Turner Prize 2026 opens today at MIMA ✨️ Huge congratulations to this year's nominees Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa Sasraku. We've been lucky to have two of the nominated artists previously exhibit in our galleries. #TurnerPrize2026

The Reader Reunited We've chosen these two bronzes by Ivan Meštrović for today's #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social Lord Brotherton and his niece-in-law Dorothy Una Ratcliffe have been reunited in our exhibition Who am I to you? thanks to a loan from our pals @leedsmuseums.bsky.social

Episode 3! AKA the 'Orpheus of Bradford' and 'Bingley Byron", John Nicholson was a Methodist preacher and a tormented drinker, a rambler on Rombald’s Moor and a champion of industry, a conservative and a radical, a woolsorter and a classically-inclined poet glovesoffleeds.podbean.com/e/death-of-a...

Death of a Poet Episode III: The Summer of his Life | Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of Leeds

The Bingley Byron is the toast of the Bradford arts scene, but trouble’s brewing as he sets out his stall as an establishment rhymer. And back in the present, a descendant of the poet meets his likene...

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Part 2 is now out and 3 and 4 to come later this month! glovesoffleeds.podbean.com/e/death-of-a...

Death of a Poet Episode II: Life is Wasting, Death is Hasting | Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of Leeds

Grief pulls John Nicholson back to his family’s devout Methodism – for now – as The Bingley Byron turns the loss of his young bride into art that retains the power to console the bereaved.  Also known...

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An excellent 4-part podcast series on the stunningly productive and lyrical working-class poet John Nicholson (1790-1843) of Saltaire, near Leeds. He's quite a remarkable figure - so much so that Tony Harrison wrote a play about him in 1993. Part 1: glovesoffleeds.podbean.com/e/death-of-a...

Death of a Poet Episode I: Birth of a Poet | Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of Leeds

Also known as The Orpheus of Bradford and The Airedale Poet, John Nicholson was a Methodist preacher and a tormented drinker, a rambler on Rombald’s Moor and a champion of industry, a conservative and...

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Ep. IV A Poet-Poacher John Nicholson takes an epic trip through space and time in his first book of poetry, Airedale in Ancient Times. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. Season 1 available now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧️

"the greatest phenomena among the sculptors" of his time This Thursday, join Jelena Sofronijevic for a conversation about sculptor Ivan Meštrović. See Meštrović's bronzes in Treasures of the Brotherton before the talk, or join us online from wherever you are 👇 library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

The students are back! 🥳 With so many new faces joining us in Leeds this week, we've chosen this photograph of campus for our #MuseumJigsaw - featuring the iconic Parkinson Building and Liliane Lijn's Converse Column Play here www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries...

September e-news just dropped! Give it a listen 🎧️ soundcloud.com/lulgalleries...

We're out in the countryside for today's #rural #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social for The Argyll Collection on Tour #RSA200 We've chosen the drawings of Alexander Cozens with their charming details of rural life. Can you spot the sheep and the spire? 🐑

Sculpture fans - this one's for you! Next week, join Jelena Sofronijevic for a conversation about sculptor Ivan Meštrović. Meštrović was an early influence on Yorkshire artist Henry Moore, and Auguste Rodin called him "the greatest phenomena among the sculptors" of his time.

Hey Leeds! Come and discover more about Leeds! Heritage Open Days is in full swing and this Saturday we invite you to drop in to explore 400 years of stories about the greatest city in the world. From the 1600s to the present day, what makes Leeds Leeds? library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

Heritage Open Day: 400 Years of Leeds

Join us to discover stories of a city and its people, from the 1600s to the present day.

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Ep. III The Summer of his Life The Bingley Byron is the toast of the Bradford arts scene, but trouble’s brewing as he sets out his stall as an establishment rhymer. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. 🎧️

This year's FUAM Graduate Art Prize exhibition @lulgalleries.bsky.social opens today with an event from 5.30 to 7.30pm! Find out more 👇

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Celebrate the opening of FUAM 2026: The Friends of University Art and Music Graduate Art Prize with us! Tuesday 15 September, 17:30 - 19:30 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery Free. RSVP: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event... Be the first to see the show, and vote for your favourite artist! 🏆

Did you experience Harmonic Fields at Baildon Moor last week with Bradford Culture Company? Inspired by the beauty of the moor, our #MuseumJigsaw this week is Moorland Landscape by Norman Adams. Play here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries 🧩 bradfordculture.co.uk/event/harmon...

