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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: Canal Rd, Armley Mills, Leeds LS12 2QF
Formerly the largest woolen mill in the world, this facility presently serves as an award-winning museum devoted to the city's industrial history. Fascinating 18th and 19th century artifacts relate the development of fashion, fabrics, transportation and cinematography. There are vending machines, picnic tables and a nice shop on-site.
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: Moorside Rd, Moorside Mills, Bradford BD2 3HP
This remarkable museum, which is housed in a turn-of-the-century spinning mill, commemorates the area's long industrial history, particularly its involvement with wool, machinery, steam engines, and horses. Outside, the Mill Yard bustles with horse rides, activities, and labor exhibits that recall a bygone era. Nearby Moorside House is the home of...
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: Church St, Haworth, Keighley BD22 8DR
As the former home of the famous family that spawned influential writers Charlotte and Emily, this 19th century parsonage now houses an impressive and insightful collection of family artefacts. Emily wrote the seminal, "Wuthering Heights" while living in this house. A variety of events, including a contemporary arts program, take place throughout...
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA
Established in 1888, much of this important collection dates back to 1820. The 20th century is also well represented and, with the exception of London, it is considered the best of its kind in the country. Additional exhibits feature works of French post-impressionism, the Victorian period, and contemporary art. Also on hand is the Craft Shop and...
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: Carlisle Road, Leeds LS10 1LB
Formerly known as the Leeds Museum Resource Center, this museum is famous for the Egyptian mummy that has resided in Leeds for nearly two centuries. Fascinating exhibits devoted to Greco-Roman and Egyptian culture, geology, natural history, and archeology are available for the public to enjoy. Numerous interactive and multimedia displays are also...
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: Pictureville, Bradford, Leeds BD1 1NQ
One visit here and you'll see why the most popular national museum outside London draws an estimated 750,000 annual visitors. The museum houses an amazing collection of more than three million artifacts of history, sociology, digital media, and culture. The exhibits include the world's first negative, some of the earliest television footage, and...
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: Armouries Dr, Leeds LS10 1LT
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds was opened in 1996 as the new home for the national collection of arms and armor. Each of the five themed galleries covering war, tournament, self-defence, hunting and the arms and armor of the Orient, offers something to captivate every visitor. Visitors can view Henry VIII's tournament armor for instance,...
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: Temple Newsam Rd, Off Selby Rd, Leeds LS15 0AE
This charming estate sits on 1200 acres of scenic parkland and houses one of the country's finest collections of decorative arts. The exhibit of Chippendale furniture is both impressive and extensive. This is also the site of one Europe's largest home farms, boasting 400 animals, including numerous rare specimens. There is a decent visitor centre...
The Henry Moore Sculpture Gallery
Category: Museums - Leeds Attractions & Activities
Address: 74 The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AH
This award-winning gallery and research facility showcases historic and contemporary sculptures and features both domestic and international work. Sculptures are further enhanced by collections of sculptors' prints and drawings. The library boasts some 17,000 printed items of archival material. Annexed to the city's art gallery, via a glass...
