Street vendors were an inherent aspect of Victorian Britain, but often forgotten…
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The Origins of the Gascoigne Family
Chris Bovis navigates the largely destroyed history of the Gascoigne family.
Cross-Dressing, Elopement and Travels with Percy Shelley: the extraordinary life of Margaret King
Whilst digitising our collection, we discovered a publication whose author has a very interesting history…
Sculpture and Microscopic Photography
Collections and Contingency is an exhibition of sculpture and microscopic photography by Deborah Gardner, placed in and around the fascinating artefacts and specimens in our store at Leeds Discovery Centre.
Leeds Migration Stories
Discover the colourful histories behind our city’s many communities with David Harrison.
The Children of the 1891 Fancy Dress Ball: The Passavant Women
Miss Nora Passavant dressed as ‘The Leeds Daily Papers’ at the 1891 Fancy Dress Ball. Joshua King explores the life of Nora and the rest of the Passavant women.
Beavers to Weavers: The Wonderful World of Animal Makers
Discover the message behind Leeds City Museum’s latest exhibition, about what animals do and how they live their lives.
Growing for Colour: The Leeds Industrial Museum Gardens
Every week, volunteers from the local community gather to work on and maintain the Colour Gardens at Leeds Industrial Museum.
The Preservative Party Visit Berlin
The Preservative Party, Leeds City Museum’s group for young volunteers, tell us about their recent trip to Berlin.
The Children of the 1891 Fancy Dress Ball: Wilfred Nicholson
The second in our 1891 Fancy Dress Ball series, this time on the life of Wilfred Nicholson who attended dressed as Mephistopheles.
Samson Fox and Leeds Forge: From the Banks of the Aire to the Cote d’Azure
Discover the immense influence of Samson Fox, who made his fortune through pioneering products manufactured by Leeds Forge.
Conserving a Tibetan Headdress
A rare Tibetan headdress with gorgeous turquoise and coral stones has just been conserved for display in Himalayan Fashion by Karen Horton.
