Learning

Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offers schools a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops at our inspiring sites.

Cliffe Castle Museum Learning Offer

Cliffe Castle Museum

Rocks and Minerals

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £112

Like true geologists, learners observation skills are put to the test as they learn to classify different rocks.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Art and Science of Noticing (KS3/KS4)

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £112

Learners are encouraged to respond to museum and gallery objects which inspire them.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Pupil Take Over (KS3/KS4)

Duration 2hr

Price £160

Support the development of career-based skills within the museum setting.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Did Bradford ever belong to the Romans?

Duration 2hr

Price £130

Learners use original artefacts to explore life in Roman Yorkshire.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Local Landscapes

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £112

Learners use maps, museum displays, and objects to explore the physical and human features of Bradford.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Mary Anning: How to find a fossil

Duration 1.5

Price £112

Become a fossil explorer and find out more about Bradford’s very own famous fossil - Pholiderpeton!

Cliffe Castle Museum

Explorers from the Past

Duration 1.5

Price £112

Become an intrepid explorer on a journey around the museum discovering objects and treasures from the past

Cliffe Castle Museum

Dinosaurs Roar!

Duration 1 hr

Price £90

A hands-on exploration of the of world of dinosaurs supported by the book Dinosaur Roar!

Cliffe Castle Museum

Biodiversity & Me – David Attenborough and the natural world

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £112

Learners use the Natural History Collections to think about how human actions can shape different habitats.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Pupil Takeover

Duration 2 hr

Price £160

Let your learners take over the museum!

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

We work at the Museum

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £138

An interesting & immersive workshop where learners take on the role of a museum/ gallery employee.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Cave Baby

Duration 1 hr

Price £90

Learners immerse themselves in the world of ‘Cave Baby’ through storytelling, drama, movement and painting.

Learning with Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Bolling Hall Museum

The Battle of Hastings and Medieval Bradford: the Wheel of (mis)Fortune

Duration 2 hours

Price £138

Explore how the Battle of Hastings affected the lives of four Bradford families!

Bolling Hall Museum

Civil War Legends: The Ghost of Bolling Hall

Duration 1 hr

Price £90

This literacy workshop is based on the legend of the Ghost of Bolling Hall.

The Art and Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £112

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

India and Pakistan: Partition and Art

Duration 2 hours

Price £138

Use artwork from the collections to explore this landmark event.

Our Learning Offer

Can't make it to the museum? Don't worry! We have topic boxes covering a range of topics to support your curriculum. Packed with objects and activities, these boxes are a great way for learners to get hands on with history.

Image shows a young girl with a clipboard in the housebody at Bolling Hall

Learning on Site

Inspired by our fantastic collections, our workshops are a brilliant opportunity to take learning beyond the classroom. All learners are welcome in our museums, so get in touch to arrange a visit now!

Learning

At Bradford Museums our learning offer is inspired by our fantastic collections. We offer on site workshops, classroom based topic boxes and a range of digital resources. We would love to work with you and your learners!

Accessibility

Bradford District is home to some of the most exciting museums and galleries in Yorkshire. From the Baroque splendour of Cartwright Hall Art Gallery to the spectacular building of Keighley’s Cliffe Castle Museum, there is always something new to do or see, and admission is free!

Learning in the Classroom

We offer a range of classroom resources that allow your pupils to connect to, experience, and be inspired by our collection.

Artsmark

Bradford District Museums & Galleries is proud to be supporting schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey, inspiring children and young people to create, experience, and participate in great arts and culture.