Leeds City Museum

Leeds City Museum
Leeds City Museum
Established1819; reopened 13 September 2008
LocationMillennium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°48′06″N 01°32′49″W / 53.80167°N 1.54694°W / 53.80167; -1.54694
TypeCollection (museum), Heritage centre
Public transit accessLeeds railway station, Leeds City bus station
WebsiteLeeds City Museum

Leeds City Museum, established in 1819, is a museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Since 2008 it has been housed in the former Mechanics' Institute built by Cuthbert Brodrick, in Cookridge Street (now Millennium Square). It is one of eight sites in the Leeds Museums & Galleries group.

Special exhibitions are hosted alongside a collection of displays from the Leeds Archive.

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