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6 April 2026
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Here in Bradford, we have some significant Morris connections to explore.
Dr Lauren Padgett, shines a light on one of the most superstitious objects in our collection..
what is wonderful about the collections that we look after is the sheer range and variety of what we hold and the stories that we can tell with them.
Blog by Erin, currently studying for an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies.
The Ice Age Art now exhibition has been an amazing process, working with the British Museum team and Bradford 2025 to bring national collections up to the district and link them to Bradford’s own history & heritage.
examining the long-standing links that the building, the family and the collections have to music,
Bradford District Museums and Galleries worked with visual artist and designer Rhian Kempadoo-Millar as our Guest Curator/Artist on an Arts Council-supported project. As Rhian’s residency came to an end with us, this blog celebrates the process and result, a textile installation titled ‘New Lands – Hidden Hands’.
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.
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…