Industrial

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This collection began in 1966 and now contains over 36,000 individual and groups of items. The main sections include textiles, engineering, public and domestic transport, the history of science, motive power, printing, communications, crafts and professions, as well as technical information. All have a strong bias towards material from, or are closely associated with the present Bradford Metropolitan District and its environs.

The textile collection, relating to the production of worsted textiles in the district, is a Designated Collection. This means it has been accreditated as a collection of National and International significance by Arts Council England (ACE) and that it is the most significant and comprehensive collection of material relating to the worsted industry.

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Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Bradford District Museums & Galleries (BDMG)’s collections have developed over more than 150 years, even before a museum service existed in the district.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Archaeology

The collection comprises some 38,000 items, the majority of which is excavated pot sherds.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Fine Art

The print collection includes works by master printmakers such as Francisco Goya, William Blake and Walter Sickert and by modern masters – Pop Artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Richard Hamilton.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Decorative Art

This collection comprises some 5000 items, shared almost equally between furniture and ceramics.