Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Representation isn't a passive fact, but an active choice." It's the final week to see Who am I you? in Treasures of the Brotherton. Before the exhibition closes, we invite you to look deeper with new interpretation from a group of co-producers and artists from The Highrise Project. 101
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It is the final week of Who am I to you? in Treasures of the Brotherton 👤 We've chosen a parliament of portraits for our last #MuseumJigsaw before we say goodbye to the exhibition and all these faces head back to their homes. Play here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries... 🧩 110
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Turner Prize 2026 opens today at MIMA ✨️ Huge congratulations to this year's nominees Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa Sasraku. We've been lucky to have two of the nominated artists previously exhibit in our galleries. #TurnerPrize2026 110
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Reader Reunited We've chosen these two bronzes by Ivan Meštrović for today's #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social Lord Brotherton and his niece-in-law Dorothy Una Ratcliffe have been reunited in our exhibition Who am I to you? thanks to a loan from our pals @leedsmuseums.bsky.social 1102
Reposted by Leeds University Library GalleriesAdam Bridgen @adambridgen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Episode 3! AKA the 'Orpheus of Bradford' and 'Bingley Byron", John Nicholson was a Methodist preacher and a tormented drinker, a rambler on Rombald’s Moor and a champion of industry, a conservative and a radical, a woolsorter and a classically-inclined poet glovesoffleeds.podbean.com/e/death-of-a...glovesoffleeds.podbean.comDeath of a Poet Episode III: The Summer of his Life | Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of LeedsThe Bingley Byron is the toast of the Bradford arts scene, but trouble’s brewing as he sets out his stall as an establishment rhymer. And back in the present, a descendant of the poet meets his likene... 021
Reposted by Leeds University Library GalleriesAdam Bridgen @adambridgen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Part 2 is now out and 3 and 4 to come later this month! glovesoffleeds.podbean.com/e/death-of-a...glovesoffleeds.podbean.comDeath of a Poet Episode II: Life is Wasting, Death is Hasting | Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of LeedsGrief pulls John Nicholson back to his family’s devout Methodism – for now – as The Bingley Byron turns the loss of his young bride into art that retains the power to console the bereaved. Also known... 021
Reposted by Leeds University Library GalleriesAdam Bridgen @adambridgen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026An excellent 4-part podcast series on the stunningly productive and lyrical working-class poet John Nicholson (1790-1843) of Saltaire, near Leeds. He's quite a remarkable figure - so much so that Tony Harrison wrote a play about him in 1993. Part 1: glovesoffleeds.podbean.com/e/death-of-a...glovesoffleeds.podbean.comDeath of a Poet Episode I: Birth of a Poet | Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of LeedsAlso known as The Orpheus of Bradford and The Airedale Poet, John Nicholson was a Methodist preacher and a tormented drinker, a rambler on Rombald’s Moor and a champion of industry, a conservative and... 121
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ep. IV A Poet-Poacher John Nicholson takes an epic trip through space and time in his first book of poetry, Airedale in Ancient Times. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. Season 1 available now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧️ 100
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"the greatest phenomena among the sculptors" of his time This Thursday, join Jelena Sofronijevic for a conversation about sculptor Ivan Meštrović. See Meštrović's bronzes in Treasures of the Brotherton before the talk, or join us online from wherever you are 👇 library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event... 030
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The students are back! 🥳 With so many new faces joining us in Leeds this week, we've chosen this photograph of campus for our #MuseumJigsaw - featuring the iconic Parkinson Building and Liliane Lijn's Converse Column Play here www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries... 010
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 18/09/2026September e-news just dropped! Give it a listen 🎧️ soundcloud.com/lulgalleries... 000
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We're out in the countryside for today's #rural #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social for The Argyll Collection on Tour #RSA200 We've chosen the drawings of Alexander Cozens with their charming details of rural life. Can you spot the sheep and the spire? 🐑 191
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sculpture fans - this one's for you! Next week, join Jelena Sofronijevic for a conversation about sculptor Ivan Meštrović. Meštrović was an early influence on Yorkshire artist Henry Moore, and Auguste Rodin called him "the greatest phenomena among the sculptors" of his time. 100
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Hey Leeds! Come and discover more about Leeds! Heritage Open Days is in full swing and this Saturday we invite you to drop in to explore 400 years of stories about the greatest city in the world. From the 1600s to the present day, what makes Leeds Leeds? library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...library.leeds.ac.ukHeritage Open Day: 400 Years of LeedsJoin us to discover stories of a city and its people, from the 1600s to the present day. 000
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ep. III The Summer of his Life The Bingley Byron is the toast of the Bradford arts scene, but trouble’s brewing as he sets out his stall as an establishment rhymer. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. 🎧️ 100
Reposted by Leeds University Library GalleriesSchool of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies @fahacs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This year's FUAM Graduate Art Prize exhibition @lulgalleries.bsky.social opens today with an event from 5.30 to 7.30pm! Find out more 👇 021
