Ian, one of our brilliant volunteers is still working away on the Butterfield Archive, and found a rather intriguing (and entertaining) newspaper cutting that the family had saved...

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
November 3, 2025

Blog: Maleehah – My Journey with Mai

My name is Maleehah Hussain. I have been involved in the Portrait of Mai Project since April 2025

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heather Millard
October 20, 2025

Blog: British Wool in Bradford

British Wool is a non-profit farmer run organisation that collects, grades, promotes and sells wool produced in the UK.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
October 6, 2025

Blog: John Greenhough of Africa: Some Yorkshire Connections to a Congo Mission

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

Our Venues

The Heritage Craft Room

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Bradford Industrial Museum

What’s On

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

1 April 2026 11:00 am – 1 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

a view of a georgian room, high ceiling, large bay window and delicate wooden furniture Walls are blue, carved ceiling is white

Bolling Hall Museum

Relax like a Georgian

1 April 2026 11:00 am – 1 April 2026 3:00 pm

image of painted flowers in a canalwork art style

Bradford Industrial Museum

Canal Art Crafting

2 April 2026 11:00 am – 2 April 2026 3:00 pm

image of a person at a loom, weaving. there is a colourful textile in shades of pink and purple being woven

Bradford Industrial Museum

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

2 April 2026 11:00 am – 2 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

image of painted eggs (pysanky) in a ukranian folk art style - pinks, greens, reds and yellow

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heritage Craft Workshop: Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs

4 April 2026 11:00 am – 4 April 2026 1:00 pm

Pysanky is a unique technique of multi-layered dyeing using wax, similar to batik, but created on the three-dimensional surface of an egg.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

4 April 2026 11:00 am – 4 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

a collage of images showing people doing activities and all 4 of the museum sites.

Darley Street Market

Dreaming the Future of Bradford District Museums and Galleries (at Darley Street Market)

4 April 2026 11:00 am – 4 April 2026 3:00 pm

Join us at Darley Street Market to come and dream of the future of museums.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heritage Craft Workshop: Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs

4 April 2026 2:00 pm – 4 April 2026 4:00 pm

Pysanky is a unique technique of multi-layered dyeing using wax, similar to batik, but created on the three-dimensional surface of an egg.

Easter 2026 opening times. Accompanied by image of daffodil and crocus. All info also in event details

All Venues

Easter Opening Hours 2026

3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026

Opening Times over the Easter Weekend.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

6 April 2026 11:00 am – 6 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

6 April 2026 11:00 am – 6 April 2026 3:00 pm

wide angle photo of CLiffe Castle Ballroom with Natural Science taxidermy specimen

Cliffe Castle Museum

Extinct or Endangered?

7 April 2026 11:00 am – 7 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

8 April 2026 11:00 am – 8 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bolling Hall Museum

Georgian Journeys

8 April 2026 11:00 am – 8 April 2026 3:00 pm

Learn about food journeys across the globe

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

8 April 2026 11:00 am – 8 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

9 April 2026 11:00 am – 9 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Cartwright Hall in the sunshine, with BD2025 banner visible just in front

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Lowry City Scapes

9 April 2026 1:00 pm – 9 April 2026 4:00 pm

Explore An Industrial Landscape by LS Lowry

a young child in a white gallery space, looking through a tube at the viewee

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

10 April 2026 10:30 am – 10 April 2026 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”.

close up of a section of brown jute fabric, with multi coloured embroidery on it

Bradford Industrial Museum

Family Craft: Sewing and embroidery

10 April 2026 11:00 am – 10 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

9 April 2026 11:00 am – 10 April 2026 3:00 pm

group of tie-bound codex style notebooks

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heritage Craft Workshop: “Nag Hamadi” Codex style travel Notebook

11 April 2026 – 11 April 2026

Based on a 3rd-Century book found in Egypt, come make your own leather notebook using historically appropriate methods.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

