Explore our collection of historic cameras, make a pinhole camera and try to develop your own photograph!

Learn about the development of cameras and photography during this store tour, and then make your very own pinhole camera with our very own professional photographer. 

This event includes a family workshop and tour of the store.

Explore our collection of childrens stories books, and have a go at making your own!

In this stories based session, we'll be taking a look at children's story books in the collection.

After a tour of the store, we'll be designing our own book cover and creating your own story.

Our Social History collection has over 100,000 objects, and our recent emphasis on collecting has been for items that have strong local links to Leeds history and manufacture or association with Leeds people.

What stories will you discover?

Join our Natural Science curator as we look at how animals are taxidermied and preserved, get up close to our animal collections.

Learn about taxidermy alongside a professional taxidermist, including an ethical demonstration and a chance to see how it’s done!

You’ll also get the chance to make your own shoebox scene, complete with artificial animals!

All of this, is alongside a tour of our amazing store, containing over 1 million objects.

Unearth the secrets of the Ancient Egypt this summer holiday at Leeds Discovery Centre.

There are always surprising secrets and curiosities to uncover our museum collection store. Recently, museum curators were surprised to find a slide from a Victorian microscopist who had collected and preserved an Egyptian breadcrumb, believed to be up to 3,000 years old!

But what can it tell us about the past?

From tiny breadcrumbs to coffin fragments, join us for family craft activities inspired by this ancient civilization and explore Egyptian treasures in our store.

Come along to Rainbow Junktion for an evening of music, food, and community! 

A fully vegan community meal cooked by our volunteers (with a vegan Gluten Free option also) to share and enjoy. Check out our stalls for The Hangout, Patch of Moss, Rainbow Junktion and more, there will also be a raffle with some excellent prizes. 

There will be chill DJ sets from Andrew Devine and Bludream whilst the food is served from 6-8pm followed by musical performances by Morgan Song and Jared Collins! 

Unleash your creativity! Join us for an inspiring one day drawing and painting course at Otley Chevin!

This is a one day, on site, drawing and painting landscape workshop led by two highly experienced Leeds based artists and educators Adam Stone and Paul Digby.

What to expect:

Hands on workshop for all skill levels.

One to one guidance and advice.

Demonstrations and tips on how to draw and paint from nature.

Workshop includes some drawing and painting materials.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experiment and discover new techniques!

Join us, Sabroso Street and Cazcabel for a sensational Saturday of Tacos and Tequila!

They’ll be taking over our beer garden for some bank holiday fun you won’t want to miss.