Category: Bradford Industrial Museum

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Blog: A hidden treasure

It is always an exciting time in the museum when we install a new exhibition. We recently opened a new exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum called Steampunk (for those unsure as to what Steampunk is, I refer you to an earlier blog post.) Nearly 300 people attended the opening and it was thrilling to see visitors not only excited by the weird and wonderful Steampunk exhibits, but also by the pieces from our permanent collection alongside.

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Blog: Family fun at t’mill

Can you imagine working in a mill in 1910? Long days in warm conditions surrounded by deafening noises from the machinery? It doesn’t sound appealing to me! Well, visitors to Bradford Industrial Museum did not have to try hard to imagine as actors brought the mill workers plight to life in our new exhibition, England at Work.

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News and Blogs from Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Ian, one of our brilliant volunteers is still working away on the Butterfield Archive, and found a rather intriguing (and entertaining) newspaper cutting that the family had saved...
My name is Maleehah Hussain. I have been involved in the Portrait of Mai Project since April 2025
British Wool is a non-profit farmer run organisation that collects, grades, promotes and sells wool produced in the UK.
A blog written about an interesting local (and not-so-local) story about three Victorian photographs taken in England of people of African heritage.
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