What’s on
Current Events
24 April 2025 – 24 April 2025
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”.
26 April 2025 12:30 pm – 26 April 2025 1:30 pm
Exploring the many links that the Butterfield family had to music and musicians
26 April 2025 2:00 pm – 26 April 2025 3:00 pm
26 April 2025 12:30 pm – 26 April 2025 3:30 pm
Join us at Bradford Industrial Museum for the launch of our new Heritage Craft Room
17 January 2025 – 27 April 2025
Calligraphy from the collections of the British Library and Bradford District Museums & Galleries, selected in collaboration with Tasif Khan Community Boxing Academy and artist Razwan Ul-Haq.
27 April 2025 11:00 am – 27 April 2025 3:00 pm
Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum
27 April 2025 11:00 am – 27 April 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
27 April 2025 11:00 am – 27 April 2025 3:00 pm
Beautiful volunteer led Cherry Blossom Festival comes to Bradford’s Bolling Hall Museum.
30 April 2025 11:00 am – 30 April 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
3 May 2025 11:00 am – 3 May 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”
4 May 2025 11:00 am – 4 May 2025 3:00 pm
Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum
4 May 2025 11:00 am – 4 May 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
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.
7 May 2025 11:00 am – 7 May 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
9 May 2025 10:30 am – 9 May 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”.
11 May 2025 11:00 am – 11 May 2025 3:00 pm
Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum
11 May 2025 11:00 am – 11 May 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
14 May 2025 11:00 am – 14 May 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
18 May 2025 11:00 am – 18 May 2025 3:00 pm
Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum
18 May 2025 11:00 am – 18 May 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
21 May 2025 10:30 am – 21 May 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”.
21 May 2025 11:00 am – 21 May 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
22 May 2025 – 22 May 2025
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”.
24 May 2025 11:00 am – 24 May 2025 3:00 pm
25 May 2025 11:00 am – 25 May 2025 3:00 pm
Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum
25 May 2025 11:00 am – 25 May 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
25 May 2025 11:00 am – 25 May 2025 3:00 pm
27 May 2025 11:00 am – 27 May 2025 3:00 pm
Become a Dinosaur Detective
28 May 2025 11:00 am – 28 May 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
7 June 2025 11:00 am – 7 June 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”
13 June 2025 10:30 am – 13 June 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”.
18 June 2025 10:30 am – 18 June 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”.
26 June 2025 – 26 June 2025
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”.
5 March 2025 – 29 June 2025
Come see a few of our weird and wonderful lucky objects, from a rabbit’s foot to a ‘blessing parson’
5 July 2025 11:00 am – 5 July 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”
11 July 2025 10:30 am – 11 July 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”.
16 July 2025 10:30 am – 16 July 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”.
24 July 2025 – 24 July 2025
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”.
2 August 2025 11:00 am – 2 August 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”
8 August 2025 10:30 am – 8 August 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”.
22 May 2025 – 17 August 2025
See this majestic 18th century portrait of Mai by Sir Joshua Reynolds – recently saved for the nation – as it travels from London’s National Portrait Gallery to Cartwright Hall as part of a major national tour.
20 August 2025 10:30 am – 20 August 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”.
28 August 2025 – 28 August 2025
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”.
6 September 2025 11:00 am – 6 September 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”
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.
17 September 2025 10:30 am – 17 September 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”.
25 September 2025 – 25 September 2025
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”.
4 October 2025 11:00 am – 4 October 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”
10 October 2025 10:30 am – 10 October 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”.
15 October 2025 10:30 am – 15 October 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”.
23 October 2025 – 23 October 2025
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”.
1 November 2025 11:00 am – 1 November 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”
14 November 2025 10:30 am – 14 November 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”.
19 April 2025 – 16 November 2025
The past and present of the Bradford textile industry are explored in this exhibition featuring beautiful costume, fascinating sample books and tools from the industry. Objects from our designated worsted collection sit alongside stunning visuals taken by photographer Ian Beesley
19 November 2025 10:30 am – 19 November 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”.
27 November 2025 – 27 November 2025
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”.
6 December 2025 11:00 am – 6 December 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”
12 December 2025 10:30 am – 12 December 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”.
17 December 2025 10:30 am – 17 December 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”.
7 March 2024 11:00 am – 31 December 2025 4:00 pm
Visit Bolling Hall Library! Opening times are: Wednesday 10 to 2pm Thursday 10 to 2pm Friday 11 to 3.30pm Saturday – 11.30 to 3pm Sunday – 11.30 to 3pm T: 07582 108216 E: bollinghall.library@gmail.com
27 September 2025 – 22 February 2026
The Turner Prize is one of the world’s best-known prizes for the visual arts. It aims to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary British art.
13 February 2025 – 13 February 2027
This display at Bradford Industrial Museum showcases iconic and recognisable objects from the well-known and much-loved Fountains Café, Bradford
Exhibitions
17 January 2025 – 27 April 2025
Calligraphy from the collections of the British Library and Bradford District Museums & Galleries, selected in collaboration with Tasif Khan Community Boxing Academy and artist Razwan Ul-Haq.
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.
5 March 2025 – 29 June 2025
Come see a few of our weird and wonderful lucky objects, from a rabbit’s foot to a ‘blessing parson’
22 May 2025 – 17 August 2025
See this majestic 18th century portrait of Mai by Sir Joshua Reynolds – recently saved for the nation – as it travels from London’s National Portrait Gallery to Cartwright Hall as part of a major national tour.
Past Events
23 April 2025 11:00 am – 23 April 2025 4:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
21 April 2025 11:00 am – 21 April 2025 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
16 April 2025 11:00 am – 16 April 2025 3:00 pm
Join us for a fun filled adventure outside, be prepared for messy play building dens, ball runs and mud kitchens
16 April 2025 10:30 am – 16 April 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”.
15 April 2025 11:00 am – 15 April 2025 3:00 pm
Explore the past
13 April 2025 2:00 pm – 13 April 2025 3:00 pm
Bradford Accordion Band join us for the next concert on the 13th April
12 April 2025 12:00 pm – 12 April 2025 3:00 pm
Join the Healthy Minds Apprentices for a day of wellbeing and sensory activities aimed at young people, but everyone is welcome!
12 April 2025 11:00 am – 12 April 2025 3:00 pm
With Easter crafts and an egg hunt!
11 April 2025 11:00 am – 11 April 2025 3:00 pm
Come along and make some Eggciting crafts, Chicks, Bunnies and all things Spring
11 April 2025 10:30 am – 11 April 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”.
10 April 2025 5:00 pm – 10 April 2025 9:00 pm
Join us as we open Cartwright Hall for an evening of activities led by our LGBTQ+ communities.
10 April 2025 11:00 am – 10 April 2025 3:00 pm
Explore personal stories in the exhibitions and tell us your story!
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