The building
This is a new, purpose-built, fully accessible store housing over one million objects from the tremendous collections at Leeds Museums and Galleries. It offers a wonderful learning opportunity for hands-on exploration of these objects and has large education rooms.
Location
Situated 2 miles from the centre of Leeds, behind the Royal Armouries in Clarence Dock, ample parking space.
Did you know?
The building provides the correct atmospheric conditions for safe preservation and a trained conservator ensures the collections are kept in good condition.
Treasures
- A fabulous toy collection
- Ancient Egyptian tomb objects over 2,000 years old
- Skeletons of extinct animals, like the moa bird from New Zealand or the Tasmanian tiger.
- An amazing costume collection – find out what your great grandparents might have worn
- African masks, aboriginal art