** Please note Cartwright Hall will be closed from 18th August to prepare for the Turner Prize 2025 exhibition. We will reopen on 27th September. Turner Prize tickets are available from the Bradford 2025 website now! **
Cartwright Hall can be found in stunning Lister Park, only a mile from Bradford City Centre.
Cartwright Hall (now part of Bradford District Museums and Galleries) has been collecting for over one hundred years and its collection includes works by master printmakers such as Francisco Goya, William Blake and Walter Sickert and works by modern masters –such as Pop Artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton, LS Lowry, Anish Kapoor and Supta Biswas.
Bradford was one of the first UK local authority museum services to start collecting works by South Asian and Black artists and Cartwright Hall showcases this amazing collection.
We regularly rotate or change the collection on long-term display. Please check the website and our What’s On guide to find out about current exhibitions.
Cartwright Hall was built on the former site of Manningham Hall and opened as a gallery in 1904. The hall housed a display of loaned artworks before acquiring its own collection of Victorian and Edwardian works using funds from the 1904 Bradford Great Exhibition.
The Hockney Gallery, dedicated to Bradford born artist David Hockney gives a playful introduction to his life and art with a particular focus on Yorkshire and Bradford, and taking you right through to his colourful iPad experiments. (Please note these works will not be on public display during the Turner Prize)
The Refreshment Room Café is at the bottom of the building.
Lister Park features a boating lake, adventure playground and features the Mughal Gardens. The park recently won another Green Flag award, reflecting its status as one of the best maintained parks in the country.
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Cartwright Hall will be closed from 18th August until 27th September for Turner Prize installation. The Refreshment Room cafe will remain open as usual during this time.
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm
All Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11:00 – 4:00 except Bolling Hall
All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery is in the middle of Lister Park, one and a half miles from the City Centre on the A650 Manningham Lane. There is limited parking in Lister Park, accessible from North Park Road (off Oak Lane). Lister Park is served by many city centre bus services including 23, 25, 26, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 622, 647, 662, w5. Cartwright Hall is about ten minutes’ uphill walk from Frizinghall railway station.
For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com.
14 August 2025 3:00 pm – 14 August 2025 7:00 pm
Join our Summer Celebration!
23 May 2025 – 17 August 2025
See this majestic 18th century portrait of Mai by Sir Joshua Reynolds – recently saved for the nation – as it travels from London’s National Portrait Gallery to Cartwright Hall as part of a major national tour.
23 May 2025 – 17 August 2025
The Jameel Prize is the V&A’s award for contemporary art inspired by Islamic culture, history, society and ideas. This edition is devoted to moving image and digital media.
10 October 2025 10:30 am – 10 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”.
14 November 2025 10:30 am – 14 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”.
12 December 2025 10:30 am – 12 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”.
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.
David Hockney was born in Bradford in 1937. In time to celebrate his 80th birthday in 2017 we have created a new permanent display of works by the internationally renowned artist at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offers schools a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops at our inspiring sites.
Your donations are really important to us and we welcome any support you can offer.
Bradford Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offer a range of exciting, hands-on, curriculum-linked workshops at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
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