Learning

Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offers schools a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops at our inspiring sites.

Bolling Hall Learning Offer

Bolling Hall Museum

Local Myths and Legends: The Bradford Boar

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

Pupils explore the legend through story-telling and guided activities.

Bolling Hall Museum

Myths and Legends: The Bradford Ghost

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

Using the setting of the hall as inspiration, pupils will find out more about the link between the Civil War and the legend of the Bradford Ghost.

Bolling Hall Museum

The Stranger’s Case (A Tudor Mystery)

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

This literacy and history-based workshop uses the setting of the hall to tell a story about the religious turmoil of the Elizabethan age.

Bolling Hall Museum

Myths and Legends: The Bradford Ghost

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

Using the setting of the hall as inspiration, pupils will find out more about the link between the Civil War and the legend of the Bradford Ghost.

Bolling Hall Museum

Great Fire of London: Life at the Time

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Help pupils to find out more about life at the time of the Great Fire of London.

Learning with Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Cliffe Castle Museum

Dinosaur Explorer

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Pupils will explore dinosaur features by looking at and handling real dinosaur fossils. They will be able to explore other creatures who left fossils behind.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Ancient Egyptian Civilisation

Duration 2 hours

Price £127

Take a journey down the Nile with a trader, finding out about the objects Ancient Egyptians used in their daily lives and the importance of the Nile to travel and trade.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

The Art of Early Islamic Civilisation

Duration 2 hour

Price £127

Using artwork and artefacts pupils will explore the historic origins of Early Islamic civilisation, its influences and contribution to world culture.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Evolution

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

In this science-focused workshop pupils use a variety of fossil specimens and sources to formulate their own theories before looking at fossil sequences to identify changes over time.

Our Learning Offer

Learning

Our four sites have wide-ranging collections that can be used to enhance classroom learning across a variety of subjects and give pupils enriching experiences which add value way beyond the visit.

Learning in the Classroom

We offer a range of classroom resources that allow your pupils to connect to, experience, and be inspired by our collection.

Image shows a young girl with a clipboard in the housebody at Bolling Hall

Learning on Site

Bradford District Museum and Galleries’ Learning Team are taking bookings for on-site workshops.

Bradford District is home to some of the most exciting museums and galleries in Yorkshire. From the Baroque splendour of Cartwright Hall Art Gallery to the spectacular building of Keighley’s Cliffe Castle Museum, there is always something new to do or see, and admission is free!

Learning in the Classroom

We offer a range of classroom resources that allow your pupils to connect to, experience, and be inspired by our collection.

Artsmark

Bradford District Museums & Galleries is proud to be supporting schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey, inspiring children and young people to create, experience, and participate in great arts and culture.

Learning

Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Cliffe Castle Museum

Our Learning Offer

Learning

Learning in the Classroom

Learning on Site

Accessibility

Learning in the Classroom

Artsmark