People looking into a pond outside a large manor house

Book Tickets Online

About

Cartwright Hall is proud to host the Turner Prize 2025, one of the world’s leading awards for contemporary art. Turner Prize tickets are available from the Bradford 2025 website now, and you will need to book for entry. The exhibition closes on 22nd February.

Cartwright Hall will be closed to the public from 23rd February until Spring 2026.

Part of Bradford District Museum and Galleries, Cartwright Hall was purpose built on the former site of Manningham Hall and opened as a gallery in 1904.  It is locating in Green-Flag awarded Lister Park, about a mile from Bradford City Centre.

In need of a snack or a slice of cake? You’ll find the Refreshment Room Café at the bottom of the building, in its original 1904 location has achieved accreditation with the Kids in Museums Family Cafe Standard. A perfect spot to rest and refresh before you continue to explore. 

Bradford District Museums & Galleries are a family friendly organisation. We regularly organise free events, activities and workshops across all four sites particularly during the school holiday periods – check www.bradfordmuseums.org for the latest events and activities on offer.

Supported using public funding from Arts Council England.

View AccessAble’s Access Guide to find out about this venue’s accessibility. The guide contains detailed, accurate information which has been put together following a visit to the venue by one of AccessAble’s trained surveyors (link opens in a new window).

Book Tickets

Events

Saturday, 28th March 2026 - Saturday, 28th March 2026

Cartwright Hall historic building with a central tower, surrounded by lush gardens.Spring CelebrationCartwright Hall in Bradford hosts a spring celebration with free wellbeing activities, family art sessions, and the opening and in‑conversation event for Un(Layering) the Future Past: Young South Asian Voices.
more info

Saturday, 28th March 2026 - Monday, 31st August 2026

Painting by Jim Moir featuring a magpie against a colourful, abstract background.Jim Moir: Neo FaunaStep into the imaginative world of Jim Moir, the celebrated British artist, AKA Vic Reeves at Cartwright Hall, Bradford.
more info

Saturday, 28th March 2026 - Thursday, 31st December 2026

Kubra Khademi, La fille et le dragon (2023), artwork showing a girl confronting a dragon; courtesy of the artist and Galerie Eric Mouchet.(Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia: Young Artists’ VoicesAt Cartwright Hall, artworks by twelve South Asian artists highlight shared environmental, social and historical realities.
more info

Saturday, 28th March 2026 - Thursday, 31st December 2026

Contemporary artist film shown alongside works of Islamic calligraphy.Global Perspectives and Islamic CalligraphyAt Cartwright Hall, this exhibition pairs contemporary artist film from the Art Jameel collection with a complementary display of Islamic calligraphy from Bradford District Museums & Galleries.
more info

Saturday, 28th March 2026 - Thursday, 31st December 2026

Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s pencil study for “Pandora,”Pre-Raphaelites ReframedCartwright Hall Art Gallery presents a selection of works from Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Pre‑Raphaelite collection.
more info

Saturday, 28th March 2026 - Thursday, 31st December 2026

Large‑scale paintings from Bradford’s collection displayed together at Cartwright Hall.The Big PictureSeveral of the largest paintings in Bradford’s collection are brought together in The Big Picture at Cartwright Hall, a display spanning more than two centuries of art.
more info

Thursday, 9th April 2026 - Thursday, 9th April 2026

Cartwright Hall historic building with a central tower, surrounded by lush gardens.Lowry City ScapesA new exhibition at Cartwright Hall.
more info

Saturday, 11th April 2026 - Saturday, 11th April 2026

Cartwright Hall Exterior © Phil JacksonSlow Art Day 2026At Cartwright Hall, Slow Art Day offers a gentle relaxation session, a slow tour of selected artworks and time to reflect with light refreshments, with booking essential.
more info

Saturday, 9th May 2026 - Sunday, 1st November 2026

A Somali Village in Lister Park: Weaving Together Industry, Culture and EmpireA Somali Village in Lister Park: Weaving Together Industry, Culture and EmpireAt Cartwright Hall, this exhibition revisits the 1904 Great Exhibition by centring the Somali Village and its colonial context.
more info

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets
  • Facilities for hearing impaired
  • Facilities for visually impaired

Booking & Payment Details

  • Free Entry

Catering

  • Picnic site

Groups

  • Education/study area

Parking

  • Free Parking

Property Facilities

  • Gift shop

Target Markets

  • Accepts groups
  • Coach parties accepted

Map & Directions

Road Directions

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  

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Type:Art Gallery

Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4NS
Close window

Call direct on:

Tel01274 431212

Opening Times

* **Closed 23rd February-28th March**
Monday | Closed
Tuesday – Friday | 10:00 – 16:00
Saturday – Sunday | 11:00 – 16:00

What's Nearby

  1. Lister Park was crowned Britain's Best Park in 2006 and is also home to Cartwright Hall…

    0.02 miles away
  2. Peel Park offers tennis, bowling, a skate park, a flower garden, and a lake, making it a…

    1.07 miles away
  3. Northcliffe Park is made up of Northcliffe Woods and Norman Rae Playing Fields. These…

    1.12 miles away
  4. A brilliant music venue in Bradford

    1.45 miles away
  1. Bradford's historic cemetery.

    1.46 miles away
  2. Sunbridgewells is an underground tunnel complex in the heart of Bradford

    1.49 miles away
  3. Impressions Gallery is now closed to visitors as we prepare to leave our Centenary Square…

    1.5 miles away
  4. City Centre's hidden jewel set in attractive gardens. Visitors experience a warm…

    1.52 miles away
  5. City Park is a six-acre park in the heart of Bradford which contains the largest man-made…

    1.56 miles away
  6. Victorian cells, court and gallery telling the history policing, crime and punishment in…

    1.58 miles away
  7. The National Science and Media Museum, in the heart of Bradford, explores the science and…

    1.6 miles away
  8. Bradford has a long and intriguing history dating from Saxon times. The city developed…

    1.62 miles away
  9. The Leeds - Liverpool Canal is one of the longest canals in England and passes through…

    1.7 miles away
  10. Funzy a unique inflatable theme park located at Leisure Exchange Bradford.

    1.7 miles away
  11. Take a costumed, guided tour of UNESCO World Heritage Village Saltaire

    1.94 miles away
  12. The Peace Museum is unique in the UK covering peace history, non violence and conflict…

    1.96 miles away
Previous Next

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss