Welcome to Bradford District Museums & Galleries.

We look forward to welcoming you at one of our four wonderful sites – Bolling Hall, Bradford Industrial Museum, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery or Cliffe Castle Museum and Park.

Current Exhibitions

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.

students looking at stained glass
Cliffe Castle Museum

20 June 2025 10:00 am – 21 September 2025 4:00 pm

Celebrating historic collections through sustainable design

Z open promo poster (all info in event text)
Bradford Industrial Museum

7 August 2025 10:00 am – 28 September 2025 4:00 pm

Z Open – Young Creative Call ages 16 to 25 for Exhibition Bradford Museums and Galleries

close up on woven fabric , with blues, reds and yellow
Bradford Industrial Museum

19 April 2025 – 16 November 2025

The past and present of the Bradford textile industry are explored in this exhibition featuring beautiful costume, fascinating sample books and tools from the industry. Objects from our designated worsted collection sit alongside stunning visuals taken by photographer Ian Beesley

Images of the 4 nominated artists

27 September 2025 – 22 February 2026

The Turner Prize is one of the world’s best-known prizes for the visual arts. It aims to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary British art.

the house body at Bolling Hall. It is full of victorian furniture.
Bolling Hall Museum

3 September 2025 – 22 February 2026

As Bolling Hall Museum reaches 110 years of being a museum in 2025, come see new displays

Japanese woodblock print. Artwork depicts what appears to be an octopus and some sort of sea creature
Cliffe Castle Museum

31 October 2025 – 1 March 2026

explore the beauty and delicacy of Japanese objects that form part of our wonderful and varied museum collection.

Items from Fountains Cafe - table, mural, painting etc
Bradford Industrial Museum

13 February 2025 – 13 February 2027

This display at Bradford Industrial Museum showcases iconic and recognisable objects from the well-known and much-loved Fountains Café, Bradford

Our Venues

Learn With Us

Bradford District Museum and Galleries’ Learning Team offer a range of interactive, hands-on, curriculum-linked workshops for schools.

For further information, please click the link below to visit our learning page.

What’s On

A hand holding three leather notebooks
Bradford Industrial Museum

6 September 2025 11:00 am – 11 September 2025 2:00 pm

In this workshop, specialist bookbinder Linette Withers will show you how to make your own leather notebook using historically appropriate methods, based on 3rd-Century books found in Egypt.

Ice Age Art Now
Cliffe Castle Museum

13 September 2025 11:00 am – 13 September 2025 3:00 pm

Explore Ice Age life & communication in this drop-in family workshop

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.

Bradford Industrial Museum

14 September 2025 11:00 am – 14 September 2025 11:00 am

Discover blacksmithing and metalworking in action and explore this craft here at Bradford Industrial Museum.

Photo Archive

See a range of photographs relating to everything here at Bradford District Museums & Art Galleries.

Get Involved

Could you support our work by sponsoring, donating or volunteering?

All opportunities have flexible commitment requirements and aim to provide a rewarding and enriching experience for all.

Bradford Museums and Galleries Photo Archive
Volunteer at Bradford Museums and Galleries

Latest News

Blog by Erin, currently studying for an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies.
I serve as a Youth Representative for Bradford District Museums and Galleries in a national partnership project called Journeys with Mai.
The Ice Age Art now exhibition has been an amazing process, working with the British Museum team and Bradford 2025 to bring national collections up to the district and link them to Bradford's own history & heritage.
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