As you will probably know by now, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of twinning between Leeds and Dortmund. There’s been lots of exciting activities taking place over the last few months to celebrate the special occasion. And one project has seen the two cities team up to celebrate our joint passion for art, collaboration and… Read More Celebrating our partnership with Dortmund through beer and art
Last week, the Czech community living in Leeds celebrated the opening of the Bohemia Bistro Community Café and the Czech Cultural Centre, which will act as an important hub for Czech nationals living in the city. The newly opened Cultural Centre, which is located in the Harehills area of Leeds, will play a key role in… Read More Czech Community celebrates opening of Cultural Centre
This week Leeds Museums and Galleries hosted a visiting delegation from the South Korean Capital City, Seoul. The delegation, which included Seoul’s Director of Museums, was taken on a tour of Leeds City Museum and the Leeds Discovery Centre to find out more about how the Museums and Galleries service use the buildings to store… Read More Leeds Discovery Centre hosts international study visit
Leeds is now a proud member of the Intercultural Cities Network (ICC), a Council of Europe initiative which allows exchanges of good practice between cities and stimulates policy innovation around the context of diversity. As a member of this network, Leeds will have the opportunity to further develop our highly effective infrastructure and join a… Read More Leeds joins the Intercultural Cities Network
Last week, Leeds showcased its wide and diverse cultural offering to cultural experts from across Europe, as the city hosted the EUROCITIES Culture Forum. Leeds City Council in collaboration with the University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds’ cultural sector welcomed over 100 senior culture officials from some of Europe’s major cities for this… Read More Leeds hosts EUROCITIES Culture Forum
Throughout the month of October, we’ve been celebrating the 50th anniversary of twinning between Leeds and our German partner city of Dortmund. And to cap off our celebrations, last week, we hosted a visiting delegation from Dortmund which included the Mayor, Manfred Sauer. During the visit the delegation met with some of the organisations that… Read More Mayor of Dortmund visits Leeds to celebrate 50 years of partnership
The LD50 (Leeds/Dortmund 50) literature festival has announced an exciting schedule of music and literature events as part of Leeds’ 50th anniversary celebrations with the city of Dortmund. With the anniversary celebrations just two weeks away, LD50 will celebrate the occasion with a festival of literature and music involving artists from both Leeds and Dortmund.… Read More Leeds Dortmund 50 writing & music festival announces full schedule
