Tag: Volunteers

Fatima sat in the gardens surrounded by Cherry Blossoms

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The Ghost of Bolling Hall: A Journey of Healing

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

2 June 2025 9 Comments

Line drawing an Indiaman - a typical 'sailing ship'

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Mrs Smith’s – Travel diaries – Calcutta & South Africa

We came across a fascinating set of travel diaries by Mrs Smith, a relative of the Butterfields – let us use her own words to tell the story

3 March 2025 No Comments

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A blog from our new Gallery Volunteer Facilitator, Usman Mahmood

written by our new Gallery Volunteer Facilitator, Usman Mahmood.

22 March 2021 1 Comment

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An 1850s Christmas in Keighley…

Ian, our wonderful Butterfield archive volunteer has been trawling the family letters to find some seasonally appropriate extracts to share with you all.

16 December 2019 No Comments

News and Blogs from Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
October 6, 2025

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

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

Work Placement: Alicia

Cliffe Castle Museum

Heather Millard
August 18, 2025

A musical placement at Cliffe Castle: Erin

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