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Leeds
Joined May 2009
We’ve been sharing our Collections & Galleries here since 2009, but the nature of this channel no longer aligns with our values. While this remains the case, we will no longer be posting on this account. Come connect with us on our other channels instead.
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THIS THURSDAY Mary Griffiths will be joined by two of her most significant collaborators: Tony Crowley @LeedsUniEnglish @UniversityLeeds and Sarah Harris @sheffielduni for an in-conversation moving across art, literature and science Last few FREE tickets library.leeds.ac.uk/events/e…
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ONE MONTH TO GO! Until the stunning 'You have seen nothing yet' by Dutch artist Boris Maas closes on Saturday 22 February It's inspired by works by #AtkinsonGrimshaw in our collections Get to know this mesmerising installation with our #MuseumJigsaw 🧩 bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
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Like our artworks? Spend a little longer looking in our weekly Sketch Club 🖼️ We have a variety of prompts and tools to get you started! Join us every Friday, 12:30 - 15:30, in The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery. Free, just turn up 🖍️
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A spot of bird-watching on the blog this week 🦢 Collections Assistant Laura introduces some beautiful and rare winter visitors to keep an eye out for, illustrated by plates from John Gould's The Birds of Great Britain 1873 Binoculars at the ready! leedsunilibrary.wordpress.co…
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Could you lead our team looking after hundreds of thousands of rare books, manuscripts, archives, artworks and other objects? We’re looking for a Conservation & Collections Care Manager for Cultural Collections & Galleries @UoLLibrary Apply by 31 Jan! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp…
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We’re visiting the Fae realm for this week’s #magic #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg for @WattsGallery We love the ethereal fairies dancing amongst the spooky woodland in Hannah Frank’s ‘Fairies in a Wood’ (@womenslibrary), along with our own whimsical Cottingley Fairies
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We are SO exited to have @SimeonWalker performing in the gallery next month 🙌 Both @UniversityLeeds alum Simeon Walker and Leeds-based composer Laura Cole will be at the piano on 27 Feb, each performing new work inspired by #EverythingAndAllOfUs Join us?library.leeds.ac.uk/events/e…
It’s a privilege to be commissioned by @LULGalleries to compose & perform a new piano work in response to their super exhibition ‘Everything and All of Us’ by Mary Griffiths. Join us in the gallery @UniversityLeeds surrounded by the works on Feb 27th library.leeds.ac.uk/events/e…
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Uh oh! Our online catalogue is currently unavailable. While we are working on resolving the issue, you can book a visit or make an enquiry about our collections by: ✉️ Email: [email protected] ☎️ Phone: 0113 343 5518
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Last year we hosted a creative workshop with the Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network (LASSN) They wrote & illustrated a cookbook of globe-spanning recipes drawing inspiration from our Cookery Collection The project has been highlighted in @UKNatArcSector #AYearInArchives 👇
Looking for some inspiration to kick off the New Year? Be sure to read our 2024 #AYearinArchives publication complete with 10 outstanding case studies, over 50 more highlights and our analysis of the sector’s accessions data for 2023. nationalarchives.gov.uk/arch…
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Meet Marcus Sergius Silus - the first prosthetic user 🦾 See him holding his sword and a severed head in his left hand? Behind him, his right hand was made of iron, to hold his shield in battle. This story is in Pliny, book 7... and this Roman coin from c. 115 BCE! 🪙 CC.535
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It is also a celebration of the survival of @womensaid and @leedsanimation, and a reminder of how much work is still to be done. Animated Activism: Women Empowered 14 January - 20 December 2025 Plan your visit: bit.ly/AnimatedActivism
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Told through the archives of these two pioneering women’s organisations, held in Cultural Collections @uollibrary @universityleeds, the exhibition is brimming with DIY spirit and bold, colourful creativity from the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1970s to the present day.
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Over the next 50 years we see how the personal becomes political. From the very start both organisations campaigned on women’s rights and social issues that had previously been overlooked. An urgent need for change sparking protest, progress, policy reforms, & empowerment.
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Prepare to be inspired – and angry. Now open in Treasures of the Brotherton, Animated Activism: Women Empowered is a vivid account of a half century’s struggle for women’s rights ✊♀️ bit.ly/AnimatedActivism #AnimatedActivism #WomenEmpowered
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Today's #MuseumJigsaw, a 1912 cookbook, shows off a revolutionary new candy made from... vegetables! Some of these sweet treats clearly didn't catch on (tomato marshmallow, I'm looking at you...) but may inspire your #Veganuary 🥦 Carrot cake anyone? 🥕 bit.ly/LULGJigsaws
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Beat the January blues with a walk around campus inspired by this artwork by Mary Griffiths 🏙️ 'Everything and All of Us (Blue) 1-3', 2024, is in our current exhibition at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery...
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Just to let you know! Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed for the rest of the week. We apologise for any inconvenience. You can still come and see us at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, which is open as usual 10am to 5pm.
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