Art &Museums in Leeds

The Royal Armouries Museum is on Granary Wharf sitting on the waterfront at the bottom of the Calls. One has to stare at it from the Crown Point Bridge to appreciate the buildings huge battleship magnificence. The city also has the City Art Gallery and the Henry Moore Institute as well as the Yorkshire Sculpture Park which is near Wakefield.

Henry Moore was a Yorkshire man (1896 - 1986) who was Britain's greatest sculptor of the 20th century and of his famous works, the Meat Porters is probably the most popular. Local artists have shows all year round and if you just crave more art exhibitions, get yourself down to the Metropolitan University, the College of Art and Design as well as the Leeds University, where you can visit the art student exhibitions, which are becoming very popular. The local studio called East Street Studios always has good exhibitions.

The regeneration of the Thwaite Mills as well as the historic Middleton Railway line has created a lot of interest and has attracted thousands of visitors each year. The award winning Thackray Medical Museum is in Burmantofts, right next to St. James University Hospital. It sheds light on Britain's social history. The very impressive Grand Mosque is located at Harehills, while the Synagogue of the Hebrew Congregation is located at Shadwell, which is close to Moortown which has many Jewish specialist shops and cafes.

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