We're by the sea for today's #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social We've chosen the paintings of Alfred Wallis - a self taught artist who first picked up a paintbrush aged 70! Having lived by the sea all his life, his works often feature port landscapes made with household paint on cardboard.

Ep. II Life is wasting, death is hasting Grief pulls The Bingley Byron back to his family’s devout Methodism, for now, as Nicholson turns the loss of his young bride into art with power to console the bereaved. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. 🎧️

See the story of Leeds revealed by archives and objects held in Cultural Collections, and explore the lives of people who have made Leeds what it is today. 🦉 Heritage Open Day: 400 Years of Leeds 19 September, 13:00 – 15:30 Treasures of the Brotherton library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

Tfw someone says September is too soon for spooky season Today's #MuseumJigsaw is this emotive skeleton from Andreas Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica libri septem, or On the Fabric of the Human Body September - spooky season or too soon? Let us know 👇 www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries...

Enjoy the last of the Summer in Leeds and join us for a special walk and draw tour around @universityofleeds.bsky.social campus. Last few tickets! library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event... Public Art Walk & Draw Tuesday 8 September, 13:00-14:30

This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is reflections 🪞 We've chosen two Lake Scenes, each with mountains and trees and a colourful sky reflected in the water. With the composition of each work, these two paintings also appear to be mirror images of each other.

So excited that this is out in the world - you may hear a familiar voice popping in and out to drop some of the social history background of Nicholson's life and work...

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Ep. I Birth of a Poet Follow John Nicholson’s poetry back to the crags and heather of Rombald’s Moor, an ancient site of ritual and magic that persists today, and visit the barn where he wrote his first poem. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. 🎧️

Ep. I Birth of a Poet Follow John Nicholson’s poetry back to the crags and heather of Rombald’s Moor, an ancient site of ritual and magic that persists today, and visit the barn where he wrote his first poem. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. 🎧️

London's burning, London's burning 🔥 Today marks the 360th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. William Taswell (1651-1682) was a schoolboy witness to both the 1665 Plague of London and the 1666 Great Fire of London. In our collections we have his firsthand account of these historic events.

Not long left until FUAM 2026: The Friends of University Art and Music Graduate Art Prize 🥳 This annual showcase of work by BA Fine Art and BA Art & Design graduates @universityofleeds.bsky.social gives emerging student artists a chance to exhibit in our Galleries Get to know our four finalists...

Happy Bank Holiday! It might be a bit wet out - but at least the plants in the garden will be happy! 🌼 For today's #MuseumJigsaw we've chosen The Gardener by Marie Hartley. Play here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries 🧩

Bank Holiday Hours 🌞 We hope you enjoy your bank holiday! The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Treasures of the Brotherton, and the Brotherton Research Centre will be CLOSED on Monday 31 August and Tuesday 1 September. We will be back open as usual from Wednesday 2 September. See you then! 👋

It's our last ever Life Drawing 😭 Join our final life drawing class with Gallery favourite, experienced artist & tutor Rob Oldfield, before he retires from his role with us after 12 years! Saturday 5 September, 14:00 - 16:00 Treasures of the Brotherton £13.50. library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield

Join us in our monthly life drawing class with Gallery favourite, experienced artist and tutor, Rob Oldfield.

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Yes, that *is* a lobster - which was the address "the lobster, at the maypole, on the strand" 🦞 A very happy day with staff and volunteers @lulgalleries.bsky.social reorganising approx 1700 trade tokens from 17th century.

So. Many. Dogs! It's man's best friend for this week's #OnlineArtExchange as @artukdotorg.bsky.social celebrate international dog day! 🐕‍🦺 Look at these cuties we've picked out 😍 #InternationalDogDay