What’s on

Discover what’s on at Bradford Museums and Galleries venues.

Current Events

selection of bricks with local names on them - including Shipley,Keighley etc
Bradford Industrial Museum

10 October 2024 2:00 pm – 10 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join local historian Derek Barker and learn about the often-ignored local industry and building material of brickmaking and bricks.

fabric being woven on a loom
Bradford Industrial Museum

10 October 2024 11:00 am – 10 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

11 October 2024 10:30 am – 11 October 2024 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

12 October 2024 11:00 am – 12 October 2024 4:00 pm

Come and weave bird feeders from Willow with Paula Taylor from Sponge Tree.

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3 May 2024 10:00 am – 13 October 2024 4:00 pm

Black and white drawing of a woodland scene
Cliffe Castle Museum

13 October 2024 2:00 pm – 13 October 2024 3:30 pm

Join artist Bridget Tempest for a nature themed drawing workshop, where you will sketch some of the displays at Cliffe Castle Museum.

Bolling Hall Museum

16 October 2024 10:30 am – 16 October 2024 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”.

fabric being woven on a loom
Bradford Industrial Museum

17 October 2024 11:00 am – 17 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

'Mrs Moore' stood in the hallway of the Mill Managers House, at the bottom of the stairs

18 October 2024 – 18 October 2024

Cliffe Castle Museum

24 October 2024 10:30 am – 24 October 2024 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”.

fabric being woven on a loom
Bradford Industrial Museum

24 October 2024 11:00 am – 24 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

apple in an orchard
Cliffe Castle Museum

26 October 2024 12:00 pm – 26 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join us for this very special celebration of autumn. 

Rag rug showing stripes of pink, green and orange
Bradford Industrial Museum

26 October 2024 11:00 am – 26 October 2024 2:00 pm

Bring the family and learn the art of rag-rugging in this drop-in session with Nicola from Kynd.

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Bradford Industrial Museum

30 October 2024 11:00 am – 30 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join our Big Tinkering Challenge and build your own bridge which must hold a toy car or train for two minutes! 

fabric being woven on a loom
Bradford Industrial Museum

31 October 2024 11:00 am – 31 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Collage of images - witches in front of the window and pumpkins
Bolling Hall Museum

31 October 2024 10:30 am – 31 October 2024 2:30 pm

Things are getting spooky at Bolling Hall...

a creepy hand and a pumpkin jack o lantern on top of a wooden dresser in Bolling Hall
Bolling Hall Museum

31 October 2024 5:30 pm – 31 October 2024 9:00 pm

This very Halloween Special evening event will take place at the spooky Bolling Hall Museum. Featuring a guided tour by our resident ghoul which takes you through the museum

'Mrs Moore' stood in the hallway of the Mill Managers House, at the bottom of the stairs

1 November 2024 – 1 November 2024

decorated paper lanterns

1 November 2024 11:00 am – 1 November 2024 4:30 pm

Join us to decorate your own lantern ahead of the Lister’s Lantern parade in the evening. Booking Essential

Exterior of Cartwright Hall Art Gallery at night, illuminated and with a crowd holding lanterns in front

1 November 2024 6:00 pm – 1 November 2024 8:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

2 November 2024 11:00 am – 2 November 2024 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”

8 November 2024 10:30 am – 8 November 2024 12:30 pm

material in a pot full of dye

16 November 2024 11:00 am – 16 November 2024 4:00 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

20 November 2024 10:30 am – 20 November 2024 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”.

Victorian christmas market poster - with all the same info as in the main text
Bradford Industrial Museum

23 November 2024 10:00 am – 24 November 2024 4:00 pm

Cliffe Castle Museum

29 November 2024 11:00 am – 29 November 2024 3:30 pm

The Portable Antiquities Scheme have organised 15 minute timed Finds Surgery slots to offer your archaeological objects for identification and recording at Cliffe Castle.

Black and white etching of woodland. The trees are bare of foliage and in the foreground, there is a fallen trunk
Cliffe Castle Museum

1 June 2024 10:00 am – 1 December 2024 4:00 pm

close up of a christmas wreath made from natural materials

1 December 2024 11:00 am – 1 December 2024 12:30 pm

Join our fantastic Wreath Making workshop at Cartwright Hall on Sunday 1st December and create your very own stunning wreath to take home.

close up of a christmas wreath made from natural materials

1 December 2024 1:00 pm – 1 December 2024 3:30 pm

Join our fantastic Wreath Making workshop at Cartwright Hall on Sunday 1st December and create your very own stunning wreath to take home.

Bradford Industrial Museum

7 December 2024 11:00 am – 7 December 2024 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”

spooky image of Bolling Hall at night with a ghostly figure in the window
Bolling Hall Museum

2 October 2024 – 8 December 2024

In 2021, Bolling Hall Museum had a popular display in the housebody about Medieval and Early Modern superstitions. Back by popular demand, this display has been revamped for Halloween 2024. 

