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A Volunteer’s View

Written by Phil Heritage The first time I visited Bradford Industrial Museum was during its annual Victorian Christmas market in 2011. At seeing all the

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A picture is worth a thousand words

A group of young people, members of Bradford Young Ambassadors, have been investigating and responding to Bradford Museums and Galleries collections as part of Precious Cargo, Yorkshire’s project for Stories of the World, part of the Cultural Olympiad’s London 2012 Festival.

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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

This latest blog from our volunteer Ian looks at the Butterfield Brothers as business men - which isn't a story we've told before.
Bradford District Museums and Galleries (BDMG) have worked with the Bradford Society of Architects and Surveyors to co-curate an exhibition marking their 150-year anniversary. The exhibition ‘We Built This City’: 150 Years of the Bradford Society of Architects and Surveyors launched on the 28th of September 2024 at Bradford Industrial Museum. Assistant Curator of Collections, Dr Lauren Padgett, tells us more: