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A cropped blue head with a wide open mouth. Image from the cover of 'Anarchy' Magazine, 1960s

Art in an Electric Atmosphere: the Library and Archive of Herbert Read

Who was Herbert Read? Discover the life of an anarchist, art critic and poet.

Brotherton Dome and Meeting in Room 404, New Arts Block, Fine Arts Department, 15 February 1989. © Stephen Chaplin
Image credit University of Leeds

Lessons In the Studio: Studio in the Seminar

An anniversary exhibition marking 70 years of The School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds.

Image: Chaosmos Studio, ‘Surface Material’ (2019), digital print on newsprint, 50cm x 26, unframed.

Book — Space

Explore visual responses to the book, text and reading from the late nineteenth century onwards.

A member of staff gives a short talk on a painting in the gallery.

Quick Picks

Pop in for 5 minutes to hear personal responses to an object on display in our Galleries and perhaps uncover a few little-known stories or facts at the same time.

A group of visitors enjoying a curators talk at the launch of an exhibition

Exhibition Launch - Lessons in the Studio: Studio in the Seminar

Join us to mark an exhibition which explores 70 years of The School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds.

Four different coloured pens on top of a notebook

Pen to Paper

Drop in and write with us every Wednesday afternoon.