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Did you experience Harmonic Fields at Baildon Moor last week with Bradford Culture Company? Inspired by the beauty of the moor, our #MuseumJigsaw this week is Moorland Landscape by Norman Adams. Play here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries 🧩 bradfordculture.co.uk/event/harmon... 100
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We're by the sea for today's #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social We've chosen the paintings of Alfred Wallis - a self taught artist who first picked up a paintbrush aged 70! Having lived by the sea all his life, his works often feature port landscapes made with household paint on cardboard. 1162
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ep. II Life is wasting, death is hasting Grief pulls The Bingley Byron back to his family’s devout Methodism, for now, as Nicholson turns the loss of his young bride into art with power to console the bereaved. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. 🎧️ 101
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 09/09/2026See the story of Leeds revealed by archives and objects held in Cultural Collections, and explore the lives of people who have made Leeds what it is today. 🦉 Heritage Open Day: 400 Years of Leeds 19 September, 13:00 – 15:30 Treasures of the Brotherton library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event... 010
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Tfw someone says September is too soon for spooky season Today's #MuseumJigsaw is this emotive skeleton from Andreas Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica libri septem, or On the Fabric of the Human Body September - spooky season or too soon? Let us know 👇 www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries... 151
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Enjoy the last of the Summer in Leeds and join us for a special walk and draw tour around @universityofleeds.bsky.social campus. Last few tickets! library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event... Public Art Walk & Draw Tuesday 8 September, 13:00-14:30 000
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is reflections 🪞 We've chosen two Lake Scenes, each with mountains and trees and a colourful sky reflected in the water. With the composition of each work, these two paintings also appear to be mirror images of each other. 191
Reposted by Leeds University Library GalleriesDr Vic Clarke @vjctorianist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026So excited that this is out in the world - you may hear a familiar voice popping in and out to drop some of the social history background of Nicholson's life and work... 042
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Ep. I Birth of a Poet Follow John Nicholson’s poetry back to the crags and heather of Rombald’s Moor, an ancient site of ritual and magic that persists today, and visit the barn where he wrote his first poem. Who was The Bingley Byron? Find out through our new podcast series, Death of a Poet. 🎧️ 101
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 02/09/2026London's burning, London's burning 🔥 Today marks the 360th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. William Taswell (1651-1682) was a schoolboy witness to both the 1665 Plague of London and the 1666 Great Fire of London. In our collections we have his firsthand account of these historic events. 112
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Not long left until FUAM 2026: The Friends of University Art and Music Graduate Art Prize 🥳 This annual showcase of work by BA Fine Art and BA Art & Design graduates @universityofleeds.bsky.social gives emerging student artists a chance to exhibit in our Galleries Get to know our four finalists... 111
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Happy Bank Holiday! It might be a bit wet out - but at least the plants in the garden will be happy! 🌼 For today's #MuseumJigsaw we've chosen The Gardener by Marie Hartley. Play here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries 🧩 110
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Bank Holiday Hours 🌞 We hope you enjoy your bank holiday! The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Treasures of the Brotherton, and the Brotherton Research Centre will be CLOSED on Monday 31 August and Tuesday 1 September. We will be back open as usual from Wednesday 2 September. See you then! 👋 000
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It's our last ever Life Drawing 😭 Join our final life drawing class with Gallery favourite, experienced artist & tutor Rob Oldfield, before he retires from his role with us after 12 years! Saturday 5 September, 14:00 - 16:00 Treasures of the Brotherton £13.50. library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...library.leeds.ac.ukLife Drawing with Rob OldfieldJoin us in our monthly life drawing class with Gallery favourite, experienced artist and tutor, Rob Oldfield. 010
Reposted by Leeds University Library GalleriesLucy @lucymoore.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yes, that *is* a lobster - which was the address "the lobster, at the maypole, on the strand" 🦞 A very happy day with staff and volunteers @lulgalleries.bsky.social reorganising approx 1700 trade tokens from 17th century. 051
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 27/08/2026So. Many. Dogs! It's man's best friend for this week's #OnlineArtExchange as @artukdotorg.bsky.social celebrate international dog day! 🐕🦺 Look at these cuties we've picked out 😍 #InternationalDogDay 141
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Celebrate the opening of FUAM 2026: The Friends of University Art and Music Graduate Art Prize with us! Tuesday 15 September, 17:30 - 19:30 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery Free. RSVP: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event... Be the first to see the show, and vote for your favourite artist! 🏆 021
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 26/08/2026No fear because AI can’t steal this job 🤖💅 📷 Embroidery of leaves. ITC 2026.01. #GLAM #WorkInGLAM #Archivist #Conservation #StopAISlop 050
