Bolling Hall Museum

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Cliffe Castle Museum

Learning

Our four sites have wide-ranging collections that can be used to enhance classroom learning across a variety of subjects and give pupils enriching experiences which add value way beyond the visit.

Learning at Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Want your students to learn in an engaging and creative way out of the classroom? Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offers schools a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops at our inspiring sites.

Our four sites have wide-ranging collections that can be used to enhance classroom learning across a variety of subjects and give pupils enriching experiences which add value way beyond the visit.

We also support in-classroom learning with outreach resources, including handling boxes, videos and photo packs.

Please see the video below for a snapshot of what your pupils could experience.

Email us for more information.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

From September 2025 to February 2026 the Turner Prize exhibition will be at Cartwright Hall. This means that we have temporarily paused bookings for our usual core workshop programme at this site until the summer term.

Please get in touch if you would like further information or to book a workshop after this time.

Our Learning Offer

Image shows a young girl with a clipboard in the housebody at Bolling Hall

Learning on Site

Bradford District Museum and Galleries’ Learning Team are taking bookings for on-site workshops.

Learn At Bradford Industrial Museum

Learning in the Classroom

We offer a range of classroom resources that allow your pupils to connect to, experience, and be inspired by our collection.

entrance hallway of Cliffe Castle - ornately painted walls, portraits on the wall and various objects

Visit Virtually – Cliffe Castle Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum has a feast for your eyes with their new virtual reality tour.

Artsmark

Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools and education settings, awarded by Arts Council England, recognising their commitment to high quality arts and cultural education.

Workshops by Key Stage

EYFS

Key Stage 1

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 3

EYFS

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

EY Workshop Under Development

Duration TBC

Price TBC

We will be developing more story-based workshops, particularly exploring traditional and well-loved tales at Cliffe Castle Museum and the Industrial Museum this academic year

Cliffe Castle Museum

Dinosaurs Roar!

Duration 1 hr

Price £85

A hands-on exploration of the of world of dinosaurs

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museum Explorer

Duration 1 hr

Price £85

Children become explorers to see and discover machines, cars and even trains using drawing, movement, sticking and printing ! Ideal for a first visit to a museum in Reception or year 1.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Cave Baby

Duration 1 hr

Price £85

In this fun workshop using museum displays as inspiration pupils will immerse themselves in the world of ‘Cave Baby’ through storytelling, drama, movement and painting.

Key Stage 1

Cliffe Castle Museum

Under Development: A look at the local

Cliffe Castle Museum

Mary Anning: How to find a fossil

Duration 1.5

Price £105

Bolling Hall Museum

Local tales: Boars and Ghosts at Bolling Hall

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £105

In this interactive session, aimed at Year 2 pupils, you will find out more about two real tales from Bradford’s history involving Bolling Hall.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Explorers from the Past

Duration 1.5

Price £105

Become an intrepid explorer on a journey around the museum discovering objects and treasures from the past

Key Stage 2

Cliffe Castle Museum

Under Development: Where are the Romans?

Duration TBC

Price TBC

pupils will use original artefacts and fun activities to explore life in Roman Yorkshire

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Under Development: India and Pakistan: Partition and Art

Duration TBC

Price TBC

use artwork from the collections to explore this landmark event that led to the creation of Pakistan and independence of India

Bolling Hall Museum

Henry VIII visits Bolling Hall

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £105

Pupils have an immersive experience participating in various household tasks for a visit by Henry VIII.

Bradford Industrial Museum

World War II and Bradford

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £105

Using objects, photographs and writing, pupils gain an understanding of the impact of World War Two on Bradford and it's people.

Key Stage 3

Bolling Hall Museum

Civil War Legends: The Ghost of Bolling Hall

Duration 1 hr

Price £85

This literacy workshop is based on the legend of the Ghost of Bolling Hall.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Rocks and Minerals

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £105

Like true geologists, students observation skills are put to the test as they learn to classify different rocks based on a wide range of characteristics

Bolling Hall Museum

A Strangers Case

Duration 2 hours

Price £150

This literacy and history-based workshop uses the setting of the hall to tell the story of religious turmoil during the Elizabethan age

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Art and Science of Noticing (KS3/KS4)

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £105

A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.