Learning

Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offers schools a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops at our inspiring sites.

Bolling Hall Learning Offer

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

We work at the Museum

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £127

A fun, immersive workshop which allows pupils to take on the role of a museum/ gallery employee

Bolling Hall Museum

Local Myths and Legends: The Bradford Boar

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

Pupils explore the legend through story-telling and guided activities.

Bolling Hall Museum

Myths and Legends: The Bradford Ghost

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

Using the setting of the hall as inspiration, pupils will find out more about the link between the Civil War and the legend of the Bradford Ghost.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

The Art & Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

The Art & Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.

Bolling Hall Museum

The Stranger’s Case (A Tudor Mystery)

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

This literacy and history-based workshop uses the setting of the hall to tell a story about the religious turmoil of the Elizabethan age.

Bolling Hall Museum

Myths and Legends: The Bradford Ghost

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

Using the setting of the hall as inspiration, pupils will find out more about the link between the Civil War and the legend of the Bradford Ghost.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

The Art & Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.

Bolling Hall Museum

Great Fire of London: Life at the Time

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Help pupils to find out more about life at the time of the Great Fire of London.

Learning with Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Bradford Industrial Museum

Pupil Takeover

Duration 2 hr

Price £150

Let your pupils take over the museum! Support the development of career-based skills as pupils work with museum staff to carry out behind the scenes tasks

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Let’s Explore Cartwright Hall 2025

Duration 2 hr

Price £127

This dynamic workshop is designed to link with key works of art in the changing exhibitions at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery during 2025.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

We work at the Museum

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £127

A fun, immersive workshop which allows pupils to take on the role of a museum/ gallery employee

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Based on traditional fairytales and using artwork from our changing exhibitions in 2025 this workshop has lots of opportunities for speaking, listening, mark-making and working collaboratively together with providing a great introduction to looking at real artwork.

Our Learning Offer

Learning

Our four sites have wide-ranging collections that can be used to enhance classroom learning across a variety of subjects and give pupils enriching experiences which add value way beyond the visit.

Learning in the Classroom

We offer a range of classroom resources that allow your pupils to connect to, experience, and be inspired by our collection.

Image shows a young girl with a clipboard in the housebody at Bolling Hall

Learning on Site

Bradford District Museum and Galleries’ Learning Team are taking bookings for on-site workshops.

Accessibility

Bradford District is home to some of the most exciting museums and galleries in Yorkshire. From the Baroque splendour of Cartwright Hall Art Gallery to the spectacular building of Keighley’s Cliffe Castle Museum, there is always something new to do or see, and admission is free!

Learning in the Classroom

We offer a range of classroom resources that allow your pupils to connect to, experience, and be inspired by our collection.

Artsmark

Bradford District Museums & Galleries is proud to be supporting schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey, inspiring children and young people to create, experience, and participate in great arts and culture.