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Enjoy the last of the Summer in Leeds and join us for a special walk and draw tour around campus. Tuesday 8 September, 13:00 - 14:30 Free. Book: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event... As you walk round you will be guided through a series of quick, fun drawing activities inspired by the art you see. 011
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 25/08/2026#Trendsetter 💅 P.s. Great display! Casts of hands do indeed make excellent mounts for coins. 020
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Uncovering the archive of a Leeds pioneer The Irene Manton Building is a familiar landmark on the University of Leeds campus, but not everyone may know about the scientist behind its name. In the latest post on the blog, we ask who was Irene Manton? leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/w...leedsunilibrary.wordpress.comWho Was Irene Manton? Uncovering the archive of a Leeds pioneerKatherine Tiller, Irene Manton Archive Project Archivist, writes: The Irene Manton Building is a familiar landmark on the University of Leeds campus, but not everyone may know about the scientist b… 110
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 25/08/2026It's the final week to catch Making Space at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery before it closes on Saturday 29 August. Join us to explore the diverse artwork of twenty-two students and be inspired by the energy of our student community. Plan a visit this week! library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...library.leeds.ac.ukMaking SpaceCelebrate the artistic talent of the University of Leeds student community. 010
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 24/08/2026It's #MuseumJigsaw! Not to wish the summer away, but as the days get shorter we'll be turning our lights on at home earlier and earlier.🕯️💡 This is a gorgeous and intricate trade card for gas lamps and chandeliers - so classy! 🧩 Play here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries 120
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 21/08/2026🚨 Closure Notice 🚨 The Brotherton Research Centre will be closed from Monday 24 - Friday 28 August for Quiet Week - a time we use to catch up on tasks, errands and admin so we're nice and prepared for the start of the academic year! 🧑🏭 We will be back open as usual from Wednesday 2 September 🙂 040
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme of choice is #holidays. Hope you like our pick @artukdotorg.bsky.social. This painting of this coast is just dreamy, and so is the golden lighting in this beautiful portrait. 🌞 1142
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Today is the final instalment of our Summer Public Art Trail! 🌼 We hope the weather hasn't put you off, just bring some good walking shoes and perhaps an umbrella! 🌧️☔️ We look forward to seeing you. 🤗 There are a few more tickets left, book before 1pm here: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...library.leeds.ac.ukPublic Art Trail: Part IIIExplore our entire collection of Public Art across three walks around the University of Leeds campus this Summer. 010
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 19/08/2026An insight into Victorian and Edwardian lives In our latest blog post, our Archivist Karen has picked out some delightful material from the Stancliffe Family Archive to coincide with the launch of newly updated catalogue information.leedsunilibrary.wordpress.comAn Insight into the Stancliffe Family ArchiveKaren Sayers, Archivist, writes: A new and more detailed catalogue of MS 1578 the Stancliffe family of North Yorkshire Archive has just been launched. The collection is a fascinating mixture of mat… 1105
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Last couple of days to apply for our Cultural Collection Engagers: student events interns and digital content interns!⏰️ We're looking for students who are passionate about galleries, accessibility, and engaging students with our collections. 💛 Deadline to apply is Friday 21 August 2026. 110
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 18/08/2026It's our final ever Life Drawing Class on Saturday 5 September. 😢 Join us for our final session with Rob Oldfield, our beloved tutor who has been teaching life drawing with us for the past 14 years at the Galleries. 💓✏️ Not one to miss! £13.50, book online: buff.ly/ZTnonDY 000
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 17/08/2026🏆 FUAM 2026: The Friends of University Art and Music Graduate Art Prize 🏆 Discover the freshest talent from Leeds’ art scene! FUAM 2026 opens on 15 September. The exhibition then runs in The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery from 16 September - 19 December. library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...library.leeds.ac.ukFUAM 2026: The Friends of University Art and Music Graduate Art PrizeDiscover the freshest talent from Leeds’ art scene! 110
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 17/08/2026You can tell it's summer by the dry dusty grass in the painting 'A Call at the Red Lion Inn'. 🌾 Nothing better than taking respite in the shade with an ice cold drink down the pub! 😎🍺 🧩 Play our pick for #MuseumJigsaw here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries 122
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 14/08/2026August enews has just landed in your inbox ✉️ Emerging artists you need to know, and a last chance to see artwork from across the student body with a brand new interview. Plus internships, interventions, and fond farewells... Not yet subscribed? Listen here soundcloud.com/lulgalleries... 🎧️ 020
Reposted by Leeds University Library GalleriesBarnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social · 13/08/2026We're a big fan of Celia Paul too ❤️ Her work appears alongside the likes of Dorothea Wright, Marc Balakjian and Lucian Freud in the Studio Prints: Creative Collaboration exhibition at The Cooper Gallery. #OnlineArtExchange 0102
Reposted by Leeds University Library GalleriesUlster Museum @ulstermuseum.org · 13/08/2026This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘forms of portraiture’ for "Who am I to you?" at @lulgalleries.bsky.social! Margaret Clarke was a highly skilled portraitist and artist. Born in Co. Down, she was the second woman to be elected to the Royal Hibernian Academy. 1112