Cliffe Castle - Bradford District Museums & Galleries

a samurai sitting outside a country house. He looks downhearted and wears a worried frown with one hand tucked up inside of his sleeve. His mino (straw overcoat) and kasa (straw hat) are covered in snow

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Art of the Samurai

Many of our visitors to Cliffe Castle earlier this year enjoyed the exhibition of artwork inspired by or depicting Samurai that we had on display in the Bracewell Smith Hall.

Although the artworks are now safely back in storage, we wanted to be able to share them with you still, so Dale Keeton, our talented conservator, who made it all look spectacular and Ernest, our wonderful volunteer have written this blog to provide some additional insights.

5 August 2024 No Comments

Exhibitions

‘Within Nature – East and West’

Our newest exhibition at Cliffe Castle has just opened to visitors. In this blog Lowri, our Collections curator gives us an insight into the exhibition.

3 June 2024 No Comments

Collections

Keighley Art Club Centenary Celebration: Bradford District Museums and Galleries’ Art Collection

In 2023, Dr Lauren Padgett, Assistant Curator of Collections, worked closely with Keighley Art Club to co-curate a temporary exhibition celebrating the Club’s history, spanning over 100 years. The Centenary Celebration was launched in September 2023 and runs until Sunday 14 January 2024.

11 December 2023 No Comments

Butterfields

Another Butterfield Christmas

One of our wonderful volunteers, Ian, has been busy reading and transcribing elements of the Butterfield archive – most recently he’s been piecing together some of the stories that the receipts and other documents can tell us. Here’s a timely one for the festive period…

11 December 2023 No Comments

Art

The Art of the Samurai

I must apologise to our visitors at Cliffe Castle for the hammering and banging of late but rest assured, it isn’t anything paranormal and just me using a nail gun for the first time!

20 October 2023 No Comments

Art

Deborah Rehmat’s artwork inspired by our collections

In this blog, in response to collections at Bradford Museums, Deborah shares the inspiration for her own beautiful illustrations.

9 May 2023 No Comments

Cliffe Castle

Sew Keighley Pride

We have been delighted to be able to display at Cliffe Castle, the SEW KEIGHLEY PRIDE flag. Keighley Pride’s unique and beautiful flag was created

2 November 2021 No Comments

Cliffe Castle

The Lions Den (Men’s Shed)

The Lion’s Den Shed is a peer to peer support group, based in Cliffe Castle Park, and part of the wider Mens Shed initiative. It

8 October 2021 No Comments

Cliffe Castle

Art for All – Keighley Healthy Living

We’re delighted to host an exhibition of created by member of the Keighley Healthy Living Art 4 All groups The art groups are a diverse and thriving

19 August 2021 No Comments

Cliffe Castle

Together We Can

The ‘Together We Can’ exhibition is the result of a creative writing competition between 300 of Keighley’s young people. The project, funded by Bradford Council’s

21 July 2021 No Comments

Category: Cliffe Castle

Art of the Samurai

‘Within Nature – East and West’

Keighley Art Club Centenary Celebration: Bradford District Museums and Galleries’ Art Collection

Another Butterfield Christmas

The Art of the Samurai

Deborah Rehmat’s artwork inspired by our collections

Sew Keighley Pride

The Lions Den (Men’s Shed)

Art for All – Keighley Healthy Living

Together We Can

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