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Experience Pierre-Auguste Renoir's The Umbrellas without the crowds on a pre-opening tour of the #LeicesterMuseum collection.
Join a pre-opening guided tour to learn more about this iconic artwork alongside highlights of our art collection.
leicestermuseums.org/Renoir-Tours
Bring the Paint starts today! Keep a eye out for the amazing artists transforming the city and a week full of fantastic street art themed events!
#visitleicester #leicester #bringthepaint #streetart @visitenglandbiz
Normally, if it’s your birthday you get the presents – but not if you’re the National Gallery. It’s celebrating its 200th by lending an iconic Renoir to Leicester Museums & Galleries until September. See it for free right now tinyurl.com/22hvcb2a #DMUtop10
It's #InternationalMuseumsDay !🏛️ Leicester is full of heritage.
From the King Richard III Centre, Abbey Pumping Station, Leicester Museum & Gallery, to Newarke Houses & Gardens, The Guildhall, and Jewry Wall, there's a spot for all. 👉leicestermuseums.org/about/
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Amazing to see this Impressionist masterpiece at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery! Renoir’s The Umbrellas is on display until September 1 as part of the National Gallery’s 200th anniversary celebrations #leicester Leicester Museums & Galleries National Gallery
Also saw this today, extremely lovely bit of yer genuine Renoir at Leicester Museums & Galleries, on tour from the National Gallery #NG200
Two weeks today join us to celebrate #LeicesterRiverside Festival 25th Anniversary, in partnership with dmuleicester. Follow us Leicester Festivals for the latest updates!
Snakes! 🐍🐍🐍
Family friendly exhibition includes displays of taxidermied snakes, skeletons and models.
Come face to face with iconic reptile specimens, including a Rattlesnake, a Green Anaconda and a Burmese python.
8 June - 1 Sept #LeicesterMuseum
leicestermuseums.org/Snakes
Film Screening: Fairweather Man
Join us for a free showing of Fairweather Man, the 2009 Australian documentary and Curator Q&A with the exhibition's guest curator, Dr. Christine Finn.
Free event Sunday 19 May 2pm #leicestermuseum leicestermuseums.org/FairweatherMan
Tam Lin Retold - Tales of temptation, enchanting and sharp in equal measure
Tam Lin Retold is a collection of enchanting and sharp stories that explore unsung voices of Scots/English folklore.
Thursday 23 May 7.30pm #LeicesterGuildhall leicestermuseums.org/Tam-Lin-Retold
The The Spark Arts for Children museum takeover!
Come and experience this free creative event planned and delivered by #Leicester children! Free activities through the day, puppet show and puppet-making.
Sat 18 May 11am - 3pm #leicestermuseum
leicestermuseums.org/event-details/…
We are celebrating 25 years of #LeicesterRiverside Festival and this year we're partnering with dmuleicester. Check out the brochure for details of one of Leicester's biggest free festivals! bit.ly/3QOvvNG
Last chance to see - Paint to Pixel x Repainting Subway Art at #LeicesterMuseum !
Around 42,000 visitors of the exhibition so far - with a big last week culminating with the #BringThePaint Festival!
Free exhibition closes Mon 27 May.
leicestermuseums.org/Paint-to-Pixel
Join us for an exciting hands-on virtual reality experience to play and unleash your creativity in a virtual landscape!
In collaboration with Brint the Paint, Multibrush VR is coming on 25th-26th of May at the Leicester Museums & Galleries!
Claim your FREE TICKET NOW buff.ly/3Tz17sO
Thank you for being such fantastic hosts! We couldn't have asked for a better place to launch the exhibition. #HeartoftheNation in the heart of the nation 💙
Brilliant to see Migration Museum's #HeartofTheNation exhibition winning this fantastic award! This great touring exhibition started its journey here at #LeicesterMuseum !
The The Spark Arts for Children museum takeover!
Come and experience this free creative event planned and delivered by #Leicester children! Free activities through the day, puppet show and puppet-making.
18 May 11am - 3pm #leicestermuseum
leicestermuseums.org/event-details/…