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John Greenhough of Africa: Some Yorkshire Connections to a Congo Mission 

Sally contacted us to see if we would be interested in a blog written about an interesting local (and not-so-local) story about three Victorian photographs taken in England of people of African heritage.
Cliffe Castle Museum

Blog: Ukiyo-e (Japanese Wood Prints)

Exploring the next exhibition at Cliffe Castle Museum
Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Work Placement: Alicia

Cliffe Castle Museum

A musical placement at Cliffe Castle: Erin

Blog by Erin, currently studying for an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies.
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

A Youth Perspective on Portrait of Mai

I serve as a Youth Representative for Bradford District Museums and Galleries in a national partnership project called Journeys with Mai.
Cliffe Castle Museum

Ice Age Art Now: Celebrating BDMG’s collection

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.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Curating Bradford’s Textile Heritage: Woven Through Time

Our Assistant Curator of Collections, Emma Longmuir, shares the journey of curating 'Woven through Time'
Cliffe Castle Museum

Blog: Ice Age Art Now

As we look forward to the opening of Ice Age Art Now at Cliffe Castle Museum, British Museum curator Jill Cook introduces the themes of the exhibition.
Bolling Hall Museum

The Ghost of Bolling Hall: A Journey of Healing

Fatima looks back on the change between when she started volunteering and now
Bradford Industrial Museum

A Recipe for Success – The Fountains Café Project

an insight into the behind the scenes work around the new display
Bradford District Museum & Galleries

80th Anniversary of VE Day

Here at Bradford District Museums & Galleries Photo Archive we are celebrating the stories of two Bradfordian war veterans
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

The memory will last for decades to come

written for us by Arlo, who was involved with the selection and creation of the 'I AM ME' exhibition

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Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

19 October 2025 11:00 am – 19 October 2025 3:00 pm

Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

22 October 2025 11:00 am – 22 October 2025 3:00 pm

Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.
Cliffe Castle Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

23 October 2025 10:30 am – 23 October 2025 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

26 October 2025 11:00 am – 26 October 2025 3:00 pm

Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.

Fig7 PholiderpetonDiorama
Cliffe Castle Museum

Fabulous Fossil Hunters

28 October 2025 11:00 am – 28 October 2025 3:00 pm

Fossil Hunters- Palaeontologist for the day
Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

29 October 2025 11:00 am – 29 October 2025 3:00 pm

Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.

spooky image of Bolling Hall at night with a ghostly figure in the window
Bolling Hall Museum

Boll-o-ween 2025

29 October 2025 5:30 pm – 29 October 2025 9:00 pm

Join us at Bolling Hall for a spook-tacular family Halloween evening, featuring ghoulish guides and activities!

spooky fabric pattern
Bradford Industrial Museum

Halloween at Bradford Industrial Museum: Creepy Calico Bags

31 October 2025 11:00 am – 31 October 2025 3:00 pm

Come along scare us with your creepy costumes and decorate your Halloween Stash bag
Bolling Hall Museum

Halloween Hyacinths 2025

31 October 2025 11:00 am – 31 October 2025 3:00 pm

Visit the museum volunteers at Bolling Hall Museum. Celebrate Halloween in one of Bradford's oldest homes.
Bradford Industrial Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

1 November 2025 11:00 am – 1 November 2025 1:00 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

14 November 2025 10:30 am – 14 November 2025 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

close up on woven fabric , with blues, reds and yellow
Bradford Industrial Museum

Woven Through Time: Bradford’s Textile Industry – Past and Present

19 April 2025 – 16 November 2025

The past and present of the Bradford textile industry are explored in this exhibition featuring beautiful costume, fascinating sample books and tools from the industry. Objects from our designated worsted collection sit alongside stunning visuals taken by photographer Ian Beesley
Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

19 November 2025 10:30 am – 19 November 2025 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

Young
Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall: Deck the Halls 2025

22 November 2025 11:00 am – 22 November 2025

Put the date in your diary! More details to come
Cliffe Castle Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

27 November 2025 10:30 am – 27 November 2025 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

Mostly B&W image- father christmas is colourised in red. He is in the middle of changing a tire on an old car
Bradford Industrial Museum

Bradford Industrial Museum: Christmas Market 2025

29 November 2025 11:00 am – 29 November 2025 4:00 pm

Make a note of the date and check back for more details!

