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European Sculpture in the Royal Collection

On 23 September 2025, a milestone of sculpture scholarship will be reached by the publication of a catalogue of 1,800 works of European Sculpture in the Royal Collection.

To mark the appearance of this major new work in four volumes, the author Jonathan Marsden (former Director of the Royal Collection) will speak about the Collection with John Chu, Senior Curator of Pictures and Sculpture for the National Trust.

Architecture and Faith Connections: Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira (Mosque)

This splendid mosque, built in 2018, with one of the largest chandeliers in Leeds, invites you to discover the architecture and the faith, customs and culture of Islam. Timed to allow a follow on visit to the nearby GNNSJ Gurudwara (Sikh).

The tour will explain the history of this impressive mosque, the high quality of the building materials used, the symbolism on the bronze doors and throughout the building. There are five floors used for prayers which can accommodate 1000 people each Friday. The main floor has the aforementioned chandelier.

Quantum Sauce goes Back To The Future!

Great Scott!!! We’re channelling 1.21 GigaWatts of electricity, going where we don’t need roads, and marking Back To The Future day!

A trio of talks linked to your top time-travelling trilogy, including:

Kristin Lohwasser: 1.21 Gigawatts of electricity?! Dispatches from the High-Energy Frontier

Ben Evans: We don’t need roads! Fast cars, planes, evolution and artificial intelligence.

Robbie McAllister: It Runs on Steam! Steampunk goes to the Movies

Lunchtime Conversation w/ Phee Jefferies

As has become tradition, we will be closing the exhibition with the Lunchtime Conversation. An opportunity for a home-cooked meal around the kitchen table here at BasementHQ and lively chat with the artist and other guests before a guided tour of the exhibition.

The world can be a mundane and underwhelming place, @Pheemakesthings stand out. The monotony of the working week and the things we see so often that we stop noticing them are undone in the hyper-realistic work of Phee Jeffries.

John R Ellis Book Launch: The Otley Murders

John R. Ellis has lived in Yorkshire for most of his life and has spent many years exploring Yorkshire's diverse landscapes, history, language and communities.

After a career in teaching, he turned to writing and started his bestselling Yorkshire Murder Mystery series, as well as writing poetry and ghost stories amongst other things.

If you pop along to the Courthouse on a Monday morning though, you can spot him behind the counter of the Cafe - he has been a volunteer at the Courthouse for more than 10 years!

Transform 25 Launch Party

Transform 25 is a festival of powerful international performance, happening right here in Leeds from 21-25 October 2025.

Over 5 days this autumn, Transform 25 creates a meeting point for the bold, the electrifying, the reflective and hopeful. Join artists from across the globe to explore urgent perspectives and look to the future. Expect vivid, visceral theatre, dance, performance and intimate experiences across iconic venues and unusual spaces.

Thackray Lates: Sunburn – The Science of Skin

Dust off your wildest Hawaiian shirt, grab a deckchair, and soak up the summer’s most skin-tingling experience 

After five consecutive sell-outs, Thackray Lates are back! And for one night only, we’re peeling back the science behind the body’s largest organ: skin.

Expect myth-busting talks, craft workshops, and pop-up performances, both inside and outside the museum. From tattooing to tanning, skincare to scar tissue – you’d be a flake to miss it.

The café will serve hot food, snacks and soft drinks, with a pop-up bar by Kirkstall Brewery serving drinks.

Inclusive Voices: Intersectionality & LGBTQIA+

A new meeting for all in our communities to talk about crossovers between being LGBTQIA+ and other characteristics to better understand and support each other.

This session we'll have friendly and constructive conversation together about how we interact as LGBTQIA+ folks with others under our rainbow umbrella with LGBTQIA+ identities and lives which are different to ours.

This session will be facilitated by Grant Denkinson, but if you’d like to help co-host please get in touch!

Donations to Pride Place welcome as affordable.

No booking required.