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Special Project: Trudi Entwistle

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:00 +0100

Site-specific artist Trudi Entwistle's works created throughout her artist in residence project with flagship cross-disciplinary research centre water@leeds

Prints by Eric Taylor (1909-1999)

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:42:00 +0100

Eric Taylor's elegant prints in the Gallery's Education Room

Godfrey Bingley

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:10:00 +0100

100 years ago this year, Godfrey Bingley, a Leeds foundry owner and industrialist, donated his photographic collection to the University of Leeds.

Lodging for the night

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:29:00 +0000

Original illustrations from the papers of Arthur Ransome in Special Collections

Labelled

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:38:00 +0000

Collage-like pages give unique insight into the Tony Harrison Collection

Jewish Artists in Yorkshire

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:26:00 +0000

An exhibition forming part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Leeds Jewish community.

International Women's Day 2013

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:17:00 +0000

Feminist Archive North are celebrating over 100 years of activisim by women in science and technology

Herbert Read and Artists' Books

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:43:00 +0000

Artists, books, and artists' books in Sir Herbert Read's fascinating library

Versus Verses

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:53:00 +0000

Items in the Special Collections' Tony Harrison archive give a unique insight into the story behind 'v'.

Robert Burns

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:14:00 +0000

In celebration of Burns Night on 25th January, links to the Scottish poet have been explored across the collections.

‘I don’t suppose you care to have them’

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:22:00 +0000

The strange history of the Brontë family manuscripts

'Visions of Angria': The Creativity of the Brontës

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:37:00 +0000

Original manuscripts by Branwell Brontë exhibited alongside new art inspired by his stories about Angria and other works produced by the famous siblings of Haworth.

Lapse into Oblivion?

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:19:00 +0000

Fears reported in the Union News (1962) did not come to pass for the Survey of English Dialects

Christopher P. Wood: Unseen Works

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:19:00 +0000

New and unseen works by contemporary Leeds-based artist Christopher P. Wood (b. 1961)

2012-2013

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:22:00 +0000

Exhibitions and displays in the Gallery in the 2012-2013 academic year

What, no Dracula?

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:44:00 +0100

A Bram Stoker collection with no reference to Dracula!

Special Displays Curated by MA Students in Museum and Gallery Studies 15 October - 15 December 2012

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:48:00 +0100

In October every year the Education Room becomes home for two very special displays when two groups of MA students from Museum and Gallery Studies take over and create brand new interpretations.

Master printers in the age of modernism

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:37:00 +0100

An exhibition of illustrated books in Special Collections

Piano postcard exhibition 17 September - 13 October 2012

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0100

A unique collection of piano postcards created by high profile individuals to celebrate the Leeds International Piano Competition

Home and Away 23 July - 29 September 2012

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0100

This "summer" the Gallery is thinking wistfully of warmer climes - holidays abroad, where the weather is fine.