In the spirit of the festive season, 20 fabulous Christmas trees of different sizes have gone up around Leeds City Museum. But these aren’t ordinary Christmas trees - they’ve each been decorated by members of staff and volunteers to represent Leeds Museums collections, historic sites, and the city of Leeds itself. Yes they’re home-made and often the quality of the baubles is questionable (mainly the archaeology ones), but what a great way to celebrate all things LEEDS!
So here’s a sneak preview of what you might see if you visit Leeds City Museum between now and 6th January…
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| Celebrating the coin collection |
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| Pom poms and sailing boats |
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| Baubles on the archaeology collection tree |
Some of the tree-toppers are particularly inspirational. A gold Anglo-Saxon ring pierced by a Neolithic arrow tops the archaeology tree. Other top toppers include Armley Mills waterwheel and the famous Leeds antiquarian Ralph Thoresby, clearly having an amazing time.
But some trees also have a serious message. This tree in the Life on Earth gallery represents the plight of the worlds oceans:
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| Festive greetings from the (not so happy) sea. |
See all of these Christmas trees and many more around Leeds City Museum until 6th January. Merry Christmas!
Katherine Baxter
Curator of Archaeology
Leeds Museums and Galleries
