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Bradford District is home to some of the most exciting museums and galleries in Yorkshire. Come and see for yourself

Heather Millard
January 5, 2026

Blog: From the Butterfield Archive: Mrs Mckay’s Musicale

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
December 15, 2025

Disability History Month 2025

Learning and Outreach Manager Pen Foreman, a disabled person and access specialist, explores what it means to explore disability heritage in museums

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
December 1, 2025

Blog: Isabel – Young Creative Placement

Isabel, a Young Creative with Bradford 2025 City of Culture writes:

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
November 17, 2025

Blog: Keighley Happenings in 18??

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...

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
November 3, 2025

Blog: Maleehah – My Journey with Mai

My name is Maleehah Hussain. I have been involved in the Portrait of Mai Project since April 2025

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heather Millard
October 20, 2025

Blog: British Wool in Bradford

British Wool is a non-profit farmer run organisation that collects, grades, promotes and sells wool produced in the UK.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
October 6, 2025

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

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

Heather Millard
September 15, 2025

Blog: Ukiyo-e (Japanese Wood Prints)

Exploring the next exhibition at Cliffe Castle Museum

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
September 1, 2025

Blog: Work Placement: Alicia

Cliffe Castle Museum

Heather Millard
August 18, 2025

Blog: 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

Heather Millard
August 4, 2025

Blog: 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

Heather Millard
July 21, 2025

Blog: 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.

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Cliffe Castle Museum

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Bradford Industrial Museum

What’s On

Mrs Tempest in 17th Century clothing stood outside Bolling Hall

Bolling Hall Museum

Meet Frances Tempest at Bolling Hall

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

Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Meet Frances Tempest at Bolling Hall

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

Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Meet Frances Tempest at Bolling Hall

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

Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Meet Frances Tempest at Bolling Hall

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

Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum

Framed artwork depicting the interior of a vintage car with a brown leather seat and dashboard, featuring an ornate red and black Persian-style rug laid across the floor. The frame is mounted on a white brick wall with soft shadows

Bradford Industrial Museum

Z Open – Public Choice Prize-winner Announcement & Workshops

25 January 2026 1:00 pm – 25 January 2026 3:30 pm

The public have been invited to vote for their favourite work, and we will be announcing the Public's Choice during this event.

Bradford Industrial Museum

My Heritage: A Council for British Archaeology & Photoworks project

18 October 2025 – 31 January 2026

A group of eight young people have been interpreting and reimagining archaeology in their own lives and communities

Bolling Hall Museum

Meet Frances Tempest at Bolling Hall

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

Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum

Bradford Industrial Museum

Blaise Wool Festival 2026

1 February 2026 11:00 am – 1 February 2026 4:00 pm

an annual celebration of Bradford's wool industry and heritage.

Bolling Hall Museum

Meet Frances Tempest at Bolling Hall

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

Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Meet Frances Tempest at Bolling Hall

15 February 2026 11:00 am – 15 February 2026 3:00 pm

Join Mrs Tempest at the Royalist outpost of Bolling Hall Museum

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.