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

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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

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

Collection details

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

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.

Behind the scenes

20 June 2013 *on now

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

27 June 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

4 July 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

11 July 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

18 July 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Artefact investigation

20 July 2013

As part of the Festival of British Archaeology, join us for our annual forage into the less well used parts of the Archaeology collection.

Suitable for

When

10am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

25 July 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

1 August 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

8 August 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

15 August 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

How do they do it?

17 August 2013

Have you ever wondered how a tailor cuts flat cloth to make a shaped suit? Now's your chance to come see how it's done have a go yourself.

Suitable for

When

10am-12pm

Admission

Booking is required, contact (0113) 378 2100.

Behind the scenes

22 August 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

Behind the scenes

29 August 2013

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the museum

Suitable for

When

11am-12pm

Admission

Free

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

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