Bolling Hall Museum
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Cliffe Castle Museum

Learning

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

Bradford Industrial Museum Learning Offer

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Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum

EY Workshop Under Development

Duration TBC
Price TBC
We will be developing more story-based workshops, particularly exploring traditional and well-loved tales at Cliffe Castle Museum and the Industrial Museum this academic year
Bradford Industrial Museum

World War II and Bradford

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £105
Using objects, photographs and writing, pupils gain an understanding of the impact of World War Two on Bradford and it's people.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

Pupil Takeover

Duration 2 hr
Price £150
Let your pupils take over the museum! Support the development of career-based skills as pupils work with museum staff to carry out behind the scenes tasks
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

We work at the Museum

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £130
A fun, immersive workshop which allows pupils to take on the role of a museum/ gallery employee
Bradford Industrial Museum

Museum Explorer

Duration 1 hr
Price £85
Children become explorers to see and discover machines, cars and even trains using drawing, movement, sticking and printing ! Ideal for a first visit to a museum in Reception or year 1.
Bradford Industrial Museum

A Local History Experience: A Victorian Classroom

Duration 2 hours
Price £130
As local mill-working children, pupils will experience lessons at Moorside Board School including copywriting with dip pens, using slates and singing period songs.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Weaving in the Mill: A Material Journey

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £105
Pupils get ‘hands on’ with the basic processes by which the fleece of a sheep is turned into cloth.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

The Art & Science of Noticing (KS2)

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £105
A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

The Art & Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £105
A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

The Art & Science of Noticing KS1

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £105
A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Toy Detective

Duration 1 hour
Price £85
Handling toys from the past 100 years pupils explore the working mechanisms and everyday materials of toys.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Let’s Explore Transport

Duration 1.5 hour – Full Day
Price £105 – £150
Pupils go on their own transport journey throughout the museum using maps, role play and our amazing transport collection.

Learning with Bradford District Museums & Galleries

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Bolling Hall Museum

Civil War Legends: The Ghost of Bolling Hall

Duration 1 hr
Price £85
This literacy workshop is based on the legend of the Ghost of Bolling Hall.
Cliffe Castle Museum

Rocks and Minerals

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £105
Like true geologists, students observation skills are put to the test as they learn to classify different rocks based on a wide range of characteristics
Bolling Hall Museum

A Strangers Case

Duration 2 hours
Price £150
This literacy and history-based workshop uses the setting of the hall to tell the story of religious turmoil during the Elizabethan age
Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Art and Science of Noticing (KS3/KS4)

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £105
A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.

Our Learning Offer

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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.

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Learning on Site

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

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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.

Accessibility

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.

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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.

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