Established | 1819; reopened 13 September 2008 |
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Location | Millennium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°48′06″N 01°32′49″W / 53.80167°N 1.54694°W |
Type | Collection (museum), Heritage centre |
Public transit access | Leeds railway station, Leeds City bus station |
Website | Leeds City Museum |
Leeds City Museum, originally established in 1819, reopened in 2008 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is housed in the former Mechanics' Institute built by Cuthbert Brodrick, in Cookridge Street (now Millennium Square). It is one of nine sites in the Leeds Museums & Galleries group.
Admission to the museum is free of charge. Special exhibitions are hosted alongside a collection of displays from the Leeds Archive.