Cartwright Hall can be found in stunning Lister Park, only a mile from Bradford City Centre.
Cartwright Hall (now part of Bradford District Museums and Galleries) has been collecting for over one hundred years and its collection includes works by master printmakers such as Francisco Goya, William Blake and Walter Sickert and works by modern masters – such as Pop Artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton, LS Lowry, Anish Kapoor and Supta Biswas.
Bradford was one of the first UK local authority museum services to start collecting works by South Asian and Black artists and Cartwright Hall showcases this amazing collection.
We regularly rotate or change the collection on long-term display. Please check the website and our What’s On guide to find out about current exhibitions.
Cartwright Hall was built on the former site of Manningham Hall and opened as a gallery in 1904. The hall housed a display of loaned artworks before acquiring its own collection of Victorian and Edwardian works using funds from the 1904 Bradford Great Exhibition.
The Refreshment Room Café is at the bottom of the building.
Lister Park features a boating lake, adventure playground and features the Mughal Gardens. The park recently won another Green Flag award, reflecting its status as one of the best maintained parks in the country.
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Monday Closed (check Social Media for Bank Holiday openings)
Tuesday – Friday 10am-4pm
Saturday – Sunday 11am to 4pm
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery is in the middle of Lister Park, one and a half miles from the City Centre on the A650 Manningham Lane. There is limited parking in Lister Park, accessible from North Park Road (off Oak Lane). Lister Park is served by many city centre bus services including 23, 25, 26, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 622, 647, 662, w5. Cartwright Hall is about ten minutes’ uphill walk from Frizinghall railway station.
For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com.
There are no current events for this venue. Please check back at a later date.
Every second Friday of the month
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”.
Artist Jim Moir, widely known as Vic Reeves, presents new artworks created for this exhibition.
This is a selection of twelve artists’ voices from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
This exhibition revisits a key moment in Bradford’s history: the 1904 Great Exhibition in Lister Park.
Experience the beauty of our Pre-Raphaelite collection.
A celebration of creativity that crosses borders and generations.
Artworks revealing South Asia’s layered histories, shared memories, and evolving identities.
David Hockney was born in Bradford in 1937. In time to celebrate his 80th birthday in 2017 we have created a new permanent display of works by the internationally renowned artist at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offers schools a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops at our inspiring sites.
Your donations are really important to us and we welcome any support you can offer.
Bradford Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offer a range of exciting, hands-on, curriculum-linked workshops at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
