University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT West Yorkshire England
Collection details
Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Fine Art, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Photography, Science and Technology, Social History, World Cultures
All collections are on the University Campus, and therefore facilities such as toilets and cafe are available nearby.
Contact details
University Collections Officer (Tel)
:
0113 343 6372
General information (Fax)
:
0113 343 5561
University Collections Officer
:
D.K.Snow@leeds.ac.uk
Website for all museum collections in the University
:
www.leeds.ac.uk/collections
For archive and book collections (not museum) see this page from the University Library for details and contacts
:
www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll
Open
Most museum collections can be consulted by appointment. Contact University Collections Officer in the first instance
Admission charges
Free
Description
The University of Leeds has a total of twenty-six Departmental museum collections including art, education, medical, scientific instruments and natural history. Several of these collections have their origins in the early years of the University (established 1904) and its predecessor, the Yorkshire College, as teaching and research collections.
The University Art Gallery shows a selection of works from the Art Collection and has a varied exhibition programme. The Museum of the History of Education was founded in 1951 and shows the history of education from the nineteenth to the twentieth century.
Collections description
Individual named collections in the University include: University Art Collections and Gallery, University of Leeds International Textile Archive, Museum of the History of Education, Godfrey Bingley Photographic Collection, Chinese Paintings, Musical Instruments, Classics, Near Eastern Archaeology and Modern Arabic Studies, Coin and Medal Collection, W.P.Thompson collection (teaching materials for Latin and Greek), Reginald Rigby Lantern Slide Collection, Ogden Collection (archaeology of Babylon and Ur of Chaldees), Denison Roebuck Stamp Collection, Biology Museum, Earth Sciences collection, Anatomy Museum, Pathology Museum, Dental Museum and Technology Collection, School of Materials Historic Scientific Instruments and Equipment, Chemistry , Physics, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Chemical Enginnering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,and Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Key artists and exhibits
Bragg x-ray equipment, Ida Roper herbarium, Pesel embroidery collection, Kathleen Kenyon Jericho and Jerusalem archaeological items, Barr and Stroud prototype rangefinder
Collections
Specialist publications on collections available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Disability Access
Large print information and/or interpretation
Toilets for disabled
Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Facilities
Cafeteria
Library
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Research facilities for academics
Shop
Study facilities
