Welcome to Bradford District Museums & Galleries.

We look forward to welcoming you at one of our four wonderful sites – Bolling Hall, Bradford Industrial Museum, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery or Cliffe Castle Museum and Park.

Current Exhibitions

Bradford Industrial Museum

‘New Lands – Hidden Hands’ by Rhian Kempadoo-Millar

13 May 2024 10:00 am – 1 September 2024 4:00 pm

Image of 3 young women and a boy sat on the seat of a pony-trap. Green field in the background with blue skies

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Dreams, and Songs to Sing

18 May 2024 2:10 am – 8 September 2024

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Plants of the Qur’an

22 June 2024 10:00 am – 8 September 2024 4:00 pm

The paintings presented in this exhibition depict plants mentioned in the text of the Holy Qur’ān. It is the culmination of a research project lasting several years, undertaken by Kew scientists Dr Shahina Ghazanfar and Dr Shirley Sherwood, and botanical artist Sue Wickison.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Scouting in Bradford: the largest youth movement in the world

10 February 2024 – 16 September 2024

Girl, wearing an apron taking part in an printing activity

Bradford Industrial Museum

Design Lab Nation: Bradford Industrial Museum

27 June 2024 – 4 October 2024

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Where It Began –Osman Yousefzada

3 May 2024 10:00 am – 13 October 2024 4:00 pm

Black and white etching of woodland. The trees are bare of foliage and in the foreground, there is a fallen trunk

Cliffe Castle Museum

Within Nature – East & West

1 June 2024 10:00 am – 1 December 2024 4:00 pm

Our Venues

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Bradford Industrial Museum

Learn With Us

Bradford District Museum and Galleries’ Learning Team offer a range of interactive, hands-on, curriculum-linked workshops for schools.

For further information, please click the link below to visit our learning page.

What’s On

Cliffe Castle Museum

Talk – Iron Age

27 July 2024 1:30 pm – 27 July 2024 2:30 pm

Cliffe Castle Museum

Talk – Intro to Archaeology

27 July 2024 11:30 am – 27 July 2024 12:30 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Scouts Outdoor Adventure

27 July 2024 11:00 am – 27 July 2024 3:00 pm

Image of two young people (both young ambassadors) - one looking down at notes on adesk, the other looking directly at camera, with a laptop in front of them

Cliffe Castle Museum

Young Ambassadors: Taster day at Cliffe Castle

28 July 2024 1:00 pm – 28 July 2024 3:00 pm

Photo Archive

See a range of photographs relating to everything here at Bradford District Museums & Art Galleries.

Get Involved

Could you support our work by sponsoring, donating or volunteering?

All opportunities have flexible commitment requirements and aim to provide a rewarding and enriching experience for all.

Latest News

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
July 15, 2024

New Acquisition: Shackleton’s Preparatory Sketch of The Polar Star

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
July 1, 2024

Stephen Brown – Bradford’s blind powerlifter

In spring 2024 Bradford District Museums and Galleries were delighted to receive a small collection of objects relating to Stephen Brown, an award-winning powerlifter who had a rare genetic condition.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
June 28, 2024

A new website and a new look

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Heather Millard
June 17, 2024

Telling Kathleen’s story – from ‘Dreams and Songs to Sing’

Our newest exhibition at Cartwright Hall is by Bradford-based photographer Cath Muldowney, created in partnership with members of Bradford’s Gypsy and Traveller communities.