Sarah on the balcony at Cartwright Hall

24 September 2024 – 8 December 2024

13 December 2024 10:30 am – 13 December 2024 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

18 December 2024 10:30 am – 18 December 2024 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

4 January 2025 11:00 am – 4 January 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”

Bradford Industrial Museum

13 May 2024 10:00 am – 5 January 2025 4:00 pm

10 January 2025 10:30 am – 10 January 2025 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

15 January 2025 10:30 am – 15 January 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

23 January 2025 10:30 am – 23 January 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

1 February 2025 11:00 am – 1 February 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 February 2025 10:30 am – 14 February 2025 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

19 February 2025 10:30 am – 19 February 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

27 February 2025 10:30 am – 27 February 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

1 March 2025 11:00 am – 1 March 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”

The new Bradford Town Hall being constructed. The building’s exterior looks completed with some building materials surrounding it and outside the entrance
Bradford Industrial Museum

28 September 2024 – 2 March 2025

14 March 2025 10:30 am – 14 March 2025 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

19 March 2025 10:30 am – 19 March 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

27 March 2025 10:30 am – 27 March 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

5 April 2025 11:00 am – 5 April 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”

11 April 2025 10:30 am – 11 April 2025 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

16 April 2025 10:30 am – 16 April 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

24 April 2025 10:30 am – 24 April 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

3 May 2025 11:00 am – 3 May 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”

Bolling Hall Museum

21 May 2025 10:30 am – 21 May 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

22 May 2025 10:30 am – 22 May 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

7 June 2025 11:00 am – 7 June 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”

Bolling Hall Museum

18 June 2025 10:30 am – 18 June 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

26 June 2025 10:30 am – 26 June 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

5 July 2025 11:00 am – 5 July 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”

11 July 2025 10:30 am – 11 July 2025 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

16 July 2025 10:30 am – 16 July 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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

24 July 2025 10:30 am – 24 July 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

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”

Bolling Hall Museum

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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

28 August 2025 10:30 am – 28 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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

24 July 2024 11:00 am – 31 August 2025 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

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”

Reindeer bone (metatarsal) with a carving of a cow-like creature
Cliffe Castle Museum

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.

Bolling Hall Museum

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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

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”

Bradford Industrial Museum

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

Bolling Hall Museum

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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

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

Bolling Hall Museum

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”.

Cliffe Castle Museum

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”.

Bradford Industrial Museum

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

Bolling Hall Museum

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”.

Exhibitions

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3 May 2024 10:00 am – 13 October 2024 4:00 pm

BIM 1
Bradford Industrial Museum

30 October 2024 11:00 am – 30 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join our Big Tinkering Challenge and build your own bridge which must hold a toy car or train for two minutes! 

Black and white etching of woodland. The trees are bare of foliage and in the foreground, there is a fallen trunk
Cliffe Castle Museum

1 June 2024 10:00 am – 1 December 2024 4:00 pm

Sarah on the balcony at Cartwright Hall

24 September 2024 – 8 December 2024

Past Events

Image of a young person with long black hair, light green jumper stood in front of a framed picture - glare on the painting makes in unclear what the subject is

6 October 2024 1:00 pm – 6 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join the museum Young Ambassadors’ memorable multisensory experience that boldly explores migrant heritage.

Bradford Industrial Museum

5 October 2024 11:00 am – 5 October 2024 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”

Leather working - hands and apron visible but not face
Bradford Industrial Museum

5 October 2024 – 5 October 2024 2:00 pm

Girl, wearing an apron taking part in an printing activity
Bradford Industrial Museum

27 June 2024 – 4 October 2024

DesignLab Nation is the V&A’s national schools programme aiming to inspire the next generation of designers, makers and innovators.

'Mrs Moore' stood in the hallway of the Mill Managers House, at the bottom of the stairs

4 October 2024 – 4 October 2024

fabric being woven on a loom
Bradford Industrial Museum

3 October 2024 11:00 am – 3 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

image of hands weaving piece of fabric
Bradford Industrial Museum

28 September 2024 11:00 am – 28 September 2024 2:30 pm

Cliffe Castle Museum

26 September 2024 10:30 am – 26 September 2024 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”.

fabric being woven on a loom
Bradford Industrial Museum

26 September 2024 11:00 am – 26 September 2024 3:00 pm

Join the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers every Thursday 11am – 3pm in Bradford Industrial Museum.

Bolling Hall Museum

18 September 2024 10:30 am – 18 September 2024 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”.

Image of a basket being woven. hands and legs of the craftperson are visible
Bradford Industrial Museum

17 September 2024 10:00 am – 17 September 2024 4:00 pm

leader and beavers parachute game jpg
Bradford Industrial Museum

10 February 2024 – 16 September 2024

Bradford District Museums and Galleries have worked with local Scout groups to open a new exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum. In Bradford, over 8,000 young people take part in scouting weekly, supported by 3,000 adult volunteers. The UK Scouts Association is the largest in Europe and has over 360,000 members.

cubs outdoors with anita rani jpg
Bradford Industrial Museum

10 February 2024 – 15 September 2024

image of a man and a woman in 70s style clothes in the doorway to the back to back
Bradford Industrial Museum

14 September 2024 11:00 am – 15 September 2024 4:00 pm

Join us to celebrate 50 years of Bradford Industrial Museum - the first Local Authority-run Industrial Museum in the country!

View of the Grand Drawing Room at Cliffe Castle - its all very gold...
Cliffe Castle Museum

14 September 2024 11:00 am – 14 September 2024 4:00 pm

Whether you've never touched a keyboard before or you want to brush up on your skills, come and have a free piano lesson at Cliffe Castle.

13 September 2024 10:30 am – 13 September 2024 12:30 pm

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