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Attraction spotlight: Leeds City Museum

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Here’s a great day out in Leeds, a trip to the city’s museum…

If you’re in Leeds and looking for things to do, than how about popping out to the Leeds City Museum.  There’s loads to see and do.  Experience a world of discovery, explore four floors of interactive and exciting galleries.  Come face to face with the Leeds tiger, step into Ancient Worlds to meet Nesyamun, the Leeds mummy, and dig for fossils in the Life on Earth gallery.

More information:

Address
Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

Telephone
0113 2243732

Opening Times
Monday closed (with the exception of Bank Holidays)
Tuesday 10 am – 5pm
Wednesday 10am – 5pm
Thursday 10am – 7pm
Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 11am – 5pm
Sunday 11 am -5pm

Prices:
Admission is free

Attraction spotlight: Sheffield Ski Village

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If you can’t quite make it on a skiing or snowboarding winter break this year, than Sheffield offers you an excellent alternative… how about a visit to Sheffield Ski Village? 

Their slopes cater perfectly for beginners and advanced riders and our lesson programme will soon have you enjoying all that Skiing and Snowboarding has to offer.

Regardless of if you want to learn in preparation for a holiday or are just looking for a new, exciting way to keep fit then the Sheffield Ski Village is the perfect place to learn to ski or snowboard.

With one-third of a mile of artificial alpine slopes and the only half-pipe in the UK, the Sheffield ski village is one of Europe’s largest artificial ski facilities. This is also a great place to master a variety of ski lifts including the button and T-bar lifts.

It’s a great day out….

2012 in Stoke-on-Trent

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2012 in Stoke-on-Trent

Happy New Year! Wishing you a fantasic 2012. Loads to look forward to this year including;

Wedgwood Olympic commemorative ware                                                                                           

  • Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee.
    Stoke-on-Trent based pottery companies such such as Wedgwood, Moorcroft, Royal Worcester, Burleigh, Aynsley, Churchill, Dunoon, and Emma Bridgewater will all be producing Royal Commemorative ware for the Diamond Jubilee. Come and shop in over 25 pottery factory shops for that special memorabilia or take a behind the scenes factory tour of one of the producers of the Diamond Jubilee commemorative ware. Wedgwood, Emma Bridgewater and Moorcroft all provide factorytours whilst Aynsley provide factory tours for groups.
  • Staffordshire Hoard Exhibition at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. The museum already has a permanent display of artefacts from the hoard but a much bigger exhibiton of items will go on display in July 2012.
  • 2012 London Olympics. Wedgwood and Royal Doulton have been chosen to produce commemorative ceramics for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Stoke-on-Trent will also be hosting the Olympic Torch on 30 May.

More information at www.visitstoke.co.uk


Day Five- Citybreaks Advent Calendar

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The Snowman

Festive Films at the National Media Museum in Bradford

Festive Films showing throughout December. For the full schedule visit: www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

Puss in Boots: An IMAX 3D Experience (U)
Showing from 9 December on Yorkshire’s only giant IMAX screen. Tickets – Adult £11 Concessions £8.50

The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience (U)
Showing throughout December on Yorkshire’s only giant IMAX screen. Tickets – Adult £11 Concessions £8.50

Arthur Christmas 2D & 3D (PG) a story set on Christmas night at the North Pole when Santa’s youngest son looks to use his father’s high-tech operation for an urgent mission – Showing from 2 December.

The Muppets Christmas Carol (U) The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 musical comedy film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge – Showing 17 & 18 December. All tickets £2

The Snowman (U) The timeless Christmas classic from Raymond Briggs, about a little boy who builds a snowman, that takes him on an adventure one snowy night – Showing from 17 December. All tickets £2.

Happy Feet Two 2D & 3D (U) the sequel to massively popular Happy Feet, revisiting Mumble and his son Erik in the emperor penguin world – Showing from 16 December.

Meet Me in St. Louis
Vincente Minnelli’s enchanting musical starring Judy Garland as Esther Smith, which has been re-released – Showing from 16 December.

Whatever the weather this Christmas there’s always something for the family at the National Media Museum!

National Media Museum

Attraction Highlight: The Staffordshire Hoard at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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The Staffordshire Hoard at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Discover the unique Staffordshire Hoard at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. This exceptional group of seventh-century gold and silver warrior gear, many  pieces with intricate garnet inlay, were found buried in a field in Staffordshire in 2009. It is the largest and most valuable hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found and worth £3.258m. The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery has a permanent exhibition of artefacts which will be bigger and better from July 2012 when a special exhibition will be on display for over 12 months.

Not only does the museum have the most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure but also the world’s greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics and a Mark XV1 Spitfire and it is completely FREE to visit.

See www.visitstoke.co.uk for more information.

Attraction spotlight: Leeds Art Gallery

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Name of Attraction: Leeds Art Gallery

Why it is important to Leeds: Leeds Art Gallery has been described as ‘Probably the best collection of  twentieth century British art outside London’ (John Russell Taylor, The Times).

It is a creative and lively gallery located on The Headrow, nestled in between the Henry Moore Institute and Leeds Central Library.

At Leeds Art Gallery you can see a rich variety of art on display from Leeds’ impressive collections. See nationally acclaimed prints, watercolours, paintings, sculptures, photography, and contemporary art. Wander between rooms and see well-known artists from our region, such as Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Atkinson Grimshaw, Jacob Kramer, as well as work by a range of contemporary artists including Paula Rego, Bridget Riley, Georgina Starr, Tony Cragg, Antony Gormley, Francis Bacon.

