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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
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

Art and Science of Noticing (KS3/KS4)

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £112
Learners are encouraged to respond to museum and gallery objects which inspire them.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

Pupil Take Over (KS3/KS4)

Duration 2hr
Price £160
Support the development of career-based skills within the museum setting.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum

Did Bradford ever belong to the Romans?

Duration 2hr
Price £130
Learners use original artefacts to explore life in Roman Yorkshire.
Bradford Industrial Museum

World War II and Bradford

Duration 2 hrs
Price £138
Using objects, photographs and writing, learners think about life in Bradford during World War Two.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

Pupil Takeover

Duration 2 hr
Price £160
Let your learners take over the museum!
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

We work at the Museum

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £138
An interesting & immersive workshop where learners take on the role of a museum/ gallery employee.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Museum Explorer

Duration 1 hr
Price £90
Learners become explorers to see and discover machines, cars and even trains. Ideal for a first visit to a museum.
Bradford Industrial Museum

A Local History Experience: A Victorian Classroom

Duration 2 hours
Price £138
Experience a real Victorian Classroom at Moorside Board School.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Weaving in the Mill: A Material Journey

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £112
Learners 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 (KS3)

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £112
Encourage learners to respond to museum and gallery objects which inspire them.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Toy Detective

Duration 1 hour
Price £90
Handling toys from the past 100 years, explore the working mechanisms and everyday materials of toys.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Let’s Explore Transport

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £112
Learners 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

The Battle of Hastings and Medieval Bradford: the Wheel of (mis)Fortune

Duration 2 hours
Price £138
Explore how the Battle of Hastings affected the lives of four Bradford families!
Bolling Hall Museum

Civil War Legends: The Ghost of Bolling Hall

Duration 1 hr
Price £90
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 £112
Like true geologists, learners observation skills are put to the test as they learn to classify different rocks.

The Art and Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £112

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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