Autumn

Take a tour of the artwork on being shown across Leeds in art galleries, cafes, museums, shops, community centres and outdoor spaces.

We've found beautiful ceramics, mind-blowing video installations, fine art shows, photography exhibitions, student showcases and sculpture work.

Take a look and see what's out there!

Free
Sculpture artwork by Mike Nelson, made of tires and steel.
Until Sun 3 Jan 2027
Mike Nelson: M62 (East, West)
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition Visual Arts
Digital illustration of cogs
Until Sun 1 Nov 2026
Engineery
Leeds Industrial Museum
Exhibition Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Models posing with Neville Boden Sculpture
Until Sun 10 Jan 2027
‘Some Steel’: Sculpture and Steel in Britain, 1960-90
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition Visual Arts
An old dress on a mannequin next to an old photograph of a woman wearing the same dress.
Until Thu 31 Dec 2026
In The Picture: Objects in Focus
Abbey House Museum
Exhibition Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Pencil sketch on paper of various female figures, with written notes
Until Sun 11 Apr 2027
Lines of Enquiry: Drawings from the Collection
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition Visual Arts Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
An artist book work. The pages are painted blue on one side, with three tears on the page showing the red-painted reverse side.
Until Sun 10 Jan 2027
Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi from the Research Library
Henry Moore Institute
Exhibition Visual Arts
Under £10
Photograph of a woman and child looking at a woven tapestry
Until Sun 6 Jun 2027
Untangled
Leeds Industrial Museum
Exhibition Visual Arts Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
A watercolour painting of a ruined abbey or castle, surrounded by loosely painted trees and foliage
Until Sat 31 Oct 2026
Leeds 400: Places
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Exhibition Heritage Leeds 400 Visual Arts
Free
Oval portrait of a young girl
Until Tue 1 Jun 2027
Pocket-Sized Power: A Feminist History of Portrait Miniatures
Exhibition Online
Free
A sculpture resembling a white and green plane by Olivia Bax
Until Sun 29 Aug 2027
Dinner Party: With Matthew Smith, Jacob Epstein, Olivia Bax
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition Visual Arts
Under £10
Portrait of Genghis Khan
Until Sun 1 Nov 2026
Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World
Royal Armouries Museum
Exhibition Family Friendly School Holidays Heritage
Illustration of whimsical plants with two silhouettes of children pointing
Until Sun 3 Jan 2027
Exhibition: Where Magic Grows
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Exhibition Family Friendly School Holidays