Break up a visit to the gallery by visiting the adjoining Victorian Tiled Hall Café, or the Craft Centre and Design Gallery and brand new Art Gallery Shop and Cafe downstairs. You can also take part in regular events and activities, such as artist’s talks, ‘Art On The Mat’ sessions for kids, demonstrations or seminars.

Offering displays of Leeds’ stunning collections as well as a dynamic programme of changing exhibitions, Leeds Art Gallery is an innovative and exciting place to visit for people of all ages and tastes!

The Northern Art Prize 2011 exhibition launches today. The four artists shortlisted for the fifth annual Northern Art Prize are Liadin Cooke, Leo Fitzmaurice, James Hugonin and Richard Rigg. The winner, will be announced on 19 January 2012 at Leeds Art Gallery and the exhibition will run until 19th February 2012.

Details: Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA

Opening Times:
Monday and Tuesday: 10am to 5pm
Wednesday: 12pm to 5pm
Thursday to Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Sunday: 1pm to 5pm

The Art Gallery is closed on Bank Holidays.

Admission Charges: Free admission.

Website: www.leeds.gov.uk/artgallery
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/leedsartgallery
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/LeedsMuseumsandGalleries

Attraction – Bradford – Cartwright Hall

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Cartwright Hall – Bradford’s Famous Art Gallery

Jacqueline Callaghan

Cartwright Hall is Bradford’s civic art gallery and offers an exciting programme of contemporary exhibitions, with four permanent galleries displaying works from our art collections. The collections consist mainly of 19th and 20th century British art, with strong collections of international contemporary prints and contemporary South Asian art and crafts.

© David Hockney Collection: Tate Gallery, LondonThis family friendly, free gallery is set in beautiful Lister Park where you will find a boating lake, adventure playground and the Mughal Gardens.


Until 4th March David Hockney’s largest painting Bigger Trees Near Warter will be on display. To create this remarkable, fifty panel painting, Hockney used a combination of traditional techniques and new technology.    Watch the video to see how this impressive piece was installed in the gallery
http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/whatson/event_detail.php?ID=344
.  www.visitbradford.com

Image credits

© David Hockney Collection: Tate Gallery, London
Other images – Jacqueline Callaghan

Attraction highlight: Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth

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Royal Marines Museum, Eastney Esplanade, Southsea, PO4 9PX

The Royal Marines Museum tells the remarkable history of the Royal Navy’s own infantry from 1664 to the present day.

LEARN about the Marines’ globe-trotting exploits and see the difference they made in every corner of the globe. See how people become a Royal Marine and experience for yourself the barrack conditions they once lived in. Find out about the fierce battles they took part in, including the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and D-Day in World War Two.

The Museum is open to visitors throughout the year from 10am to 5pm. Fully accessible by wheelchair and with a wide range of Special Events during the year.

Further details on the Museum can be found at www.visitportsmouth.co.uk or by calling 023 9281 9385.

Attraction highlight: Wedgwood Visitor Centre & Museum, Stoke-on-Trent

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Wedgwood Visitor Centre & Museum

There is so much to do on the Wedgwood site. First visit the Museum with over 10,000 items of ceramics and pieces of art showing the 250 year history of this fabulous pottery and the inventiveness of the “Father of English Potters” Josiah Wedgwood.

Next is brand new for this year, a fully guided factory tour showing you the Wedgwood product being made today where you can see up close the skills of the craftsmen.

Then have a go yourself on a potters wheel in the craft demonstration area where you can make your own masterpiece out of the famous Jasper ware which is then sent onto you to keep a memento of the day.

Now for some shopping either in the Boutique or over at the large contemporary factory shop where you are sure to find some bargains in amongst pieces out of the factory like the old kilns and shelving.

You will definitely have worked up an appetite and thirst so relax in the Ivy House restaurant where you will eat off nothing less than Wedgwood bone china!

Other factory tours are available at Moorcroft Heritage Visitor Centre and Emma Bridgewater.

Attraction highlight: National Media Museum, Bradford – half term events

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National Media Museum, Bradford

Celebrate TV this October Half Term at the National Media Museum, Bradford

Sat 22 – Sun 30 October

Lots of hands on activities this half term at the National Media Museum, Bradford.  Learn how TV works, watch historical moments on TV and tell us what TV means to you!

Object Experience

10am – 1pm: Get hands on with some rare and wonderful historic TV objects.

 Top TV moments

11am, 1pm & 2pm: If you enjoyed seeing what they made earlier on Blue Peter or even remember the moment man first landed on the Moon, come and join us as we take you on an exciting trip back through the history of TV. It would be nice to see you, to see you…Nice!

 Seeing TV

12.30pm & 2.30pm: Join our Explainers as they take you through some of the most memorable images on TV over the past 75 years and you will also have the chance to jump into a 1930s programme yourself.

The Invention of Television

1.30pm:  John Logie Baird invented television. Step back in time and meet his assistant, Mable, as she explores the moment Baird created the first televised image of a person.

 Magic moments

2pm – 4pm:  What does TV mean to you? Be part of the action as we create a display of your memories.  This is your chance to bring along a copy of a picture or magazine article from your favourite TV moment, object or even you and your family watching your TV and see it on display in our giant display of magic moments.

How does your TV work?

2pm – 4pm:  Learn all about how television works and see if you can project your very own televised picture.  The future of Television? Available all day throughout October Half Term.  Let your imagination run wild and draw what you think television will look like in the future. Enter your drawing into our competition to win a workshop for you and your friends where you will create your very own TV advert.

For more information about what’s on in Bradford visit:
www.visitbradford.com or www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

National Media Museum, Bradford