The Leeds City Museum in the Old Rise Institute Building at the end of Millennium Square is a great free resource for the Leeds. There are many exhibits that introduce the history and heritage of the city. I already wrote a blog about one of my favorite exhibits -I used to have Armley Hippo (I will add a link at the end of the blog), but there are many other collections that are not enough in the Leeds City Council. Displays the space of the museum that I said.
In 2007, a dedicated display strage facility was built in 2007, when the Leeds Lights and Lottery's Heritage Funds provided funds to accommodate these extra exhibits. I was told that you often approach hidden treasures and often carry out private tours of facilities that you can reach personally.
After searching for Leeds Discovery Center in Google and finding their website, I not only provide the group tours, but also run many events and lunchtime tours that can be signed up for free. I understand. I signed up for myself and my wife and headed for lunchtime “Discovery Tour”.
The Leeds Discovery Center is located near the royal weapon, right next to the Carlele Road, and is located on a nearby street parking lot. We met at the reception, but we thought there were many people who were using tours, but in fact, only one other couple signed up.
We signed in and met Claire Brown, the Leed Museum and the gallery natural science curator. When we are walking in the corridor, Claire has more than 1 million items in major fields such as textiles, clothing, archeology, social history, natural science, world history, and local heritage. I explained. She also explained that the center was also a wonderful resource for researchers and educational people to explore items directly for their research.
When I walked to the main storage room in the corridor, I once passed the case in many Waddington board games where famous lies, such as Monopoly, produces games.
After that, I was taken to a huge climate control room through a door where the huge Elk skull was hanging. I reminded me a little about the cross between Indian Jones, Lost Ark's Raiders, and a large storage facility that was lost at the end of the Victorian private collection.
I didn't know where to look. There were huge squids hanging from the ceiling, elephant skull, log boat, sea monster fossils, stuffed animals, etc. Our guide Claire Brown, obviously, couldn't show everything in the facility to us, but she has as many highlights as possible in the show of our specified time. I explained that.
The first electronic device we have shown looks like a torture device, regardless of whether we believe in curling the hair.
Later, it was shown in some shelves. The Discovery Center has a world -class collection of MOLLUSC SHELLS.
Later, some of the skull collections of natural history were shown.
Surely, some small bird skelets, including some debris from the extinct Dodo, follow.
Next, I entered the insect section and saw a wonderful butterfly collection.
The next case we showed was very disturbing, discovered in the lizzle fruits and vegetables wholesale market, and was a creature containing poisonous spiders and scorpions!
I continued to investigate various racks. Mammoth fangs are shown.
Similar to pottery model casts such as this turtle.
There was even an Egyptian mummy.
There was such a variety of collections, including toys containing small sewing machines.
I love paleontology, so it was great to explore some shelves with the fossils of ancient sea monsters such as Iktaulus paddles.
Like this pulmonary fossil.
I mentioned earlier about Armley Hippo, but there were more bones in the storage facility because multiple specimens were found in Armley. There was also a stuffed animal hippo, and we were planning to return to the Leed Museum.
There were a lot of stuffed stuff, especially with this big nose!
Groovy shoes looked like the 60's or 70s were shown.
Our tour was for the end, and Claire asked us if there was any particular interest in seeing what she missed. Another couple said, “I was told to see a small hat.” I was intrigued, but Claire knew what they were talking about.
We were taken to the related rack and showed a wonderful collection of miniature milliner. The surprising range of some small replicas that fits in the palm of the hand is made by Leeds Hatta John Craig in the early 1900s and is carefully preserved as part of the Leeds Discovery Center project.
Originally, the mini hat, which was originally displayed on the client and prove both the skills of the manufacturer and the impressive product that can be created, include both men and women, such as top hats, horse riding, gold trimming bicorn, and tricorn hat. Includes the model made. Fesertrimming hat.
The center is now more than 200 objects created by John Craig, who established his business in the popular shopping district in the late 19th century.
It's an attractive time, and I strongly recommend what I see. The facilities are rarely visible from the outside, but the inside is a real treasure trove of attractive discovery. After the tour, I donated a little, as we couldn't believe that we had now been free.
Click here if you want to know the details of Armley Hippo
