What's on at Bradford Museums & Galleries

Below is a list of all current and future events scheduled at Bradford Museums and Galleries. You can also use our handy calendar to search for events and exhibitions on the day of your visit.

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You inspire me to … Draw… Like David Hockney

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Each week, our learning team are sharing a new idea inspired by our collections each week to inspire you to draw, write, think, talk, move, make, reflect or play! Hope you enjoy this weeks idea ! You inspire me to …Draw… Lik... read more about You inspire me to … Draw… Like David Hockney
You inspire me to...make a noise…

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Bradford Industrial Museum has lots of machines. Some of the machines were used in Bradford’s mills in the past to make sheep wool into woollen fabric. The machines all had different jobs to do, so they made different noises: The c... read more about You inspire me to...make a noise…
You inspire me to....Build!

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Bolling Hall is one of the oldest buildings in Bradford. The first part of the building to be built, for defence reasons, was the tower in 1370 (so over 650 years ago).The rest of the building was built up until 1800 for rich families to li... read more about You inspire me to....Build!
You inspire me to...Create

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Geometric patterns are very important in Islamic Art. These patterns are made up of regular lines and repeated shapes and the shapes can be reflected and rotated to create a pattern.Buildings are often decorated with geometric patterns like... read more about You inspire me to...Create
You inspire me to....move like I'm in a Fairytale

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Sometimes artwork can tell us stories or help us to imagine being in different places. This painting by William Robert Symonds shows a scene from the fairytale of ‘The Frog Princess’. The artist has used lots of detail to help ... read more about You inspire me to....move like I'm in a Fairytale
Mandala Colouring sheet - Industrial Museum

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Download our mandala colouring in sheet and let your mind unwind. ... read more about Mandala Colouring sheet - Industrial Museum
Bee Wordsearch

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Get like a busy bee and have a go at our bee wordsearch! This activity is inspired by the Airedale Beekeeper's live beehive at Cliffe Castle Museum. More fun activities can be found in our 'Cliffe Castle Museum and Park Children's ... read more about Bee Wordsearch
You inspire me to....take a pencil for a walk

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Bradford Museums and Galleries has lots of artwork, all made in different ways, and some of them inspired by objects in our collections.Bradford artist Naseem Darbey used a sewing machine instead of a pencil to draw some of the birds at Cli... read more about You inspire me to....take a pencil for a walk
You Inspire me to...Play like a Victorian

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Toys and games were expensive to buy in Victorian times (1837 – 1901) so many Victorian children played games with things that they could find at home. Games that children could play on the streets or in yards near to their homes like... read more about You Inspire me to...Play like a Victorian
You inspire me to....share a journey

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Bradford Museums and Galleries has objects from all around the world that people have collected when they have been travelling, exploring or making important journeys.People travel to see new places and things, visit friends and family or o... read more about You inspire me to....share a journey
Mandala Colouring sheet - Jowetts

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Download our mandala colouring in sheet and let your mind unwind. This one is inspired by our Jowett-related collection... read more about Mandala Colouring sheet - Jowetts
You inspire me to...weave with water

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There are lots of watery things in our collections from ducks, animals and even prehistoric creatures to David Hockneys big swimming pool picture ‘Le Plongeur’. Artist Arpana Caur has used the paint in the picture to make it lo... read more about You inspire me to...weave with water
You Inspire me....to design a creature.

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This picture shows a creature called pholiderpeton. Its fossilised bones were found in a coal mine in Bradford in Victorian times. The creature lived in Bradford millions of years ago when this area was like a swamp! A swamp is ... read more about You Inspire me....to design a creature.
You inspire me to...do something to help others

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Captain Tom Moore was born in Keighley and was in the news recently because he raised over £32m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th Birthday in April. Bradford Industrial Museum has a motorbike that Captain... read more about You inspire me to...do something to help others
You Inspire me to... Find colour

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The picture on the iinstructions shows beautiful coloured minerals at Cliffe Castle Museum. Minerals are rocks which can sometimes be very bright colours. There are lots of bright and wonderful colours in other parts of nature like animal... read more about You Inspire me to... Find colour
You inspire me to...write in code like a printer

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Printing and printing presses had an important role in Bradford’s history. Before printing presses were used, everything had to be written out by hand and couldn’t be copied easily. In a printing press, letter ‘blocks&rsq... read more about You inspire me to...write in code like a printer
You inspire me to...Frame a face

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Long before selfies, people had their portraits painted and hung on their walls. A portrait is often a picture of a person. People would have to sit still for hours while their portrait was painted. A selfie is much quicker! The paintings ... read more about You inspire me to...Frame a face
You inspire me to... make a map

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The artist Salima Hashmi has drawn a map showing somewhere that is important to her, the Indian subcontinent. She has drawn pictures on the map of places that are special to her. - click on the instructions to see the image! She has also w... read more about You inspire me to... make a map
You inspire me to...create a special object

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The beautiful Islamic saucer in the instructions was created using special metal hammering techniques. The patterns are inspired by calligraphy writing and also include natural and geometric shapes. If you look closely you can see a Mosque... read more about You inspire me to...create a special object
You inspire me to … Write in Hieroglyphs

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Hieroglyphs were how people used to write in Ancient Egypt as long as 5,000 years ago! They were used on the walls of temples on everyday objects and also sometimes painted onto the bandages of mummies. They were often written on a special... read more about You inspire me to … Write in Hieroglyphs
You inspire me to...form a fossil

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The fossil in the image is called an Ammonite.Fossils are found in rocks and are the remains of plants or animals which got buried in sand and mud and over time turned into stone.The ammonite was a sea creature which had a spiral-shaped she... read more about You inspire me to...form a fossil
You inspire me to...Make a Stone Age character.

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Between two and a half million years ago and six thousand years ago, Stone Age people used materials from animals and the landscape around them to eat, dress and make tools. They learnt how to make and use hammers made from antlers, stone a... read more about You inspire me to...Make a Stone Age character.
You inspire me to...See… like an arachnologist

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Spiders are amazing creatures. They use the hairs on their legs to smell with. They also have tiny hairs on their feet that help them walk upside down on ceilings and glass.Arachnologists (spider experts) study spiders closely. See if you c... read more about You inspire me to...See… like an arachnologist
You inspire me to....Weave like a spider

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Spiders are very fast weavers. It takes them about 60 minutes to make a web. Spider silk is very light but super strong and stretchy.Spiders use their webs to catch food. The most effective spider webs can catch 250 flies a day!Spiders and ... read more about You inspire me to....Weave like a spider
You Inspire me to...Listen… like a spider

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Even though most spiders have 8 eyes, a lot of web-weaving spiders can’t see very well.They ‘listen’ to the sounds made by the strings of their web to know when they have caught prey and how big it is. Bigger prey makes th... read more about You Inspire me to...Listen… like a spider
Inspire me to...Shine

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Winter is the time of year when we have less daylight, so we can use lights to brighten up our homes and other spaces. In our museums and parks we have lots of interesting and beautiful lamps. Some were used for special services and celebr... read more about Inspire me to...Shine