Pre-booked behind-the-scenes tours of the collection store at Leeds Discovery Centre, which holds over one million objects.
Store Tours are running at the Leeds Discovery Centre from Thursday 5 November to Thursday 17 December. They're themed, behind-the-scenes tours of the collection store for Leeds Museums and Galleries, and you need to book your spot in advance.
To get a sense of what's on offer, it helps to know what the place is. The Discovery Centre houses a collection store with over a million objects and their stories, and these tours take you inside that store rather than just around a gallery. It's a look at the things that don't usually make it onto a plinth, the vast bulk of the city's collections kept out of the public eye.
The centre does more than just tours, too. There's a dedicated research room where researchers and students can consult the collections, and they run object-handling sessions with the staff. For families and schools, there are family sessions and school workshops, along with outreach programmes. They can also arrange bespoke visits for community groups or hire out the space for meetings and team days.
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So, if you've ever wondered what happens to the millions of things the city's museums look after when they aren't on display, this is your chance to see them in their usual home. The tours run from Thursday 5 November through to Thursday 17 December, and you'll need to book ahead.
