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to have national or international importance, these are: Decorative Art, Fine Art, Industrial
Heritage and Natural Science. They are regularly consulted by researchers, on subjects as diverse as: the genetic history of the thylacine,
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381:- the collection has particular strengths in the areas of 18th and early 19th century English watercolours, 20th century British Art and a modern sculpture collection more extensive than any other regional gallery in the UK.
1303:"A History of the Scientific Collections of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society's Museum in the Nineteenth Century: Acquiring, Interpreting & Presenting the Natural World in the English Industrial City"
399:- this is a significant collection area for Leeds, with over 12,000 items demonstrating the city's historic links to the wider world, and the multicultural vibe of contemporary arts and culture.
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393:- this collection is particularly significant in the areas of childhood toys and games, retailing history, domestic life, musical instruments, slot machines and automata and printed ephemera.
405:- these collections can be linked to local crafts people past and present, and features major collections of furniture, ceramics, wallpapers, modern crafts, metalwork, textiles and costume.
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In 1996 the two services combined to form Leeds
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was continued in 2015. In 2018, Leeds
Museums & Galleries was awarded National Portfolio Organisation status until 2022. In 2018 9% of its workforce came from a BAME background.
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White, Lauren (2017). "Ancient mitochondrial genomes reveal the demographic history and phylogeography of the extinct, enigmatic thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)".
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As well as staff and volunteers researching the sites and collections, the service has partnered on several research projects. Some examples include:
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transferred to the museum service at this time. In 1941 the museum was bombed and parts of the collections were destroyed. In 1982
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as an additional venue for the arts, recognizing its historic value. These art venues were added to in 1969, with the gift of
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opened as a museum, it closed to the public on 1 April 2024 as LMG terminated its lease on the site. In 2007
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Initiative of the Year' by the Museums & Heritage Awards.
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Its collections comprise approximately 1.3 million objects:
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