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What’s On

29 July 2025 11:00 am – 29 July 2025 3:00 pm
Help create a modern version of cave art on fabric.

29 July 2025 2:00 pm – 29 July 2025 4:30 pm
Join Gavin Edwards, archaeological expert & volunteer at Bracken Hall Countryside Centre, for a fascinating walk focusing on rock art

30 July 2025 10:30 am – 30 July 2025 12:30 pm
We have also prepared fun for our youngest visitors during the Festival of Archaeology.

30 July 2025 11:00 am – 30 July 2025 2:00 pm
In this session, you will become archaeology detectives as you put climate change under the microscope.

30 July 2025 11:00 am – 30 July 2025 3:00 pm
Come along and hear how Bradford’s very own Abraham Sharp helped mapped the stars with Isaac Newton.

30 July 2025 2:00 pm – 30 July 2025 3:00 pm
Jill Cook will talk about the exhibition of Ice Age art now showing at Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley

30 July 2025 3:30 pm – 30 July 2025 4:30 pm
Gavin Edwards, offers an insight into an intriguing iron-age hoard

30 July 2025 5:00 pm – 30 July 2025 6:00 pm
Find out more about the mysterious carved stones that are found dotted about the moor

30 July 2025 6:30 pm – 30 July 2025 7:30 pm
Delve into the fascinating world of buildings folklore

31 July 2025 10:30 am – 31 July 2025 12:30 pm
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this event. Jess will be with us on Saturday with a family-friendly drop in workshop as part of the Festival of Archaeology Finale

31 July 2025 11:00 am – 31 July 2025 3:00 pm
A thread of light between my Mother’s fingers and heaven.

31 July 2025 1:30 pm – 31 July 2025 3:30 pm
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this event. Jess will be with us on Saturday with a family-friendly drop in workshop as part of the Festival of Archaeology Finale

1 August 2025 11:00 am – 1 August 2025 3:00 pm
Join us at Bradford Industrial Museum to celebrate Yorkshire Day!

1 August 2025 11:00 am – 1 August 2025 3:00 pm
Come and Celebrate Yorkshire Day with Museum Volunteers

2 August 2025 11:00 am – 2 August 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”

2 August 2025 11:00 am – 2 August 2025 4:00 pm
Join us for a FREE family fun-filled two-day finale to this year's amazing Festival of Archaeology at the beautiful Cliffe Castle Museum.

2 August 2025 11:00 am – 3 August 2025 4:00 pm
Join us for the festival of archaeology finale 2025

3 August 2025 11:00 am – 3 August 2025 4:00 pm
Join us for a FREE family fun-filled two-day finale to this year's amazing Festival of Archaeology at the beautiful Cliffe Castle Museum.

5 August 2025 10:30 am – 5 August 2025 3:40 pm
By blending history, technology, and imagination, Families can explore the world of the Ice Age using AI.

7 August 2025 11:00 am – 7 August 2025 3:00 pm
Join us to explore our galleries and have a go at doing your own drawing just like David Hockney.

7 August 2025 11:00 am – 7 August 2025 3:00 pm
Explore Ice Age life & communication in this drop-in family workshop

8 August 2025 10:30 am – 8 August 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”.

8 August 2025 11:00 am – 8 August 2025 3:00 pm
Bring a long an old plain t-shirt that you want to change and learn to make something funky and unique.

9 August 2025 11:00 am – 9 August 2025 3:00 pm
Join us for a free drop-in workshop celebrating Ukrainian Crafts

9 August 2025 12:00 pm – 9 August 2025 3:00 pm
Explore the Portrait of Mai through activities and talks all led by young people from Bradford.

13 August 2025 11:00 am – 13 August 2025 3:00 pm
Make your own creepy clay mask...

13 August 2025 11:00 am – 13 August 2025 3:00 pm
Explore the Ice Age Art now exhibition and make your own cave paintings using natural pigments.

13 September 2025 11:00 am – 13 August 2025 3:00 pm
Explore Ice Age life & communication in this drop-in family workshop

14 August 2025 3:00 pm – 14 August 2025 7:00 pm
Join us for an evening of family activities, talks and workshops at Cartwright Hall and Lister Park.

15 August 2025 11:00 am – 15 August 2025 3:00 pm
Bring an old dressing gown, top, trousers and turn it into a bag or cushion. Learn how to make new things out of your old clothes.

16 August 2025 11:00 am – 16 August 2025 1:00 pm
Learn the basics of craft bookbinding

23 May 2025 – 17 August 2025
The Jameel Prize is the V&A’s award for contemporary art inspired by Islamic culture, history, society and ideas. This edition is devoted to moving image and digital media.

23 May 2025 – 17 August 2025
See this majestic 18th century portrait of Mai by Sir Joshua Reynolds – recently saved for the nation – as it travels from London’s National Portrait Gallery to Cartwright Hall as part of a major national tour.

17 August 2025 11:00 am – 17 August 2025 3:00 pm
Making Ice Age inspired jewellery.

20 August 2025 10:30 am – 20 August 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”.

20 August 2025 11:00 am – 20 August 2025 3:00 pm
Find out what Tudor remedies were used to treat people that were sick

22 August 2025 11:00 am – 22 August 2025 3:00 pm
Fast Fashion is a real issue - this will help Families to understand why mending, repurposing and recycling needs to be a way of life.

6 September 2025 11:00 am – 6 September 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”

6 September 2025 11:00 am – 6 September 2025 3:00 pm
Help create a modern version of cave art on fabric.

21 June 2025 – 14 September 2025
Travel back in time at this British Museum Partnership Exhibition with Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and encounter works of art dating back thousands of years.

14 September 2025 11:00 am – 14 September 2025 3:00 pm
Bolling Hall opened as a museum in September 1915. Join us to celebrate 110 years of being open to the public!

17 September 2025 10:30 am – 17 September 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”.

20 June 2025 10:00 am – 21 September 2025 4:00 pm
Celebrating historic collections through sustainable design

25 September 2025 10:30 am – 25 September 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”.

4 October 2025 11:00 am – 4 October 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”

10 October 2025 10:30 am – 10 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”.

15 October 2025 10:30 am – 15 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”.

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”.

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”

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”.

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

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”.

22 November 2025 11:00 am – 22 November 2025
Put the date in your diary! More details to come

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”.

29 November 2025 – 29 November 2025
Make a note of the date and check back for more details!

30 November 2025 – 30 November 2025
Make a note of the date and check back for more details!

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”

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”.

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”.

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

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.
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