Leeds Museums & Galleries

We're looking for a Digital and Communications Volunteer to help us with delivering online content with our digital systems. This role will help us to develop our new website, including research, data inputting and data analysis, as well as content design and marketing. Find out more and apply here: https://bttr.im/t9a1u

Abbey House Museum to remain open following public consultation. After almost 10,000 responses, we can announce that Abbey House Museum will remain open to visitors and that planning for upcoming events and exhibitions will continue. However, savings still need to be made, and alternative options to secure the savings required are currently being reviewed. Speaking on the decision, Councillor Salma Arif, executive member for adult social care, active lifestyles and culture said: “It was clear from ward members the strength of feeling locally, and this has been replicated from across Leeds in the consultation. As a result, we’re pleased to say the museum will stay open. “What we need now is for people channel the passion and enthusiasm they have demonstrated during the consultation into visiting and engaging with the site as much as possible over the coming months so we can all work to support its future.” Currently, the museum is hosting an exhibition entitled Story Time, which includes a huge variety of historic books and games, each exploring the magical world of children’s stories. To find out more about the decision and learn more about the exhibition follow the link below. https://lnkd.in/eHVPJsQN

We are hosting the first national Access in Museums Conference at Leeds City Museum on 20 and 21 March 2025. Hear inspirational ideas on access and inclusion in museums from gallery interpretation, education resources, employment and more. Key notes include Sam Bowen, founder of SEND in Museums and @joannagracethesensoryprojects. We'd love to welcome people who have an interest or experience in access and museums. Book your tickets on our website - add both days to your basket to receive the full conference discount. £50 for two days or £30 to attend one day. In partnership with @gem-heritage https://lnkd.in/eHV58gTg

Leeds Museums & Galleries are consulting on changes to the service in response to Leeds City Council facing unprecedented financial challenges. There are two proposals, which are now out for public consultation: - To close Abbey House Museum to the public, to make an annual saving of £160,000 starting in 2025/26. - To change admission charges at Kirkstall Abbey to charge everyone to visit the main Abbey ruins. These proposals are subject to public consultations which are live from 12 December 2024 - 23 January 2025. You can fill out the consultations online by visiting our website. https://lnkd.in/euEZX4e6 https://lnkd.in/eh5r86iD

We're excited to announce All In has launched its pilot programme in Leeds! Leeds Heritage Theatres, Leeds Museums & Galleries, Leeds Playhouse , and Opera North are the first organisations to test the new access scheme for creativity and culture in the UK and Ireland. The four organisations represent a diverse range of artforms across theatre, museums, heritage, opera and art allowing the scheme to be tested across a range of different venues and creative outputs. The pilot will run for eight months through to summer 2025, laying the groundwork for expansion across West Yorkshire before a national roll out in the second half of 2025. We look forward to working together in the coming months! Find out more at allin.online #WeAreAllIn

We're so excited to be part of the All In pilot ahead of the national rollout in 2025! Accessibility is incredibly important to us, and we want to do all we can to remove barriers and welcome more disabled people through our doors. The pilot will trial key elements of the scheme, including accessibility standards for creativity and culture, the skills development programme, and the digital membership system. We're looking forward to working closely with All In and our friends at Leeds Heritage Theatres, Opera North and Leeds Playhouse on this important project. #WeAreAllIn Find out more at allin.online

Less than a month to go until Leeds' Public Houses Conference 2024! ➡️ Public Houses: What makes civic custodianship of historic house museums in Britain different and where next? 📅 9 - 10 Oct 2024 📍 Temple Newsam House, Leeds If you work in the sector, a researcher, or a lover of British historic houses this could be a great event for you to join. Tickets are £50pp for the two days, including lunches and networking drinks on day one. You'll also have the chance to take a tour with one of our curators of Temple Newsam House. Book your ticket and join us as we bring together experts from across the UK to address the key issues facing local authority historic house museums. Thanks to Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, University of Leeds and Leeds Art Fund for their generous support and funding.

👉 BOOK TICKETS for the Public Houses Conference, taking place at Temple Newsam on 9 & 10 October. 👈 Public Houses: What makes civic custodianship of historic house museums in Britain different and where next? As the first event of its kind run by Leeds City Council and the University of Leeds, the conference will explore what it means to be a publicly owned and managed historic house museum in the 21st century, and what the future might hold for these unique sites. 🎟️ We have LIMITED availability of half-price tickets at £25 for the two-day conference, bookers must be employed by a local authority to be eligible. 🎟️ The conference has been gratefully supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and Leeds Art Fund. Find out more about the conference and book your tickets now 👇

📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY 📢 We're looking for a new Curator of Natural Sciences to work with our Designated collection of over 800,000 natural science specimens. You will use your specialist knowledge to understand and interpret our collections and share this with our audiences. This is a job share role. Contract: permanent Hours: 22.3 hours per week (job share) Salary: £34,834 - £36,648 (pro rata) Closing date: 26 July, 11.30pm Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/ern9KVqa

📣JOB OPPORTUNITY📣 We're looking for two new Visitor Assistants at Lotherton. You'll be passionate about history, have an appreciation for museum collections and be able to deliver excellent customer care! Contract: Permanent Hours: Post 1: 10hrs (4hrs sat + 6hrs sun); Post 2: 10hrs (5hrs Sat + 5hrs Sun) Salary: £23,151.48 pro rata (Plus enhancements for working weekends and bank holidays) Find out more and apply here (deadline 19 July): https://lnkd.in/eAnyRDYk