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Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery

The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA
United Kingdom

Leeds Art Gallery is an attraction in the heart of Leeds City Centre. The gallery collection comprises a wide range of modern and contemporary art, alongside an extensive programme of events.

The lower galleries include work from the early years of the collection, temporary exhibitions and sculpture. Recent exhibitions have included Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way, Things Left Unsaid: Percy Wyndham Lewis, Iris Barry, Helen Saunders & the story of Praxitella and Yorkshire Sculpture International. The upper galleries contain contemporary works from the collection along with a number of changing displays.

Meanwhile Artspace provides a family friendly, relaxed, creative space with art materials and activities that explore themes inspired by the collections. Draw, build, interact and play or head over during school holidays to meet the artist-in-residence.

Also be sure to take time out in the stunning surroundings of the Victorian Tiled Hall café, and visit the shop which stocks local giftware, children's art books, Scandinavian inspired homewares and many other art related products!

Leeds Art Gallery is now a Give What You Can gallery. We invite visitors to donate to support the gallery if they are able. Donations can be made via our Tap to Give donations points on arrival or during your visit with contactless, Chip and Pin, cash and coins.

website
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email
art.gallery@leeds.gov.uk
phone
01132478256
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Accessible toilet
Baby changing facilities
Family friendly venue
Guide dogs welcome
Wheelchair accessible

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Other events at Leeds Art Gallery

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A large rectangular textile or printed fabric lies flat on the gallery floor, depicting an aerial view of a coastline with vivid turquoise and deep blue water, scattered white clouds, and a narrow strip of green land along one edge. The fabric is bordered with a bright fluorescent yellow trim and photographed from a low angle, emphasizing its length within the white-walled gallery space.
Sat 25 Jul 2026 - Sat 25 Jul 2026
Hannah Catherine Jones Tour of UNEARTHING(S) for Practicing Artists
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
 symmetrical gallery installation featuring two large vintage-style wooden speakers facing down a narrow corridor lined with tall dark acoustic panels. At the far end, a woven screen partially reveals the blue letters "OH." The installation sits within a bright white room with high ceilings, classical columns, and an arched alcove, creating a minimalist, immersive listening environment.
Sat 25 Jul 2026 - Sat 25 Jul 2026
Hannah Catherine Jones UNEARTHING(S) Listening Session
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Lots of small sculptures on the floor lit to make strong shadow-shapes
Tue 04 Aug 2026 - Tue 18 Aug 2026
Shadow Structures
Leeds Art Gallery
Visual Arts
Activity
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
Free
An adult and a young person in front of an artwork in a gallery
Thu 06 Aug 2026 - Thu 20 Aug 2026
Leeds Art Gallery Kids Aloud Tours
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Family Friendly
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
Visual Arts
Free
A family looking at a painting hung in a gallery exhibition space
Thu 06 Aug 2026 - Thu 20 Aug 2026
Loud Gallery Tour
Leeds Art Gallery
Visual Arts
Guided Tour
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
Free
Collage making with hands, shapes and lines
Wed 05 Aug 2026 - Wed 26 Aug 2026
Playful Art
Leeds Art Gallery
Visual Arts
Activity
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
Free
A person stands smiling in front of a large woven installation framed in wood. They wear a bright blue fuzzy hat, oversized tinted glasses, large gold hoop earrings, a nose ring, layered necklaces, a colorful purple, blue, and black tie-dye shirt, and a light beige jacket. Their hands are tucked into their pockets. Behind them, the woven artwork partially reveals glowing orange letters, creating a textured backdrop in a bright gallery space.
Sat 29 Aug 2026 - Sat 29 Aug 2026
Hannah Catherine Jones UNEARTHING(S) Live Performance
Leeds Art Gallery
Concerts
Exhibition
Leeds 400
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Performance
Free
A large white room with a colourful lit ceiling above a wooden coffin shaped oversized sculpture.
Thu 21 May 2026 - Sun 30 Aug 2026
UNEARTHING(S): Hannah Catherine Jones
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Visual Arts
Free
Abstract plaster sculpture on a white backdrop
Fri 22 May 2026 - Sun 04 Oct 2026
Arp: The Plasters
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Firewalk
Wed 04 Nov 2026 - Wed 04 Nov 2026
Leeds Mind Firewalk
Leeds Art Gallery
Activity
Adventure
Leeds Corn Exchange
Tue 21 Oct 2025 - Sun 20 Dec 2026
Leeds City Centre Walking Tour
Leeds Art Gallery
Guided Tour
Free
Models posing with Neville Boden Sculpture
Sat 31 Jan 2026 - Sun 10 Jan 2027
‘Some Steel’: Sculpture and Steel in Britain, 1960-90
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
Pencil sketch on paper of various female figures, with written notes
Tue 21 Apr 2026 - Sun 11 Apr 2027
Lines of Enquiry: Drawings from the Collection
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Group of friends smiling in front of city council building
Wed 22 Apr 2026 - Fri 23 Apr 2027
Leeds: Self-Guided City Walk & Interactive Exploration Game
Leeds Art Gallery
Guided Tour
Walk

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