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 – 5 January 2025 4:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Mills Transformed – Neil Horsley

16 November 2024 – 26 January 2025

Over the last three years Neil Horsley, a local photographer, has been documenting the repurposing of derelict textile mills by inspiring people, who have found creative new uses for such buildings

The new Bradford Town Hall being constructed. The building’s exterior looks completed with some building materials surrounding it and outside the entrance

Bradford Industrial Museum

‘We Built This City’: 150 Years of the Bradford Society of Architects and Surveyors

28 September 2024 – 2 March 2025

spooky image of Bolling Hall at night with a ghostly figure in the window

Bolling Hall Museum

Superstitions…

2 October 2024 – 2 March 2025

In 2021, Bolling Hall Museum had a popular display in the housebody about Medieval and Early Modern superstitions. Back by popular demand, this display has been revamped for Halloween 2024.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

I AM ME

31 January 2025 – 5 May 2025

A new exhibition featuring the views of 125 young people from the Bradford District, on the theme of identity, utilising works from the Government Art Collection.

Reindeer bone (metatarsal) with a carving of a cow-like creature

Cliffe Castle Museum

Ice Age Art Now

21 June 2025 – 14 September 2025

Travel back in time at this British Museum Partnership Exhibition with Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and encounter works of art dating back thousands of years.

Our Venues

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

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

18 December 2024 10:30 am – 18 December 2024 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

4 January 2025 11:00 am – 4 January 2025 1:00 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

10 January 2025 10:30 am – 10 January 2025 12:30 pm

“Museums for Play and Growth” are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”. On every second Friday of the month, you can bring your little ones to Cartwright Hall to explore our art gallery, learn something new, and have a fun time. The session includes […]

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

15 January 2025 10:30 am – 15 January 2025 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

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
December 2, 2024

Mills Transformed – Neil Horsley

Our latest exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum is gorgeous photography by Neil Horsley, looking at the repurposing and re-use of Mill Buildings. He kindly agreed to write this blog for about the project.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heather Millard
November 18, 2024

Bairds Television: Research and remembering

If you visited Bradford Industrial Museum earlier this year you might have spotted the display on Baird Television & Thorn Electricals that we had in our small cafe gallery there.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
November 4, 2024

Butterfield Brothers – the Businessmen

This latest blog from our volunteer Ian looks at the Butterfield Brothers as business men - which isn't a story we've told before.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
October 21, 2024

Building an Exhibition with the Bradford Society of Architects and Surveyors

Bradford District Museums and Galleries (BDMG) have worked with the Bradford Society of Architects and Surveyors to co-curate an exhibition marking their 150-year anniversary.

Our Christmas opening hours for 2024 are:

Tuesday 24^th Christmas Eve       10:00am – 2.00pm
Wednesday 25^thChristmas Day Closed
Thursday 26^thBoxing Day Closed
Friday 27 December Closed
Sat & Sun 28-29 December                 11:00am-4.00pm
Monday 30 December                           Closed
Tuesday 31 New Years Eve 10:00am – 2:00pm
Wednesday 1 January 2025 Closed
Thursday 2 January 2025     Normal opening hours resume