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Leeds City Art Gallery

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This gallery, founded in 1888 and spread over 3 floors, houses England's best collection of 20th-century art outside of London. The collections include French post-Impressionist paintings, contemporary British sculpture, prints, watercolors, and drawings. It also hosts visiting exhibits, which are enhanced by workshops, talks, and other related events. Located within the gallery, the Craft Centre and Design Gallery showcases contemporary ceramics, jewelry, prints, textiles, and applied arts from around the world; it also hosts openings and exhibits by local and regional artists.