11 April 2026 11:00 am – 11 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Slow Art Day 2026

11 April 2026 11:00 am – 11 April 2026 3:00 pm

Discover the joy of slow looking at our amazing artworks on Slow Art Day.

young family playing outside, with tools and pinecones. Bolling Hall in the background

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

15 April 2026 10:30 am – 15 April 2026 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

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

15 April 2026 11:00 am – 15 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

15 April 2026 11:00 am – 15 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

16 April 2026 11:00 am – 16 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

16 April 2026 11:00 am – 16 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

17 April 2026 11:00 am – 17 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

18 April 2026 11:00 am – 18 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

22 April 2026 11:00 am – 22 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

22 April 2026 11:00 am – 22 April 2026 3:00 pm

Cliffe Castle Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

23 April 2026 10:30 am – 23 April 2026 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

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

23 April 2026 11:00 am – 23 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

23 April 2026 11:00 am – 23 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

30 April 2026 11:00 am – 23 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

24 April 2026 11:00 am – 24 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

25 April 2026 11:00 am – 25 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

a photo of a group of traditionally bound note books with marbeled covers in a range of colours

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heritage Craft Workshop: Book Binding

25 April 2026 – 25 April 2026 4:00 pm

Join Linette Withers, a Yorkshire-based bookbinder making bespoke and book-related items inspired by the past, present, and possible futures

a view of cherry blossom trees with Bolling Hall in the background

Bolling Hall Museum

Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 (Bolling Hall)

26 April 2026 11:00 am – 26 April 2026 3:00 pm

Beautiful Blossom Festival Comes to Bolling Hall Museum

Bradford Industrial Museum

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

29 April 2026 11:00 am – 29 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

29 April 2026 11:00 am – 29 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

30 April 2026 11:00 am – 30 April 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

30 April 2026 11:00 am – 30 April 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Meet Mr Moore, Mill Manager

1 May 2026 11:00 am – 1 May 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

2 May 2026 11:00 am – 2 May 2026 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

Visit our Volunteer Blacksmith -Reviving the Blacksmith’s craft in a living setting.

2 May 2026 11:00 am – 2 May 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

7 May 2026 11:00 am – 7 May 2026 3:00 pm

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

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

8 May 2026 10:30 am – 8 May 2026 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

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

14 May 2026 11:00 am – 14 May 2026 3:00 pm

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

black leather belt, coiled on a wooden backdrop

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heritage Craft Workshop: Leatherworking – Beltmaking

17 May 2026 11:00 am – 17 May 2026 1:00 pm

warm brown leather phone holder on a background of tweed material (in shades of brown and yellow)

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heritage Craft Workshop: Leatherworking – Phone holder

17 May 2026 2:00 pm – 17 May 2026 4:00 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

20 May 2026 10:30 am – 20 May 2026 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

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

21 May 2026 11:00 am – 21 May 2026 3:00 pm

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

adult and child looking closely at a working minature model of a crane.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Model Engineering Society Event 2026

23 May 2026 11:00 am – 23 May 2026 3:00 pm

find out about one of the oldest model engineering societies in the country.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Model Engineering Society Event 2026

24 May 2026 11:00 am – 24 May 2026 3:00 pm

find out about one of the oldest model engineering societies in the country.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

28 May 2026 10:30 am – 28 May 2026 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

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at Bradford Industrial Museum

28 May 2026 11:00 am – 28 May 2026 3:00 pm

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

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

6 June 2026 11:00 am – 6 June 2026 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”

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

12 June 2026 10:30 am – 12 June 2026 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”.

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

17 June 2026 10:30 am – 17 June 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

25 June 2026 10:30 am – 25 June 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

4 July 2026 11:00 am – 4 July 2026 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”

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

10 July 2026 10:30 am – 10 July 2026 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”.

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

15 July 2026 10:30 am – 15 July 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

23 July 2026 10:30 am – 23 July 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

1 August 2026 11:00 am – 1 August 2026 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”

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

14 August 2026 10:30 am – 14 August 2026 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”.

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

19 August 2026 10:30 am – 19 August 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

27 August 2026 10:30 am – 27 August 2026 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”.

a painting of a black and white magpie on a very bright colourful background

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Jim Moir: Neo Fauna

28 March 2026 – 31 August 2026

Artist Jim Moir, widely known as Vic Reeves, presents new artworks created for this exhibition.