Mostly B&W image- father christmas is colourised in red. He is in the middle of changing a tire on an old car
Bradford Industrial Museum

Bradford Industrial Museum: Christmas Market 2025

30 November 2025 11:00 am – 30 November 2025 4:00 pm

Make a note of the date and check back for more details!
Bradford Industrial Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

6 December 2025 11:00 am – 6 December 2025 1:00 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”

a digital drawing of a car with cybernetic limbs wearing a uniform with the words 'the revenant program' above it
Bradford Industrial Museum

Z Open Exhibition Launch and Prize Giving

7 December 2025 1:00 pm – 7 December 2025 3:00 pm

Opening Event - Z OPEN 2025 is an open exhibition opportunity brought to you by the Bradford District Museums & Galleries' Young Ambassadors ‘Generation Z’ cohort

Christmas Tree by a malachite chimney piece (Green and gold)
Cliffe Castle Museum

Christmas at the Castle: Father Christmas and Craft Market 2025

6 December 2025 11:00 am – 7 December 2025 4:00 pm

Make a note of the date
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

12 December 2025 10:30 am – 12 December 2025 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

Christmas Tree by a malachite chimney piece (Green and gold)
Cliffe Castle Museum

Christmas at the Castle: Father Christmas and Craft Workshops

13 December 2025 11:00 am – 14 December 2025 4:00 pm

Make a note of the date
Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

17 December 2025 10:30 am – 17 December 2025 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

AI generated image of stones with fire in background
Cliffe Castle Museum

Ice Age Art Now and IA – Online Gallery

5 August 2025 – 31 December 2025

The Cliffe Castle AI Workshop ignited the imaginations of 125 participants on an exhilarating journey through the Ice Age, where ancient artifacts collided with the magic of artificial intelligence.

a volunteer sat in a chair in the library, reading a story to a group of families
Bolling Hall Museum

Visit Bolling Hall Library

7 March 2024 11:00 am – 31 December 2025 4:00 pm

Visit Bolling Hall Library! Opening times are: Wednesday 10 to 2pm Thursday 10 to 2pm Friday 11 to 3.30pm Saturday – 11.30 to 3pm Sunday – 11.30 to 3pm T: 07582 108216 E: bollinghall.library@gmail.com

Images of the 4 nominated artists
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Turner Prize 2025

27 September 2025 – 22 February 2026

The Turner Prize is one of the world’s best-known prizes for the visual arts. It aims to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary British art.

the house body at Bolling Hall. It is full of victorian furniture.
Bolling Hall Museum

110 Years of Bolling Hall Museum

3 September 2025 – 22 February 2026

As Bolling Hall Museum reaches 110 years of being a museum in 2025, come see new displays

Japanese woodblock print. Artwork depicts what appears to be an octopus and some sort of sea creature
Cliffe Castle Museum

Ukiyo-e (Japanese Wood Prints)

31 October 2025 – 1 March 2026

explore the beauty and delicacy of Japanese objects that form part of our wonderful and varied museum collection.

image of a model of a half cyborg animal,
Bradford Industrial Museum

Z Open Exhibition Art Work by Young Bradford Creatives

7 December 2025 – 8 March 2026

Z OPEN 2025 is an open exhibition opportunity brought to you by the Bradford District Museums & Galleries' Young Ambassadors ‘Generation Z’ cohort.

Items from Fountains Cafe - table, mural, painting etc
Bradford Industrial Museum

Fountains Café: Serving Bradford for Fifty-Five Years

13 February 2025 – 13 February 2027

This display at Bradford Industrial Museum showcases iconic and recognisable objects from the well-known and much-loved Fountains Café, Bradford

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