The National Coal Mining Museum has opened its doors after nearly five months of closure due to the Coronavirus lockdown, work behind the scenes will allow the museum to welcome visitors back to the site with two brand new exhibitions and a newly restored Headstock Visitors will follow a pre-determined route, using an optional family […]
A flamboyant and fanciful dream to create a menagerie filled with animals and plants from across the globe at the heart of a Leeds suburb. And although the grandiose scheme was ultimately doomed to failure, the remnants of the Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens can still be seen around Headingley almost two centuries later. Now […]
Before they closed the doors to their Leeds museum the Royal Armouries were busy putting the finishing touches to a major new exhibition celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Field of Cloth of Gold, as well as a supporting programme of Tudor Power & Glory events. The exhibition is on pause and the events postponed for now, but […]