llustration of four women engaged in traditional craft activities. One woman on the left, dressed in red and yellow, styles the hair of a doll. Nearby stand two dress forms with simple garment outlines, one white and one pink. In the center, a woman in a blue dress sits behind a large white textile decorated with small floral motifs, stitching embroidery into the fabric. On the right, a woman in green paints at an easel, working on an image of a mountain landscape, while another woman in green kneels on the floor examining or arranging small embroidered motifs. Along the right edge of the image are repeated illustrations of hands in different positions

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

(Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia: Young Artists’ Voices

28 March 2026 – 31 August 2026

This is a selection of twelve artists’ voices from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

5 September 2026 11:00 am – 5 September 2026 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 house body at Bolling Hall. It is full of victorian furniture.

Bolling Hall Museum

110 Years of Bolling Hall Museum

3 September 2025 – 6 September 2026

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

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

11 September 2026 10:30 am – 11 September 2026 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”.

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

16 September 2026 10:30 am – 16 September 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

24 September 2026 10:30 am – 24 September 2026 10:30 am

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”.

A pressed botanical specimen of a flowering plant with a slender brown stem, narrow elongated leaves, and several purple, veined, five‑petalled flowers arranged along the upper stem, mounted on a light background.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Lady’s Slipper and Bees – Pressed Orchids and their collectors

27 March 2026 – 27 September 2026

The display highlights how Victorian plant collectors created these nationally important collections, and the local stories behind them.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

3 October 2026 11:00 am – 3 October 2026 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”

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

9 October 2026 10:30 am – 9 October 2026 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”.

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

21 October 2026 10:30 am – 21 October 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

22 October 2026 10:30 am – 22 October 2026 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”.

A historical outdoor portrait of four men in traditional Somali dress, with Sultan Ali standing beside three bodyguards holding spears and shields, in front of a tree and tent-like structure.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

A Somali Village in Lister Park: Weaving Together Industry, Culture and Empire

9 May 2026 – 1 November 2026

This exhibition revisits a key moment in Bradford’s history: the 1904 Great Exhibition in Lister Park.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

7 November 2026 11:00 am – 7 November 2026 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”

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

13 November 2026 10:30 am – 13 November 2026 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”.

stylised version of various crafts and tools - including lace, lace bobbins, brushes, stained glass etc and hands

Bradford Industrial Museum

Made by Many Hands: A Heritage Craft exhibition

3 May 2026 – 15 November 2026

Celebrate some of the many crafts that have taken place in the Bradford District

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

18 November 2026 10:30 am – 18 November 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Cliffe Castle

26 November 2026 10:30 am – 26 November 2026 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

Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

5 December 2026 11:00 am – 5 December 2026 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”

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Museums for Play & Growth – Cartwright Hall

11 December 2026 10:30 am – 11 December 2026 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”.

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

16 December 2026 10:30 am – 16 December 2026 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”.

pastel study image of a dark-haired woman -head and shoulders only. She has the strong jaw line, long flowing hair and direct gaze typical of Pre-Raphaelite images.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Pre-Raphaelites Reframed

28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026

Experience the beauty of our Pre-Raphaelite collection.

a painting of an arab weaver, sat in the open area inside house, surrounded by thread and fabric and other figures.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

The Big Picture

28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026

Large scale paintings from the 18th Century onwards

photo of a person (details unclear as figure has back to viewer and is in shadow, looking over a large settlement

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Global Perspectives and Islamic calligraphy

28 March 2026 – 31 December 2026

A celebration of creativity that crosses borders and generations.

Items from Fountains Cafe - table, mural, painting etc

Bradford Industrial Museum

Fountains Café: Serving Bradford for Fifty-Five Years

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

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