Blog
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Cleaning Cliffe Castle !
Our Collections officer, Pam Keeton kindly agreed to write this fascinating insight into the unseen work that happens in order to care properly for our Collections. She writes As the… read more about Cleaning Cliffe Castle !
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Bradford and St Blaise
This rather fascinating blog, written by our assistant Curator, Lauren, explores why Saint Blaise, an Armenian doctor and bishop from the 4th century, was celebrated in 19th century Bradford and… read more about Bradford and St Blaise
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Christmas Cards
Kirsty, our Assistant Curator (Area North) offered to write an appropriately festive blog for our last entry in 2018. She writes: From the end of October you will no doubt have… read more about Christmas Cards
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Alke Schmidt: Wonder and Dread – Looking back
A guest blog this time – Alke Schmidt was the artist behind the Wonder & Dread exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum, and she kindly agreed to write a blog discussing… read more about Alke Schmidt: Wonder and Dread – Looking back
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A ‘Standard’ Delivery: The Acquisition of a Hattersley Standard Loom
Those of you who also follow our Facebook and Twitter accounts might have noticed we got a little bit excited a couple of weeks ago when a rather large loom… read more about A ‘Standard’ Delivery: The Acquisition of a Hattersley Standard Loom
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The War Hospitals of Keighley
Our Assistant Curator, Kirsty agreed to write this blog, sharing an insight into some more of the stores currently being told in the Keighley’s War Exhibition, on at Cliffe Castle… read more about The War Hospitals of Keighley
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Clangers, Bagpuss & Co on Tour….
At Cartwright Hall this summer, we’ve been hosting the ‘Clangers, Bagpuss & Co’ exhibition. We thought you might enjoy hearing from some of our lovely volunteers that have been involved… read more about Clangers, Bagpuss & Co on Tour….
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#AskACurator 2018
It’s that time of year, where our curators join in the international #Askacurator day on Twitter, and we do a recap every year. People ask us (and other curators) why… read more about #AskACurator 2018
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Extinction
I always look forward to posting the entries that our Natural Science Curator, Dr Gerard McGowan writes for our blog, as he highlight interesting aspects of our collections that I… read more about Extinction
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War and Peace: the art of Percy Smith
Visitors to Cliffe Castle may have noticed a rather striking exhibition on the Bracewell Smith Hall balcony area. Currently on loan to us are a collection of works by Percy… read more about War and Peace: the art of Percy Smith