Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Carlisle Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1LB
England

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/discoverycentre

E-mail

discovery.centre@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

0113 214 1548

Fax

0113 214 6539

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Leeds Museum Discovery Centre
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Home to a million wonders...

Leeds Museum Discovery Centre is the city's purpose built museum storage and conservation facility. As only 5% of Leeds Museums and Galleries collections can be displayed at only one time, the Discovery Centre houses objects not on permanent display at other sites across the city.

From elephant skulls to a medieval log boat, discover many more treasures with regular behind the scenes tours and family activities.

Based at Clarence Dock near Leeds city centre, the new Discovery Centre provides access to the collections and is a fantastic resource for schools, educational groups and researchers.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Visits are by appointment. To arrange, please contact us on 0113 214 1548. Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm. Thursday 11am -12 noon and 2pm -3pm free behind the scenes tours.

 Admission charges

Free admission

 General services and facilities
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Touch exhibits
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Library
  • Research facilities for academics
 Commercial and hire services
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

- Toilets
- Baby change facility
- Disabled access
- Induction loops
- Free parking
- Conference and Meeting rooms
- To book a wheelchair for your visit please contact us on 0113 214 1548

Carlisle Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1LB
England

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/discoverycentre

E-mail

discovery.centre@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

0113 214 1548

Fax

0113 214 6539

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Natural Sciences, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Carlisle Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1LB
England

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/discoverycentre

E-mail

discovery.centre@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

0113 214 1548

Fax

0113 214 6539

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
Leeds Discovery Centre

All that Glitters... is not always gold

11 February 2012

Join us as we unlock the museum safe and discover the stories behind our coins and medals.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Any age

When

10am-6pm

Admission

Free

Leeds Discovery Centre

All that Glitters... is not always gold

15 February 2012

Join us as we unlock the museum safe and discover the stories behind our coins and medals.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Any age

When

10am-6pm

Admission

Free

Leeds Discovery Centre

Swan Songs

17 March 2012

Discover bygone objects and learn how changes in social history brought about their extinction.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Any age

When

10am-6pm

Admission

Booking is required, contact (0113) 214 1548.

Find out how ravens and crows became symbols of death.

Journey through the Underworld

7 April 2012

Come and join us on a family workshop looking at museum objects relating to stories and myths surrounding rebirth and the Afterlife. The workshop will include a behind the scenes store stour, objects handling and activities.

Suitable for

  • Any age

When

10am-12pm

Where

Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Admission

Please call 0113 214 1548 to book.

Find out how ravens and crows became symbols of death.

Journey through the Underworld

11 April 2012

Come and join us on a family workshop looking at museum objects relating to stories and myths surrounding rebirth and the Afterlife. The workshop will include a behind the scenes store stour, objects handling and activities.

Suitable for

  • Any age

When

10am-12pm

Where

Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Admission

Please call 0113 214 1548 to book.

Torch light at Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Night at the Museum - torch light tours

19 May 2012

Come and join us for a behind the scenes tour of our purpose built museum store and conservation facility.

We all know what happens in museums after the lights are switched off. Do you dare...?

Home to over a million wonders, the Discovery Centre houses objects ranging from elephant skulls to a medieval log boat.

Bring your own battery powered candles and torches for our annual blackout tour.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • 11-13
  • 14-15
  • 16-17
  • 18+

When

4:30-6pm

Where

Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Admission

Please call 0113 214 1548 to book.

Website

http://www.leeds.goc.uk/discoverycentre

Explore buggy diversity at Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Incredible Insects: Celebrating buggy diversity

23 June 2012

Come and join us on a Spring safari and see if you an uncover some incredible insects.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • 14-15
  • 11-13
  • 16-17
  • 18+

When

10am-12pm

Where

Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Admission

Please call 0113 214 1548 to book.

Carlisle Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1LB
England

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/discoverycentre

E-mail

discovery.centre@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

0113 214 1548

Fax

0113 214 6539

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

China in Yorkshire

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=478

A resource about some of the Chinese objects in Yorkshire museums including bride and groom dolls and dragon fans.

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Objects and Stories

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=567

Explaining how and why objects ended up in museums in Leeds

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
 Face to face resources

The Discovery Club

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/discoverycentre/Discovery_Centre/Learning_Zone/Young_People.aspx

The Discovery Club is for aspiring artists, and lets you practise your art skills using different techniques, all based on inspiring objects from our museum collections.

How to obtain

Check on What's On on the Leeds Discover Centre website or contact sarah.barton@leeds.gov.uk or 0113 2141567

Carlisle Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1LB
England

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/discoverycentre

E-mail

discovery.centre@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

0113 214 1548

Fax

0113 214 6539

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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