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Highlights from Cultural Collections & Galleries @universityofleeds.bsky.social Free and open to all. Visit us at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Treasures of the Brotherton, and Brotherton Research Centre. bit.ly/LULGWebsite

A painting of a three story house in light colours and patterns, seemingly illuminated by the sun.
Print on white fabric of orange circles with black fruit and leaf design overlaid.
Cover of programme in white, green and black with medieval style design in square box.
two flyers for one featuring a mill town in black and yellow, the other a black mill chimney against a white background.
image of actor in sparkly cloak against a stage flat featuring a devil and the moon
red cover with black writing of the work pack for 'Plague of Innocence'
mainly black and white flyer featuring a young man on the left hand side
black and white photograph of three young women and a young man sitting and reading magazines.
A wood engraving on paper that depicts two rabbits and a border of woodland.
A photo graph of two people in blazers observing a row of busts. Overlaid the image is a black box with white text reading: Partial closure notice, Treasures of the Brotherton is closed today for some essential maintenance. The rest of The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery is open as usual. Don't worry, Treasures of the Brotherton will be back open as normal tomorrow!
A photo graph of two people in blazers observing a row of busts. Overlaid the image is a black box with white text reading: Partial closure notice, Treasures of the Brotherton will be closed on Thursday 23 July for some essential maintenance. The rest of The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will be open as usual. Our apologies for any inconvenience!
A painting of a scene of gypsies and their pony outside their wooden caravan and tent. They reside in a field with green trees and blue cloudy skies behind them.
Four people sat on chairs behind podcast recording microphones smiling at the camera. Behind them is a dark camera and in front of them are two circular coffee tables.
Black and white photograph of two people in a photography studio with bright lights and a mounted camera, photographing a wooden box.
Overlapping translucent pages on a black background. One of the pages reads MOTHERBABYHOME.
Close up of overlapping translucent pages containing text of different sizes that overlaps and forms different shapes.
A wooden box containing pages with words redacted, next to a small stack of overlapping translucent pages, against a black background.
Book open to show black and white views of public buildings in Paris on a foldout page.
Open book with printed page on the lefthand side. On the right there is a pasted in newspaper cutting.
Open book showing black and white images of buildings one with trees in the foreground. A postcard is slotted into the pages.
Book open to show black and white views of public buildings in Paris on a foldout page.
Open book with printed page on the lefthand side. On the right there is a pasted in newspaper cutting.
Open book showing black and white images of buildings one with trees in the foreground. A postcard is slotted into the pages.
A photograph of a display cabinet with sketchbooks on shelves. Overlaid is a yellow line, the Leeds 400 owl logo and a photo of a watercolour painting of Kirkstall Abbey.
A photograph of a display cabinet with sketchbook pages and drawings. Overlaid is a yellow line running across the page with the question "where's your favourite spot in Leeds?". Overlaid in the bottom left hand corner is a sketch of University of Leeds buildings, notably the great hall.
A photograph of a display cabinet with sketchbooks on shelves. Overlaid is a yellow line and a photo of an ink drawing of the Headrow in Leeds painted in 1939. You can see the city hall clock tower in the distance.
A photograph of a display cabinet with open sketchbooks. Overlaid there is a yellow line running across the page, and a painting of Briggate in the 1880s. It depicts a smoggy Victorian Leeds street with illuminated buildings and a horse and carriage.
A photograph inside the gallery, taken above a glass display cabinet so you see the reflection of paintings and books.
A brown ink drawing of University of Leeds buildings from above, as if you are looking out from a window. The gothic buildings loom large and you can see the Grand Hall where students famously graduate.
Three people looking at a map stood by a white metal sculpture with patterns and letters cut from it.
A colourful print depicting a pair of floating hands raised in supplication and a pair of feet on the ground in a big flame. In the background there are three floating brown spirits that appear to rise from roots in the ground. A yellow key hovers between the hands and feet.
Six close ups of artworks in a row. Left to right: A bronze headpiece, a neon parachute, a wooden sphere, a ceramic person laid on a cushion, a colourful painting of a person eating, a vintage lightbulb lit orange.
A woman stands with her back to the camera at a table with a large book. Two women wearing scarves stand opposite, discussing the material.
A double page from a medieval manuscript. On the left page is a series of dates in blue, purple and gold script. On the right page is a colourful illustration showing a mother and child surrounded by ornate pillars and cherubs.
Three people looking at a map stood by a white metal sculpture with patterns and letters cut from it.
A painting depicting the stunning Niagara Falls. The waterfall crashes into the rocks and there is a small rainbow in the bottom left hand corner caused by the reflections of sunlight on water.
Book page image or poster of an advertisement for the 1910 Smoke Abatement Exhibition. Lightning heating, electricity, cooking and power are written in bold black font inside a decorative red frame.
A girl with brown hair and an orange top takes a photo on her phone of another girl, posing in front of an artwork.
A photo of people around a food buffet. There is a black box overlaid with white text.
An print of an abstracted machine. Thick, dark black lines and curves create and interesting and enigmatic design.
Visitors to an art gallery opening look at works hung on a white wall.
Groups of people wearing blue gloves sat around tables looking closely at coins.
A group of people gathered around a table watching a person using a hair dryer to shape a plastic material.
A group of people gathered around a table on which is a lighting set up for taking photographs of objects.
A person presenting in front of a big projector screen to a room of people sat around tables.
A group of people gathered around a table on which is a lighting set up for taking photographs of objects.
A girl with brown hair and an orange top takes a photo on her phone of another girl, posing in front of an artwork.
A painting in warm tones of a fruit bowl full of oranges on the corner of the table.
A woman in a red hijabi is taking a photo on her phone of hung light with bulbs in the shape of wavy organic forms.
Visitors to an art gallery opening look at works hung on a white wall