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Bradford District is home to some of the most exciting museums and galleries in Yorkshire. Come and see for yourself
Dr Lauren Padgett, shines a light on one of the most superstitious objects in our collection..
Learning and Outreach Manager Pen Foreman, a disabled person and access specialist, explores what it means to explore disability heritage in museums
Isabel, a Young Creative with Bradford 2025 City of Culture writes:
Ian, one of our brilliant volunteers is still working away on the Butterfield Archive, and found a rather intriguing (and entertaining) newspaper cutting that the family had saved...
My name is Maleehah Hussain. I have been involved in the Portrait of Mai Project since April 2025
British Wool is a non-profit farmer run organisation that collects, grades, promotes and sells wool produced in the UK.
A blog written about an interesting local (and not-so-local) story about three Victorian photographs taken in England of people of African heritage.
Exploring the next exhibition at Cliffe Castle Museum

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young family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

18 February 2026 10:30 am – 18 February 2026 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”.

view of an room interior at Bolling Hall with panelled wood walls and a dummy board visible in corner of room
Bolling Hall Museum

18 February 2026 11:00 am – 18 February 2026 3:00 pm

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

18 February 2026 11:00 am – 18 February 2026 3:00 pm

image of a gallery with a reflective flore, with highly coloured designs on the wallks and minature bells suspended

19 February 2026 10:30 am – 19 February 2026 12:30 pm

Join in and make your own collage!

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

19 February 2026 11:00 am – 19 February 2026 3:00 pm

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

19 February 2026 11:00 am – 19 February 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

a row of jowett cars inside a gallery space
Bradford Industrial Museum

20 February 2026 11:00 am – 20 February 2026 2:30 pm

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

20 February 2026 11:00 am – 20 February 2026 3:00 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

21 February 2026 1:00 pm – 21 February 2026 4:00 pm

Images of the 4 nominated artists

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.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

25 February 2026 11:00 am – 25 February 2026 3:00 pm

Cliffe Castle Museum

26 February 2026 10:30 am – 26 February 2026 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”.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

26 February 2026 11:00 am – 26 February 2026 3:00 pm

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

26 February 2026 11:00 am – 26 February 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

27 February 2026 11:00 am – 27 February 2026 3:00 pm

view of a sewing machine with hands and fabric
Bradford Industrial Museum

28 February 2026 11:00 am – 28 February 2026 2:00 pm

A course of FREE sewing workshops at Bradford Industrial Museum’s “Heritage Craft Room

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

1 November 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 man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

4 March 2026 11:00 am – 4 March 2026 3:00 pm

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

5 March 2026 11:00 am – 5 March 2026 3:00 pm

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

5 March 2026 11:00 am – 5 March 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

6 March 2026 11:00 am – 6 March 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

7 March 2026 11:00 am – 7 March 2026 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”

view of a sewing machine with hands and fabric
Bradford Industrial Museum

7 March 2026 11:00 am – 7 March 2026 2:00 pm

A course of FREE sewing workshops at Bradford Industrial Museum’s “Heritage Craft Room

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

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.

a group of women morris dancing in front of a mill
Bradford Industrial Museum

8 March 2026 11:00 am – 8 March 2026 3:00 pm

A free volunteer led event

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

11 March 2026 11:00 am – 11 March 2026 3:00 pm

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

12 March 2026 11:00 am – 12 March 2026 3:00 pm

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

12 March 2026 11:00 am – 12 March 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

13 March 2026 11:00 am – 13 March 2026 3:00 pm

photograph of a piece of bobbin lace in progress, resting on the pillow, with the bobbins in view
Bradford Industrial Museum

14 March 2026 11:00 am – 15 March 2026 4:00 pm

young family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

18 March 2026 10:30 am – 18 March 2026 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”.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

18 March 2026 11:00 am – 18 March 2026 3:00 pm

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

19 March 2026 11:00 am – 19 March 2026 3:00 pm

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

19 March 2026 11:00 am – 19 March 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

20 March 2026 11:00 am – 20 March 2026 3:00 pm

view of a sewing machine with hands and fabric
Bradford Industrial Museum

21 March 2026 11:00 am – 21 March 2026 4:00 pm

A course of FREE sewing workshops at Bradford Industrial Museum’s “Heritage Craft Room

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

25 March 2026 11:00 am – 25 March 2026 3:00 pm

Cliffe Castle Museum

26 March 2026 10:30 am – 26 March 2026 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”.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

26 March 2026 11:00 am – 26 March 2026 3:00 pm

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

26 March 2026 11:00 am – 26 March 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Image of a man in victorian costume
Bradford Industrial Museum

27 March 2026 11:00 am – 27 March 2026 3:00 pm

Cliffe Castle Museum

28 March 2026 11:00 am – 28 March 2026 3:00 pm

Cartwright Hall in the sunshine, with BD2025 banner visible just in front

28 March 2026 11:00 am – 28 March 2026 4:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

29 January 2026 – 29 March 2026

a view of a georgian room, high ceiling, large bay window and delicate wooden furniture Walls are blue, carved ceiling is white
Bolling Hall Museum

