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Trams

Our Curator of Technology, Liz McIvor agreed to write this week’s blog. She writes: What’s the difference between a tram and a trolleybus? Both forms

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A Merry Busby Christmas

Many people in Bradford have fond memories of Busby’s Department store, especially the Christmas grotto.  As we’re heading into the festive season it seemed fitting

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Big Game

Dr Gerard McGowan, Curator of Natural Sciences has written this latest blog on the subject of a rather interesting collection.  He writes: As the Curator of

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Pholiderpeton

Our Curator of Natural Sciences, Dr Gerard McGowan has written this latest blog for us –  about our rather popular Pholiderpeton.  He writes One of the

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#Askacurator day 2016

As regular visitors to our blog may have noticed, over the last few years staff from Bradford Museums and Galleries have been involved with the

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Animal Attraction – Scary Stories

Today’s post is written by Liz McIvor and inspired by the exhibition Animal Attraction.  It’s one of the summer exhibitions aimed at families and younger audiences at

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An Alice Adventure

Our Assistant Curator, Kirsty Gaskin was the lead on the fantanstic (and fantastical) Alice in Wonderland themed exhibition at Cliffe Castle and has written a blog

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News and Blogs from Bradford District Museums & Galleries

As we look forward to the opening of Ice Age Art Now at Cliffe Castle Museum, British Museum curator Jill Cook introduces the themes of the exhibition.
Fatima looks back on the change between when she started volunteering and now
an insight into the behind the scenes work around the new display
Here at Bradford District Museums & Galleries Photo Archive we are celebrating the stories of two Bradfordian war veterans
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