Category: Collections

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Bradford and St Blaise

This rather fascinating blog, written by our Assistant Curator, Lauren,  explores why Saint Blaise, an Armenian doctor and bishop from the 4th century, was celebrated

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Christmas Cards

Kirsty, our Assistant Curator (Area North) offered to write an appropriately festive blog for our last entry in 2018.  She writes: From the end of October

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The War Hospitals of Keighley

Our Assistant Curator, Kirsty agreed to write this blog, sharing an insight into some more of the stores currently being told in the Keighley’s War

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#AskACurator 2018

Heather Millard, Social History curator explains what she and the rest of the curatorial team were up to on the 12th of September. It’s that

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Extinction

I always look forward to posting the entries that our Natural Science Curator, Dr Gerard McGowan writes for our blog, as he highlight interesting aspects

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Calligraphy Explored

You may have noticed a new display case at Cartwright Hall recently.  Our Curator for International and Decorative Arts, Nilesh Mistry gave us a little

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News and Blogs from Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Our Assistant Curator of Collections, Emma Longmuir was tasked with leading on an updating of the 1970s focused 'Back to Back' house (part of the ever-popular run of houses illustrating changing lifestyles.
Our latest exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum is gorgeous photography by Neil Horsley, looking at the repurposing and re-use of Mill Buildings. He kindly agreed to write this blog for about the project.
If you visited Bradford Industrial Museum earlier this year you might have spotted the display on Baird Television & Thorn Electricals that we had in our small cafe gallery there.
This latest blog from our volunteer Ian looks at the Butterfield Brothers as business men - which isn't a story we've told before.