Leeds Discovery Centre

Leeds Discovery Centre is the purpose-built display storage facility^[1] built for Leeds Museums & Galleries in 2007.^[2] It was funded by Leeds City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.^[3] The facility stores over one million objects in climate-controlled conditions and hosts regular tours.^[4]

Outside of Leeds Discovery Centre

Inside Leeds Discovery Centre

Collections stored here include: natural science specimens,^[5] social history (including historic board games),^[6] textiles, world cultures and archaeology (including Anglo-Saxon sculpture).^[7] Objects from different collections areas are displayed alongside each other to maximize visual impact.^[8] In 2018, the learning team was awarded The Sandford Award for Excellence in Heritage Learning.^[9] The Discovery Centre runs events including art classes.^[10]