A display for the 80th Anniversary of the D Day Landings 1944 at the museum until 22nd June.

Details for the Allied landings in Normandy started in Spring 1943 including the mapping of the coastline of France, completed by May 1944. Eisenhower made the decision that 6th June would be D Day and at midnight the massive invasion of Europe began.

We have a complete set of the maps on view in the museum.

To celebrate the good, the bad and the germy, unleash your inner eco-artist with this workshop run by local textile artist Kayleigh Davis. Taking inspiration from our latest exhibition Fragile Microbiomes, nature, and Kayleigh’s own work, children will create their own microbiome masterpieces using natural dyes on silk.

Come down to Leeds Industrial Museum this May half term to make your own bunting flags! 

This free family friendly workshop will involve cutting, sticking, printing and painting bunting flags, following processes inspired by the industrial history of Leeds! 

The finished flags will be all joined together and displayed in the museum - why not come along and have a go!

Join us at Horsforth Village Museum for a glimpse into the life of Joseph Wallett, a travelling photographer, and his connection to a horrific murder of a child in Horsforth, in the summer of 1891.

A local history talk and/or a gentle walk and talk, depending on the weather from Horsforth Village Museum.

£3 including refreshments, all welcome.

Contact 0113 2819877 or email horsforthmuseum@hotmail.co.uk.

Horsforth Village Museum is funded by Horsforth Historical Society.

It’s time to don your cape and celebrate the real-life superheroes making a difference every day.

This bank holiday, we’re hosting a trail around the museum, exploring stories of medical innovation. If you can spot all the you’ll come away with a coveted Thackray certificate.

We’ll also give you the chance to craft your own superhero-style mask with our free complimentary make and take. What will your super health power be?

Our volunteers have busy kitchens this week. 

We are open on Saturday morning for the sale of cakes and savouries, all donations to Horsforth Museum. 

Call in to stock up and see our model houses on display including this model kitchen dated 1950 in our back to back retro houses.

The Great Irish Famine had a devastating impact on the population of Ireland, particularly the poor and destitute, who despite their suffering were treated with disdain and contempt. One million people died, and hundreds of thousands were forced to seek relief in the workhouse. The skeletal remains of those who died give testimony to their excruciating hardship and toil, but also of resistance and communal identity.

Guns are powerful weapons. They can be loaded with meaning, as well as bullets. 

Throughout history to the present day, guns have been embellished and intricately decorated; plated in gold and covered with diamonds.

As objects of art, they have been used to campaign for peace, as tokens of love and desire, and as diplomatic gifts between nations.

This thought-provoking pop-up exhibition asks us to reconsider the symbolism of guns.