This week Leeds Museums and Galleries hosted a visiting delegation of museum directors from Germany, to share best practice and...

This year we’re celebrating 50 years of twinning with our German partner city of Dortmund. There are lots of exciting activities planned...

Last week the Lord Mayor, Councillor Graham Latty, and the Lady Mayoress, Councillor Pat Latty, visited Leeds’ partner city of Dortmund...

This weekend saw the launch of the Eldorado cultural festival in our French partner city of Lille. The festival was the latest offering...

Earlier this month Leeds Libraries’ Chief Librarian, Andrea Ellison, visited our Chinese partner city, Hangzhou, to sign an agreement...

This spring, students from Leeds Arts University travelled across the Channel to our partner city, Lille, to take part in the Video...

Culture is at the heart of Leeds and its communities, and this spring the Transform Festival will light up the city with a wide range of...

This month the Leeds International Festival revealed its full programme which includes a range of exciting events across the worlds of...

Having heard from the Mayor of Dortmund about the Leeds-Dortmund partnership in an interview with BBC Radio Leeds, today’s guest blog is...

5th of February marks the Chinese Lunar New Year 2019 and this year we are saying goodbye to the Year of the Dog and welcoming the Year...

Leeds City Council works in close partnership with the Business Confucius Institute of the University of Leeds. The Institute is...

Over the summer we put a call out for Leeds artists who were interested in joining an international project led by an arts organisation...

Today’s guest blog is by Martin Grund from Leeds Young Film Festival who has just returned from Lille’s International Solidarity...

October 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the partnership between the cities of Leeds and Lille. We have delved into the history of the...

On Wednesday 26th September, Leeds’ libraries have, as every year, celebrated the European Day of Languages. Many organisations that...

A delegation from Leeds City Region has just returned from a mission to Hangzhou, Qingdao and Hong Kong, which aimed to promote trade,...

Roots Alive is the City of Leeds Youth Folk Group. It is run by ArtForms Music (part of Leeds City Council’s Children and Families...

Telling my mum about the performance I had seen at Yorkshire Dance on Friday evening was challenging, because we spoke German to each...

Last week marked an important milestone in Leeds’ international relations, with the opening of a new Estonian consulate in the city. The...

Yesterday, the First Round of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2018 has come to an end and successful competitors will soon be...