Marvel at the displays of working steam toys and Meccano from local collectors at this fun and friendly event.
Enjoy this annual event from the Friends of Pudsey Roller as enthusiasts and collectors bring in their steam toys and Meccano to share with our visitors.
There will also be a pop-up cafe selling delicious treats and raising funds for the Pudsey Roller.
Normal museum admission charges apply.
Kirkstall Art Trail is an annual celebration of art. With exhibitions in unusual venues, a diverse range of creative crafts, and many activities available for all ages.
Join Peter Mitchell in a Gallery tour of his exhibition as he reflects on his long rooted connection with the city of Leeds.
Peter Mitchell is widely regarded as one of the most important early colour photographers of the 20th century. He became best known for his photographic chronicles of Leeds, including a series of striking photographs of the city through the 1970s and 1980s. This exhibition marks a return to Leeds Art Gallery for Mitchell who had his first exhibition there in 1975. Some works are displayed for the first time from his personal collection.
At a time when newspapers are disappearing or are contaminated with the need to sell advertising space through clickbait articles, pop-up adverts for online services and a public lust for soundbytes - Hyde Park Art Club are delighted to present a durational Summer Season of free press and roaming ideas as antidote, delivered at Hyde Park Book Club by The Wrangthorn Enquirer.
These are some of the guiding principles of The Wrangthorn Enquirer, the radical community press that will infiltrate and document Hyde Park Book Club and its surroundings this summer.
Hyde Park Art Club and Redundant Span are delighted to invite you to the opening of 'The Wrangthorn Enquirer - News from Now and Here' at Hyde Park Book Club. This event willl take place between 8pm -10pm Tuesday 8th July 2025. The show will continue daily until 21st September.
The Methley Archive will once again share some of their extensive local collection at Rivers Meet Cafe for Heritage Open Days.
Through photographs, drawings and descriptions you will discover some of the remarkable architecture in Methley over the years. Many of the buildings are long gone but some have been repurposed over time to suit more modern tastes.
Visit the oldest continually used building in West Yorkshire.
Grade 1 listed All Saints Church dates back to at least the 8th century and features in Simon Jenkins 'England's Thousand Best Churches'. Lady Betty Hastings is buried within the church. Local historian John Cummins will be your guide for the visit. He will also introduce some other heritage buildings close by.
Join us for the annual celebration of Kirkstall artists and makers on the Kirkstall Art Trail!
Celebrating its 10th year in 2025, the Kirkstall Art Trail, which runs over 19th and Sunday 20th July, covers 36 venues and will feature over a hundred artists. Check them all out at https://kirkstallarttrail.co.uk/
This year Hollybush will be Venue 33, hosting 19 artists and makers in our barn, classroom, roundhouse and gardens, so do drop in if you can over the weekend.
Join us at Village for the launch of Melanie & The Miners' Strike, a Leeds throwback in a photo book of nights out in the mid 80s.
Melanie & The Miners' Strike is edited by Victoria P Gill using images from of Bali Hai, Tiffany’s and the Warehouse from 1984, taken by her mum Melanie in the '80s.
Come and reminisce or explore this snapshot of 1980s Leeds, meet Melanie, Victoria and friends.
Discover the rich collection of British land art in Leeds Sculpture Collections. With work by Tacita Dean (b.1965), Hamish Fulton (b. 1946), Anya Gallaccio (b.1963), Andy Goldsworthy (b.1956), John Hilliard (b.1945) and David Nash (b.1945) this display reappraises land art and considers how it continues to shape our understanding of landscape.