Leeds Museums and Galleries showcases community work to international delegation
This week Leeds Museums and Galleries hosted a visiting delegation of museum directors from Germany, to share best practice and...
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May 22, 20192 min read
Leeds Dortmund 50 writing project
This year we’re celebrating 50 years of twinning with our German partner city of Dortmund. There are lots of exciting activities planned...
May 15, 20191 min read
Learning from our partners: Lord Mayor visits Dortmund and Siegen
Last week the Lord Mayor, Councillor Graham Latty, and the Lady Mayoress, Councillor Pat Latty, visited Leeds’ partner city of Dortmund...
Apr 29, 20191 min read
Learning from the festival experts at Lille3000
This weekend saw the launch of the Eldorado cultural festival in our French partner city of Lille. The festival was the latest offering...
Apr 23, 20193 min read
Leeds and Hangzhou library services agree to work closer together
Earlier this month Leeds Libraries’ Chief Librarian, Andrea Ellison, visited our Chinese partner city, Hangzhou, to sign an agreement...
Apr 17, 20193 min read
Students from Leeds take part in Lille Video Mapping Festival
This spring, students from Leeds Arts University travelled across the Channel to our partner city, Lille, to take part in the Video...
Apr 2, 20192 min read
Transform Festival to light up Leeds this spring
Culture is at the heart of Leeds and its communities, and this spring the Transform Festival will light up the city with a wide range of...
Mar 19, 20191 min read
Leeds International Festival 2019 announces full programme
This month the Leeds International Festival revealed its full programme which includes a range of exciting events across the worlds of...
Feb 15, 20192 min read
Leeds Dortmund 50
Having heard from the Mayor of Dortmund about the Leeds-Dortmund partnership in an interview with BBC Radio Leeds, today’s guest blog is...
Feb 5, 20192 min read
Happy Spring Festival – 春节快乐
5th of February marks the Chinese Lunar New Year 2019 and this year we are saying goodbye to the Year of the Dog and welcoming the Year...
Dec 18, 20182 min read
Celebrate Chinese New Year with other Yorkshire businesses
Leeds City Council works in close partnership with the Business Confucius Institute of the University of Leeds. The Institute is...
Dec 17, 20182 min read
Exploring art, light and sound in Lille
Over the summer we put a call out for Leeds artists who were interested in joining an international project led by an arts organisation...
Nov 27, 20183 min read
Leeds Young Film Festival in Lille
Today’s guest blog is by Martin Grund from Leeds Young Film Festival who has just returned from Lille’s International Solidarity...
Oct 23, 20183 min read
Celebrating 50 year of partnership between Leeds and Lille
October 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the partnership between the cities of Leeds and Lille. We have delved into the history of the...
Sep 30, 20181 min read
Library Exchange Partnership
On Wednesday 26th September, Leeds’ libraries have, as every year, celebrated the European Day of Languages. Many organisations that...
Sep 20, 20183 min read
Leeds City Region in China and Hong Kong and the celebration of a 30 year anniversary
A delegation from Leeds City Region has just returned from a mission to Hangzhou, Qingdao and Hong Kong, which aimed to promote trade,...
Sep 19, 20185 min read
Roots Alive tour to Chemnitz
Roots Alive is the City of Leeds Youth Folk Group. It is run by ArtForms Music (part of Leeds City Council’s Children and Families...
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Performing Gender: Five stories told through dance
Telling my mum about the performance I had seen at Yorkshire Dance on Friday evening was challenging, because we spoke German to each...
Apr 24, 20182 min read
New Estonian consulate for Leeds
Last week marked an important milestone in Leeds’ international relations, with the opening of a new Estonian consulate in the city. The...
Apr 12, 20182 min read
The Leeds in Berlin, Singapore and New York
Yesterday, the First Round of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2018 has come to an end and successful competitors will soon be...
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