Collections Development Policy

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Thank you for considering donating an item to Bradford District Museums & Galleries.

Bradford District Museums & Galleries Service exists to collect, record, conserve, exhibit and interpret the human and natural heritage of Bradford. To meet this aim Bradford District Museums & Galleries only acquires material that relates to and tells the story of Bradford and its social, natural, archaeological, industrial and art history and development and items that link to its current collections.

If you are considering donating to the museum collections, please:

Read the ‘offering an item to the museum’ document to understand the process
Contact the collections team collections@bradford.gov.uk with details of the object, at least one photo, and any additional information you have about it.’

You can also read or download our full Collections Development Policy and our Donors and Depositors Privacy notice

More Collections

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

A Brief History of the Collections

Bradford District Museums & Galleries (BDMG)’s collections have developed over more than 150 years, even before a museum service existed in the district.

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Archaeology

The collection comprises some 38,000 items, the majority of which is excavated pot sherds.

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Fine Art

The print collection includes works by master printmakers such as Francisco Goya, William Blake and Walter Sickert and by modern masters – Pop Artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Richard Hamilton.

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Decorative Art

This collection comprises some 5000 items, shared almost equally between furniture and ceramics.