Families

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Annual Science Fair 2013

Leeds City Museum.

23 March 2013 11:00am - 4:30pm

Science Fair suitable for the whole family.

There will exhibits from:

• The Leeds Astronomical Society with telescopes, pictures and videos
• The Leeds Microscopical Society with microscopes showing all manner of tiny things
• The British Dragonfly Society with all the things you always wanted to know about dragonflies but were too afraid to ask
• Rodley Nature Reserve with its amazing wildlife
• The Thackray Museum with items about historic medicine in Leeds
• The Leeds City Museum with surprise items from the collection
• University Students with more surprise items
• Mad Science being mad
• The Association for Science Education with all sorts of ingenious science gadgets.

Suitable for young, old and families.  Combine it with a visit to the rest of the museum and relax in the museum café at lunch time.

Price:   Free

Contact details:   Please contact the museum direct if you have any queries.

Leeds City Museum 

Millenium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

t.   0113 224 3732

Details  

Visit Leeds City Museum and come face-to-face with the Leeds Tiger, step into 'Ancient Worlds' and see the final resting place of the Leeds Mummy and even dig for fossils in the 'Life on Earth' gallery.

Facilities  

Education facilities
Play area
Toilets
Baby change
Shop
Cafe
Conference facilities
Meeting rooms

Access  

Follow the link below for more information about access at Leeds City Museum.

Public transport  

Leeds City Museum is a 15 minute walk from the city centre bus station and 10 minutes from Leeds Railway Station. It is well serviced by all routes travelling to the city-centre. Please contact Metroline for up-to-date travel information on (0113) 245 7676.

Parking  

Metered street parking is available nearby on Rossington Street and Cookridge Street. Secure car parking is available in Woodhouse Lane, The Light, Merrion Centre and Rose Bowl car parks, which are a 5 or 10 minute walk from the Gallery.

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