Leeds Art Gallery is one of more than 20 museums and galleries across the UK taking part by offering dedicated Kids Aloud timeslots and special events for families during the summer holidays.

The child-friendly activities will take place alongside the gallery’s regular summer programme and will include children’s loud gallery tours, as well as portrait workshops and pattern making poetry sessions inspired by current exhibition To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom Boakye Curates.

Back by popular demand, the Kids Aloud initiative responds to research from Art Fund revealing that over half (52 per cent) of parents with young children (aged 11 or under) worry about feeling too uncomfortable or embarrassed to take young children into museums and galleries – limiting opportunities for children to engage with art and culture.

The initiative is aimed at making parents of children of all ages feel more comfortable visiting galleries and combatting misconceptions about children being noisy and expressing themselves.

Families can use a National Art Pass for free entry to over 900 museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK, as well as 50 per cent off major exhibitions and discounts in museum shops and cafes.

The Kids Aloud initiative runs throughout the school summer holidays from this week onwards.

More details about Kids Aloud activities at Leeds Art Gallery can be found at: Kids Aloud 2025 — With Art Fund | Leeds Museums and Galleries | Days out and exhibitions

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