Carve vegetables and print portraits of our scarecrows in this fun half term workshop.

In these fun family craft sessions during the half term holiday, carve out vegetables into shapes and use them to print your own portraits of the scarecrows in our Scarecrow Trail!

A creative and family-friendly Halloween-themed activity for kids.

While you're here, why not drop into the Palace Picture House to watch a family film? Our Mystery Matinees run daily at 2pm during the school holidays, in our tiny 1920s-style cinema.

Come along to Leeds Industrial Museum to find the scarecrows that have made their home here for this half term.

Find them throughout the museum and then head into our newly opened picnic grounds area by the canal to find more lurking there!

You can also drop in on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10.30am - 12pm & 12.30 - 2pm to get creative with our Vegetable Printing Portraits workshop.

The trail is included in museum admission, during opening hours. Please note the museum is closed on Mondays.

People of Leodis, step back in time and experience the atmosphere and excitement at our Roman themed holiday extravaganza. Enjoy the sights and sounds and tastes of Roman life as Rome comes to Leeds. 

Come and enjoy a day packed full of unforgettable moments all presented by our Roman Editor, the organiser of gladiatorial contests and entertainment. Explore Roman Myths through our living history presentations, have a go activities, enjoy our demonstrations, or make your own Roman token to take home. 

Delve into the deceptive world of quackery in this new Thackray talk

Travel back to the origins of the quack doctor and explore the most dangerous and daft cures of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Taking place in our Victorian Operating Theatre, this talk will expose some of the most notorious historical medicines of the past 300 years.

Where else could you uncover a hearing aid crafted from real human hair, a handwritten recipe book from the 1600s or a surgical kit from the Napoleonic Wars?

At any given time, only 4% of our collection is on display. With over 81,000 artefacts in our care, Thackray Museum holds one of the UK’s most unique and intriguing collections. Join our dedicated Collections team to go behind the scenes and explore rare objects, books, and archives seldom seen by the public.

This ticket includes free admission to the museum galleries on the day of your tour.

Welcome to the number one exhibition on number twos.

This summer, we’re lifting the lid on bums, tums and stinky science to answer your most potty-mouthed questions about poo!

Through recreated smells (oh yes!), touch and discovery, POO! will flush out the science behind one of the body’s most remarkable (and messy) functions.  

Why does poo smell? What colour should it be? How much poo is there in the world? This fun and fascinating family exhibition gets to the bottom of digestion, responding to questions from children at Harehills Primary School.