Established in 1921, Keighley Art Club (KAC) is probably the District’s oldest continuous art group. To celebrate this milestone of over 100 years of local amateur and professional artists coming together to make, share and learn art in good company, Keighley Art Club has co-curated a centenary exhibition and trail with Bradford District Museums and Galleries at Cliffe Castle Museum.
As part of their temporary exhibition on the balcony, on display are artworks from every decade by current Keighley Art Club members, and past Club members’ artworks in private ownership and in Bradford District Museums and Galleries’ collection.
Smith, Alexander F.; The Refugees; Bradford Museums and Galleries; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-refugees-273935
Visitors can also pick up a trail to see artworks and references to past Club members and their supporters on permanent display around Cliffe Castle Museum and Keighley Town Centre.
Free entry.
Keighley Art Club
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(Please note that the balcony exhibition and some of the trail is on the upper floor, accessible via stairs. A folder with photos of the upper floor balcony exhibition and trail sections can be viewed in the ground floor Bracewell Smith Hall.)
Christmas Opening Times
24 December – Early close at 2.30pm
25 & 26 December – Closed
27 – 30 December normal opening hours apply
31 December – Early close at 2:30pm
1 & 2 January – Closed
3 January Normal opening resumes
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm
All Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11:00 – 4:00 except Bolling Hall
All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday
There is a small amount of free parking on Spring Gardens Lane and within the museum car park. Please note this allows for 3 hours parking, with no return within 2 hours. These parking places are managed by Bradford Council Parking Services.
There are two Blue Badge parking spaces down the slope from the museum car park which are offered on a first come first served basis. The gates to these car park spaces close at 4.30pm”
Approximately 12-25 minutes walk from the railway station, 6-15 minutes walk from the bus station. Buses (for example Bradford to Skipton) pass the lower main gates. The 903 bus service operates from Keighley Bus Station and serves Cliffe Castle on a limited basis.
1 February 2026 11:00 am – 1 February 2026 3:00 pm
14 December 2025 12:30 pm – 14 December 2025 3:30 pm
25 January 2026 1:00 pm – 25 January 2026 3:30 pm
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