Bradford District Museums and Galleries staff were both intrigued and delighted when Timothy Benoy, Honorary Secretary of the de Brécy Trust, contacted Cartwright Hall Art Gallery generously offering the de Brécy Tondo as a loan.
Dr Lauren Padgett, one of our Assistant Curators, shares how a recent enquiry let us take a closer look at a 251-year-old recipe book by a Bradford gentlewoman in our collection, giving us a taste of 18th-century food history.
A mystery painting found to be “undoubtedly” by Raphael will go on public display for the first time.
In this blog, in response to collections at Bradford Museums, Deborah shares the inspiration for her own beautiful illustrations.
As part of ongoing research into the life of the artist Samuel Palmer, Dr David Mullin recently contacted Bradford District Museums and Galleries (BDMG) about a painting in their collection.
To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Saturday 6th May 2023, members of the Collections Team have shared some coronation-related items in Bradford District Museums and Galleries’ collection, from ostentatious objects to coronation kitsch.
On 2nd March it’s World Book Day! To celebrate, we thought we’d highlight this rather special object in our collections: the Bolling Household Book.
With around half a million prints, negatives and digital photographs, PHOTOS BRADFORD is one of the largest photo archives of any Council museum service. Our
In 2009, Bradford District Museums and Galleries’ worsted collection was recognised by the Arts Council as being a collection of international importance and given ‘designated
Assistant Curator of Collections Dr Lauren Padgett has researched Bradford District Museums and Galleries’ history for a new display at Bradford Industrial Museum and tells us more about it here.
