culturally significant.
citiesandmemory.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Happy #WorldHeritageDay 2025! I really like this project to record the sound of heritage places citiesandmemory.com/heritage/
A burst of beauty this afternoon at the exquisite Lady Lever Gallery 🤩
April 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A burst of beauty this afternoon at the exquisite Lady Lever Gallery 🤩
This now added to my list of favourite impersonator names #mancsinatra
April 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This now added to my list of favourite impersonator names #mancsinatra
This morning at Temple Newsam 🤩
March 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This morning at Temple Newsam 🤩
Toledo didn't disappoint, particularly the beautiful Museo del Greco 🤩
February 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Toledo didn't disappoint, particularly the beautiful Museo del Greco 🤩
Buy a Temple Newsam tote bag, see the world! 🌎 @museodelprado.es
February 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Buy a Temple Newsam tote bag, see the world! 🌎 @museodelprado.es
A glorious Saturday morning in Madrid exploring the Sakiko Nomura show at the Fundacion Mapfre
February 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A glorious Saturday morning in Madrid exploring the Sakiko Nomura show at the Fundacion Mapfre
An exciting time to join the project team at Ellisland - please share! www.ellislandfarm.co.uk/about/jobs-a...
Jobs at Ellisland - Ellisland Museum & Farm
We don't always have roles available, but we will update this page with any vacancies at Ellisland Museum and Farm.
www.ellislandfarm.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
An exciting time to join the project team at Ellisland - please share! www.ellislandfarm.co.uk/about/jobs-a...
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Great discussion here about the future of museums with @benansell.bsky.social @tonybutler1.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social Sara Wajid and Sharon Ament.
Culture, community and cash at the heart of the debate. Give it a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Culture, community and cash at the heart of the debate. Give it a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Rethink - Rethink... museums - BBC Sounds
What are museums for?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Great discussion here about the future of museums with @benansell.bsky.social @tonybutler1.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social Sara Wajid and Sharon Ament.
Culture, community and cash at the heart of the debate. Give it a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Culture, community and cash at the heart of the debate. Give it a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Today we opened Miffy’s 70th Birthday at Leeds City Museum @leedsmuseums.bsky.social 🐰
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/pQdMnCd/miff...
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/pQdMnCd/miff...
Miffy's 70th Birthday
Leeds City Museum | 7 Feb - 7 Sept 2025 | An exhibition celebrating 70 years of miffy and Dick Bruna's artwork in Leeds..
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk
February 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Today we opened Miffy’s 70th Birthday at Leeds City Museum @leedsmuseums.bsky.social 🐰
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/pQdMnCd/miff...
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/pQdMnCd/miff...
Lovely evening at @I_W_M North for the opening of Chila Burman's awesome new show
January 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lovely evening at @I_W_M North for the opening of Chila Burman's awesome new show
Guess who forgot to buy neeps and tatties? Happy #BurnsNight all the same!
January 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Guess who forgot to buy neeps and tatties? Happy #BurnsNight all the same!
One of my new year's resolutions is to see this place: www.ft.com/content/4fa9...
January 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
One of my new year's resolutions is to see this place: www.ft.com/content/4fa9...
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Join us in Leeds for the first national Access in Museums Conference.
In partnership with @gem-heritage.bsky.social and YAMN (Yorkshire Accessible Museums Network).
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/whats-on/112...
In partnership with @gem-heritage.bsky.social and YAMN (Yorkshire Accessible Museums Network).
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/whats-on/112...
Access in Museums Conference
Join us in Leeds for the first national Access in Museums Conference.
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk
January 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Join us in Leeds for the first national Access in Museums Conference.
In partnership with @gem-heritage.bsky.social and YAMN (Yorkshire Accessible Museums Network).
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/whats-on/112...
In partnership with @gem-heritage.bsky.social and YAMN (Yorkshire Accessible Museums Network).
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/whats-on/112...
So sorry to hear of the passing of Gavin Sprott. As a young curator, he was a role model. Intelligent, gracious, funny. Pride and Passion, which he co-produced in 1996, remains one of my favourite exhibitions on Burns. Thank you, Gavin
December 16, 2024 at 9:44 AM
So sorry to hear of the passing of Gavin Sprott. As a young curator, he was a role model. Intelligent, gracious, funny. Pride and Passion, which he co-produced in 1996, remains one of my favourite exhibitions on Burns. Thank you, Gavin
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Delighted to announce that @leedsmuseums.bsky.social new online shop is now up and running so follow this link and have a browse www.shopleedsmuseums.co.uk And massive thank you to all those amazing staff that have made this happen 🙂
Leeds Museums and Galleries Online Shop
Explore Leeds Museums and Galleries products, inspired by our 8 venues, exhibitions and our collection of over 1.3 million objects.
www.shopleedsmuseums.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Delighted to announce that @leedsmuseums.bsky.social new online shop is now up and running so follow this link and have a browse www.shopleedsmuseums.co.uk And massive thank you to all those amazing staff that have made this happen 🙂
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Leeds Museums & Galleries are consulting on changes to the service in response to Leeds City Council facing unprecedented financial challenges.
There are two proposals, which are now out for public consultation ⬇️
There are two proposals, which are now out for public consultation ⬇️
December 12, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Leeds Museums & Galleries are consulting on changes to the service in response to Leeds City Council facing unprecedented financial challenges.
There are two proposals, which are now out for public consultation ⬇️
There are two proposals, which are now out for public consultation ⬇️
Gorgeous skies this morning over Manchester 🤩
November 29, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Gorgeous skies this morning over Manchester 🤩
A chilling reminder of what happened in my hometown 25 years ago. Beggs clearly a monster, but the documentary shows too what can happen when societal homophobia leads to self hatred www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Limbs in the Loch: Catching a Killer
On a cold December morning, the limbs of a young man are discovered in Loch Lomond, sparking an international man hunt. The inside story of a macabre murder that shocked Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
A chilling reminder of what happened in my hometown 25 years ago. Beggs clearly a monster, but the documentary shows too what can happen when societal homophobia leads to self hatred www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...