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Current Events
1 April 2026 11:00 am – 1 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
2 April 2026 11:00 am – 2 April 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
4 April 2026 11:00 am – 4 April 2026 1:00 pm
Pysanky is a unique technique of multi-layered dyeing using wax, similar to batik, but created on the three-dimensional surface of an egg.
4 April 2026 11:00 am – 4 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
4 April 2026 11:00 am – 4 April 2026 3:00 pm
Join us at Darley Street Market to come and dream of the future of museums.
4 April 2026 2:00 pm – 4 April 2026 4:00 pm
Pysanky is a unique technique of multi-layered dyeing using wax, similar to batik, but created on the three-dimensional surface of an egg.
3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026
Opening Times over the Easter Weekend.
6 April 2026 11:00 am – 6 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
8 April 2026 11:00 am – 8 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
8 April 2026 11:00 am – 8 April 2026 3:00 pm
Learn about food journeys across the globe
9 April 2026 11:00 am – 9 April 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
9 April 2026 1:00 pm – 9 April 2026 4:00 pm
Explore An Industrial Landscape by LS Lowry
10 April 2026 10:30 am – 10 April 2026 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 2026 11:00 am – 10 April 2026 3:00 pm
9 April 2026 11:00 am – 10 April 2026 3:00 pm
11 April 2026 – 11 April 2026
Based on a 3rd-Century book found in Egypt, come make your own leather notebook using historically appropriate methods.
11 April 2026 11:00 am – 11 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
11 April 2026 11:00 am – 11 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover the joy of slow looking at our amazing artworks on Slow Art Day.
15 April 2026 10:30 am – 15 April 2026 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 2026 11:00 am – 15 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
15 April 2026 11:00 am – 15 April 2026 3:00 pm
16 April 2026 11:00 am – 16 April 2026 3:00 pm
16 April 2026 11:00 am – 16 April 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
17 April 2026 11:00 am – 17 April 2026 3:00 pm
18 April 2026 11:00 am – 18 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
22 April 2026 11:00 am – 22 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
22 April 2026 11:00 am – 22 April 2026 3:00 pm
22 April 2026 2:00 pm – 22 April 2026 3:30 pm
Join us every month for Conversation Cafe, where we have a cuppa, a chat, and there will always be something going on to enjoy
23 April 2026 10:30 am – 23 April 2026 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 April 2026 11:00 am – 23 April 2026 3:00 pm
23 April 2026 11:00 am – 23 April 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
30 April 2026 11:00 am – 23 April 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
24 April 2026 11:00 am – 24 April 2026 3:00 pm
25 April 2026 11:00 am – 25 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
25 April 2026 – 25 April 2026 4:00 pm
Join Linette Withers, a Yorkshire-based bookbinder making bespoke and book-related items inspired by the past, present, and possible futures
26 April 2026 11:00 am – 26 April 2026 3:00 pm
Beautiful Blossom Festival Comes to Bolling Hall Museum
29 April 2026 11:00 am – 29 April 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
29 April 2026 11:00 am – 29 April 2026 3:00 pm
30 April 2026 11:00 am – 30 April 2026 3:00 pm
30 April 2026 11:00 am – 30 April 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
2 May 2026 11:00 am – 2 May 2026 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”
2 May 2026 11:00 am – 2 May 2026 3:00 pm
Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
7 May 2026 11:00 am – 7 May 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
8 May 2026 10:30 am – 8 May 2026 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”.
14 May 2026 11:00 am – 14 May 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
17 May 2026 11:00 am – 17 May 2026 1:00 pm
17 May 2026 2:00 pm – 17 May 2026 4:00 pm
20 May 2026 10:30 am – 20 May 2026 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”.
20 May 2026 2:00 pm – 20 May 2026 3:30 pm
Join us every month for Conversation Cafe, where we have a cuppa, a chat, and there will always be something going on to enjoy
21 May 2026 11:00 am – 21 May 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
23 May 2026 11:00 am – 23 May 2026 3:00 pm
find out about one of the oldest model engineering societies in the country.
24 May 2026 11:00 am – 24 May 2026 3:00 pm
find out about one of the oldest model engineering societies in the country.
