What happens when you get everything you want and it’s not enough?
Scotland’s queen of comedy Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, The Last Leg) is back on tour with a brand new show. Fern is the author of Sunday Times best selling memoir STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER whose previous show POWER AND CHAOS was broadcast on BBC1.
Once upon a time there was a boy from down the road
He contracted meningitis at the age of two years old
His life had been ok but now little did he know
His hearing was to leave him and was due to change his world
A heartfelt musical journey of exploration, inspired by real life events. Tough Old Bird explores how women are viewed in society as they have the absolute gall to get older!
Have you ever noticed those adverts promising to ‘defy the effects of ageing’? Ooh Nana hates them. What about when we get old? Where’s the instruction manual? Who deems what is ‘acceptable behaviour’? What happens when your voice isn’t listened to, or you become slowly invisible?
Presented by Nana Funk, the great-great-grandmother of good times.
Join us this summer for behind the scenes tours of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection store.
Leeds Discovery Centre is home to over 1.3 million object in our collection, most of which are not currently on display. Our purpose built museum storage and conservation facility holds toucans to telephones, meteorites and masks, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Every Tuesday and Thursday 11am and 1pm between 30th July and 29th August.
Free but booking is essential, see Tickets below.
Free family workshop – booking details at Tickets below.
Come and take a closer look at some of the amazing Rocks and Fossils from our collection including object handling and craft activities.
Leeds Discovery Centre is home to over 1.3 million object in our collection, most of which are not currently on display. Our purpose built museum storage and conservation facility holds toucans to telephones, meteorites and masks, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Free family workshop – booking at Tickets below.
Join us to explore some of Leeds amazing wildlife in this plant focused family workshop.
Leeds Discovery Centre is home to over 1.3 million object in our collection, most of which are not currently on display. Our purpose built museum storage and conservation facility holds toucans to telephones, meteorites and masks, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Free family workshop – booking details at Tickets below.
Monopoly may be taking over the city of Leeds this summer but join this family workshop to learn about some of the other games and jigsaws made by Waddington’s.
Leeds Discovery Centre is home to over 1.3 million object in our collection, most of which are not currently on display. Our purpose built museum storage and conservation facility holds toucans to telephones, meteorites and masks, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Free family workshop – booking details at Tickets below.
Come along to this Olympics centred family workshop to find out about some of Leeds’s top Sporting heroes.
Leeds Discovery Centre is home to over 1.3 million object in our collection, most of which are not currently on display. Our purpose built museum storage and conservation facility holds toucans to telephones, meteorites and masks, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Free family workshop – booking details at Tickets below.
Travel through time at this family workshop where you will learn what the children of Leeds wore in the past.
Leeds Discovery Centre is home to over 1.3 million object in our collection, most of which are not currently on display. Our purpose built museum storage and conservation facility holds toucans to telephones, meteorites and masks, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Come and join us for a fun and friendly life drawing session. Go Figure is a regular event held here at Swarthmore, look out for it every first Thursday of the month, 6pm - 8pm!
Dates are as follows:
Thu 4 Jul 2024
Thu 8 Aug 2024
Thu 5 Sep 2024
Thu 3 Oct 2024
Thu 7 Nov 2024
Thu 5 Dec 2024
There will be no tutor leading this session but it will be hosted by a member of the Swarthmore team. There are a number of easels and drawing boards available to use, but do feel free to bring your own.