
From Tiny Tapestries to Museum Collections: Young Ambassadors in Action
Our Young Ambassadors have been getting creative and going behind the scenes, from leading a community tapestry workshop to exploring Bradford Museums’ collections.

Our Young Ambassadors have been getting creative and going behind the scenes, from leading a community tapestry workshop to exploring Bradford Museums’ collections.

A rare Ellis-Briggs bicycle with a rich history of journeys across Britain and Europe has joined Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ collection.

Sports clubs, community groups and local history enthusiasts are invited to help bring Keighley’s sporting heritage to life at Cliffe Castle Museum’s Heritage Open Day on Sunday 13 September 2026. The museum is seeking displays, talks, activities and stories celebrating the sports and pastimes that have shaped local life through the years.

This blog has been written by Heather Millard, who has curated Made by Many Hands, our latest exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum One of the

For Women’s History Month a brief overview of some of the women in the Butterfield Family.

Dr Lauren Padgett, shines a light on one of the most superstitious objects in our collection..

what is wonderful about the collections that we look after is the sheer range and variety of what we hold and the stories that we can tell with them.

It’s time for another delve into the Butterfield archive with our volunteer Ian
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…