Possible All Along – marking the International Day of Disabled People
Disabled artists in Leeds are showing that they are an important part of the city’s cultural landscape with an online exhibition. The...
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
Leeds International Film Festival – a celebration of films from across the globe
Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) returns this year with an exciting line up of international films from across the globe,...
- Aug 2, 2020
- 2 min
Youngsters from Leeds star on Chinese TV
Youngsters from Leeds have featured on Chinese TV after their remix of Chumbawamba’s iconic hit, Tubthumping, proved a hit in the Chinese...
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Full steam ahead – Leeds Industrial Museum celebrates international partnership
Did you know that Leeds Industrial Museum has a twinning relationship with the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum? The relationship...
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
50 Years Dortmund Leeds. What Connects Us – An online exhibition
Last October we celebrated 50 years of twinning with our German partner city of Dortmund with a host of activities that took place here...
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
Making Japan – Art, culture, life
Leeds Museums and Galleries is taking visitors on a 5,000 mile trip to the land of the rising sun with a new exhibition that explores...
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
Leeds International festival returns
Leeds International Festival, now in its fourth year, will run from 30th April – 9th May 2020. The 2020 festival theme is Generation:...
- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
Leeds brings in the Chinese New Year in style
Leeds celebrated the Chinese New Year in style this week with a special business networking event that highlighted the strong...
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
Celebrating our partnership with Dortmund through beer and art
As you will probably know by now, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of twinning between Leeds and Dortmund. There’s been lots of exciting...
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
Leeds Discovery Centre hosts international study visit
This week Leeds Museums and Galleries hosted a visiting delegation from the South Korean Capital City, Seoul. The delegation, which...
- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
Leeds hosts EUROCITIES Culture Forum
Last week, Leeds showcased its wide and diverse cultural offering to cultural experts from across Europe, as the city hosted the...
- Sep 19, 2019
- 2 min
Leeds Dortmund 50 writing & music festival announces full schedule
The LD50 (Leeds/Dortmund 50) literature festival has announced an exciting schedule of music and literature events as part of Leeds’ 50th...
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
Celebrating 50 years of partnership with Dortmund
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of twinning between Leeds and the German city of Dortmund. And to celebrate we’ve got an exciting...
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Jamaican High Commissioner attends launch of Eulogy exhibition
Yesterday evening the Jamaican High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan CD, joined the Lord Mayor of Leeds and Leader of...
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Calling artists, performers and innovators – Leeds International Festival call for proposals is now
Leeds International Festival has launched its call for submissions for the 2020 festival programme and is accepting proposals from...
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Telling the stories of Leeds’ migrants
Leeds City Museum has celebrated the launch of a new exhibition that explores some of the personal stories of Leeds’ migrant communities...
- Jul 10, 2019
- 2 min
British Council brings international cultural leaders to Leeds
Last week a group of 25 cultural leaders were in Leeds at the invitation of the British Council. The group was made up of cultural...
- Jul 7, 2019
- 1 min
Celebrating Bastille Day
In Leeds we are proud to have 140 different nationalities living in the city, and this month our community of French speakers are...
- Jun 20, 2019
- 1 min
Yorkshire Sculpture International kicks off in Leeds
The Yorkshire Sculpture International festival kicked off in spectacular style this week as two giant Damien Hirst sculptures were...
- Jun 13, 2019
- 2 min
Leeds and Lille pupils take part in hip-hop cultural exchange
This week pupils from Leeds based Allerton Primary Church of England School travelled to France to take part in an urban cultural...
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