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Bradford Museums Activities

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  1. Exterior of an old mill building
    Bradford's Industrial Museum has permanent displays of textile machinery, steam power, engineering and motor vehicles, along with an exciting exhibitions programme.
    1. People looking at stained glass windows
      A primarily 17th century mansion house, containing period furnished rooms as well as temporary exhibition space.
      1. People looking into a pond outside a large manor house
        Built in 1904 in Baroque style as an art gallery. Permanent collection of 19th and 20th century British art.
        1. Cliffe Castle Exterior © Phil Jackson
          A former mansion built 1875 - 1882, now the local museum in a park.

          Number of results: 18

          1. Address

            Bolling Hall, Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7LP

            Telephone

            01274 431826

            Bradford

            Bolling Hall Museum is marking 110 years with new photo displays from the 1870s–1880s and its 1912–1915 restoration, plus objects linked to its past, including a sword, a book from the garderobe and the 1915 opening key.

            Dates

            From:
            3 Sept 2025to6 Sept 2026Various Opening Times

            Add 110 Years of Bolling Hall Museum to your Itinerary

          2. Address

            Cliffe Castle Museum, Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH

            Telephone

            01535 618231

            Keighley

            Cliffe Castle Museum is displaying a selection of rare and extinct 19th‑century pressed orchids from the Bradford District Museums & Galleries herbarium.

            Dates

            From:
            27 Mar 2026to27 Sept 2026Various Opening Times

            Add Lady’s Slipper and Bees: Pressed Orchids and Their Collectors to your Itinerary

          3. Address

            Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4NS

            Telephone

            01274 431212

            Bradford

            At Cartwright Hall, artworks by twelve South Asian artists highlight shared environmental, social and historical realities.

            Dates

            From:
            28 Mar 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times

            Add (Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia: Young Artists’ Voices to your Itinerary

          4. Address

            Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4NS

            Bradford

            Step into the imaginative world of Jim Moir, the celebrated British artist, AKA Vic Reeves at Cartwright Hall, Bradford.

            Dates

            From:
            28 Mar 2026to31 Aug 2026Various Opening Times

            Add Jim Moir: Neo Fauna to your Itinerary

          5. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Bradford

            The session offers simple embroidery and sewing inspired by Made by Many Hands, making it a great family day out at Bradford Industrial Museum.

            Dates

            From:
            10 Apr 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00

            Add Family Craft: Sewing and Embroidery to your Itinerary

          6. Address

            Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4NS

            Telephone

            01274 431212

            Bradford

            At 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.

            Dates

            From:
            11 Apr 2026

            Add Slow Art Day 2026 to your Itinerary

          7. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Bradford

            Held in the new Heritage Craft Room at Bradford Industrial Museum, this session spotlights Yorkshire bookbinder Linette Withers and her bespoke, book‑inspired work.

            Dates

            From:
            25 Apr 2026Open 11:00 - 16:00

            Add Heritage Craft Workshop: Book Binding to your Itinerary

          8. Address

            Bolling Hall Museum, Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7LP

            Telephone

            01274 431826

            Bradford

            The Cherry Blossom Festival at Bolling Hall Museum is the place to be for family fun!

            Dates

            From:
            26 Apr 2026

            Add Cherry Blossom Festival to your Itinerary

          9. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Eccleshill, Bradford

            At Bradford Industrial Museum, Made by Many Hands highlights local craft traditions inspired by the Heritage Crafts list and is accompanied by workshops and events across the site.

            Dates

            From:
            3 May 2026to15 Nov 2026Various Opening Times

            Add Made by Many Hands: A Heritage Craft exhibition to your Itinerary

          10. Address

            Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4NS

            Telephone

            01274 431212

            Bradford

            At Cartwright Hall, this exhibition revisits the 1904 Great Exhibition by centring the Somali Village and its colonial context.

            Dates

            From:
            9 May 2026to1 Nov 2026Various Opening Times

            Add A Somali Village in Lister Park: Weaving Together Industry, Culture and Empire to your Itinerary

          11. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Bradford

            This beginner‑friendly Leatherworking – Beltmaking workshop with designer‑maker Catherine Edwards takes place in the Heritage Craft Room at Bradford Industrial Museum.

            Dates

            From:
            17 May 2026Open 11:00 - 13:00

            Add Heritage Craft Workshop: Leatherworking – Beltmaking to your Itinerary

          12. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Bradford

            This workshop, Leatherworking – Phone Holder, offers a hands‑on, beginner‑friendly introduction to leathercraft in the Heritage Craft Room at Bradford Industrial Museum.

            Dates

            From:
            17 May 2026Open 14:00 - 16:00

            Add Heritage Craft Workshop: Leatherworking - Phone holder to your Itinerary

          13. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Eccleshill, Bradford

            Discover one of the UK’s oldest model engineering societies at Bradford Industrial Museum.

            Dates

            From:
            23 May 2026to24 May 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00

            Add Model Engineering Society Event to your Itinerary

          14. Address

            Bolling Hall Museum, Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7LP

            Telephone

            01274 431826

            Bradford

            Experience the Civil War at Bolling Hall —discover how Royalists planned to ransack Parliamentarian Bradford, with live weapon and cannon demonstrations.

            Dates

            From:
            31 May 2026Open 11:00 - 15:00

            Add English Civil War – Living History to your Itinerary

          15. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Bradford

            This workshop takes place in the Heritage Craft Room at Bradford Industrial Museum, offering an introduction to leathercraft where participants create a bespoke notebook or journal cover.

            Dates

            From:
            6 June 2026Open 14:00 - 16:00

            Add Heritage Craft Workshop: Leather Notebook Cover to your Itinerary

          16. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Bradford

            Leatherwork – Glasses Case takes place in the Heritage Craft Room at Bradford Industrial Museum, offering a supportive, hands‑on introduction to leathercraft.

            Dates

            From:
            6 June 2026Open 11:00 - 13:00

            Add Heritage Craft Workshop: Leatherwork – Glasses Case to your Itinerary

          17. Address

            Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP

            Telephone

            01274 435900

            Bradford

            Heritage Craft Workshop: Two Day Leather Rucksack — held in The Heritage Craft Room at Bradford Industrial Museum, a dedicated space for hands‑on traditional craft sessions.

            Dates

            From:
            20 June 2026to21 June 2026Various Opening Times

            Add Heritage Craft Workshop: Two Day Leather Rucksack to your Itinerary

          18. Address

            Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4NS

            Bradford

            Join in to make a giant collaborative artwork using mixed media.

            Dates

            Add Lowry City Scapes to your Itinerary

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