1 April 2026 11:00 am – 1 April 2026 3:00 pm

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

2 April 2026 11:00 am – 2 April 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

wide angle photo of CLiffe Castle Ballroom with Natural Science taxidermy specimen
Cliffe Castle Museum

7 April 2026 11:00 am – 7 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

8 April 2026 11:00 am – 8 April 2026 3:00 pm

a young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

10 April 2026 10:30 am – 10 April 2026 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 family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

15 April 2026 10:30 am – 15 April 2026 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”.

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

16 April 2026 11:00 am – 16 April 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Cliffe Castle Museum

23 April 2026 10:30 am – 23 April 2026 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”.

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

23 April 2026 11:00 am – 23 April 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

30 April 2026 11:00 am – 23 April 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

30 April 2026 11:00 am – 30 April 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Bradford Industrial Museum

2 May 2026 11:00 am – 2 May 2026 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”

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

7 May 2026 11:00 am – 7 May 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

a young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

8 May 2026 10:30 am – 8 May 2026 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”.

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

14 May 2026 11:00 am – 14 May 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

young family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

20 May 2026 10:30 am – 20 May 2026 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”.

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

21 May 2026 11:00 am – 21 May 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Cliffe Castle Museum

28 May 2026 10:30 am – 28 May 2026 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”.

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven
Bradford Industrial Museum

28 May 2026 11:00 am – 28 May 2026 3:00 pm

Meet the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Bradford Industrial Museum

6 June 2026 11:00 am – 6 June 2026 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 young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

12 June 2026 10:30 am – 12 June 2026 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 family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

17 June 2026 10:30 am – 17 June 2026 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

25 June 2026 10:30 am – 25 June 2026 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

4 July 2026 11:00 am – 4 July 2026 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 young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

10 July 2026 10:30 am – 10 July 2026 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 family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

15 July 2026 10:30 am – 15 July 2026 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

23 July 2026 10:30 am – 23 July 2026 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

1 August 2026 11:00 am – 1 August 2026 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 young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

14 August 2026 10:30 am – 14 August 2026 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 family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

19 August 2026 10:30 am – 19 August 2026 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

27 August 2026 10:30 am – 27 August 2026 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”.

a painting of a black and white magpie on a very bright colourful background

28 March 2026 – 31 August 2026

Step into the imaginative world of Jim Moir.

Bradford Industrial Museum

5 September 2026 11:00 am – 5 September 2026 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”

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

3 September 2025 – 6 September 2026

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

a young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

11 September 2026 10:30 am – 11 September 2026 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 family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

16 September 2026 10:30 am – 16 September 2026 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

24 September 2026 10:30 am – 24 September 2026 10:30 am

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

3 October 2026 11:00 am – 3 October 2026 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 young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

9 October 2026 10:30 am – 9 October 2026 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 family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

21 October 2026 10:30 am – 21 October 2026 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

22 October 2026 10:30 am – 22 October 2026 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

7 November 2026 11:00 am – 7 November 2026 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 young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

13 November 2026 10:30 am – 13 November 2026 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 family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

18 November 2026 10:30 am – 18 November 2026 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

26 November 2026 10:30 am – 26 November 2026 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

5 December 2026 11:00 am – 5 December 2026 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 young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

11 December 2026 10:30 am – 11 December 2026 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 family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background
Bolling Hall Museum

16 December 2026 10:30 am – 16 December 2026 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”.

pastel study image of a dark-haired woman -head and shoulders only. She has the strong jaw line, long flowing hair and direct gaze typical of Pre-Raphaelite images.

28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026

Experience the beauty of our Pre-Raphaelite collection.

a painting of an arab weaver, sat in the open area inside house, surrounded by thread and fabric and other figures.

28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026

Large scale paintings from the 18th Century onwards

photo of a person (details unclear as figure has back to viewer and is in shadow, looking over a large settlement

28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026

A celebration of creativity that crosses borders and generations.

llustration of four women engaged in traditional craft activities. One woman on the left, dressed in red and yellow, styles the hair of a doll. Nearby stand two dress forms with simple garment outlines, one white and one pink. In the center, a woman in a blue dress sits behind a large white textile decorated with small floral motifs, stitching embroidery into the fabric. On the right, a woman in green paints at an easel, working on an image of a mountain landscape, while another woman in green kneels on the floor examining or arranging small embroidered motifs. Along the right edge of the image are repeated illustrations of hands in different positions

28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026

Showcasing the work of 11 emerging artists

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

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

Cartwright Hall in the sunshine, with BD2025 banner visible just in front

9 April 2026 1:00 pm – 9 April 2027 4:00 pm

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