28 May 2026 10:30 am – 28 May 2026 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 May 2026 11:00 am – 28 May 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
6 June 2026 11:00 am – 6 June 2026 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 June 2026 10:30 am – 12 June 2026 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 June 2026 10:30 am – 17 June 2026 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 June 2026 10:30 am – 25 June 2026 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 2026 2:00 pm – 26 June 2026 3:30 pm
Join us every month for Conversation Cafe, where we have a cuppa, a chat, and there will always be something going on to enjoy
4 July 2026 11:00 am – 4 July 2026 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 July 2026 10:30 am – 10 July 2026 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 July 2026 10:30 am – 15 July 2026 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 July 2026 2:00 pm – 22 July 2026 3:30 pm
Join us every month for Conversation Cafe, where we have a cuppa, a chat, and there will always be something going on to enjoy
23 July 2026 10:30 am – 23 July 2026 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”.
1 August 2026 11:00 am – 1 August 2026 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 August 2026 10:30 am – 14 August 2026 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 August 2026 10:30 am – 19 August 2026 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 August 2026 10:30 am – 27 August 2026 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 2026 2:00 pm – 28 August 2026 3:30 pm
Join us every month for Conversation Cafe, where we have a cuppa, a chat, and there will always be something going on to enjoy
28 March 2026 – 31 August 2026
Artist Jim Moir, widely known as Vic Reeves, presents new artworks created for this exhibition.
28 March 2026 – 31 August 2026
This is a selection of twelve artists’ voices from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
5 September 2026 11:00 am – 5 September 2026 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”
3 September 2025 – 6 September 2026
As Bolling Hall Museum reaches 110 years of being a museum in 2025, come see new displays
11 September 2026 10:30 am – 11 September 2026 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 September 2026 10:30 am – 16 September 2026 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 September 2026 10:30 am – 24 September 2026 10:30 am
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 March 2026 – 27 September 2026
The display highlights how Victorian plant collectors created these nationally important collections, and the local stories behind them.
3 October 2026 11:00 am – 3 October 2026 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”
9 October 2026 10:30 am – 9 October 2026 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 October 2026 10:30 am – 21 October 2026 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 October 2026 10:30 am – 22 October 2026 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”.
9 May 2026 – 1 November 2026
This exhibition revisits a key moment in Bradford’s history: the 1904 Great Exhibition in Lister Park.
7 November 2026 11:00 am – 7 November 2026 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 November 2026 10:30 am – 13 November 2026 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”.
3 May 2026 – 15 November 2026
Celebrate some of the many crafts that have taken place in the Bradford District
18 November 2026 10:30 am – 18 November 2026 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 November 2026 10:30 am – 26 November 2026 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”.
5 December 2026 11:00 am – 5 December 2026 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 December 2026 10:30 am – 11 December 2026 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 December 2026 10:30 am – 16 December 2026 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 March 2026 – 31 December 2026
Experience the beauty of our Pre-Raphaelite collection.
28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026
Large scale paintings from the 18th Century onwards
28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026
A celebration of creativity that crosses borders and generations.
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
28 March 2026 – 31 August 2026
Artist Jim Moir, widely known as Vic Reeves, presents new artworks created for this exhibition.
28 March 2026 – 31 August 2026
This is a selection of twelve artists’ voices from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
3 September 2025 – 6 September 2026
As Bolling Hall Museum reaches 110 years of being a museum in 2025, come see new displays
27 March 2026 – 27 September 2026
The display highlights how Victorian plant collectors created these nationally important collections, and the local stories behind them.
Past Events
29 January 2026 – 29 March 2026
Part of the Bradford Care Association and Bradford District Museums and Galleries Creative Connecting and Contemporary Reminiscence Programme
28 March 2026 11:00 am – 28 March 2026 3:00 pm
Join us at our Spring Celebration
27 March 2026 11:00 am – 27 March 2026 3:00 pm
23 February 2026 – 27 March 2026
Temporary Closure of Cartwright Hall to allow for changeover of exhibitions
26 March 2026 11:00 am – 26 March 2026 3:00 pm
26 March 2026 11:00 am – 26 March 2026 3:00 pm
Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.
26 March 2026 10:30 am – 26 March 2026 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 March 2026 11:00 am – 25 March 2026 3:00 pm
21 March 2026 11:00 am – 21 March 2026 4:00 pm
A course of FREE sewing workshops at Bradford Industrial Museum’s “Heritage Craft Room
20 March 2026 11:00 am – 20 March 2026 3:00 pm
19 March 2026 11:00 am – 19 March 2026 3:00 pm
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