Bradford Council’s Museums and Galleries Service will be hosting a series of exciting events for families over the February Half-Term school holidays from 11 to 18 February.
The “We Built this City” events are all free and celebrate the fabulous people and inventions that built our city and district now and in the past.
The series of wonderful hands-on activities, workshops and partnerships taking place at the four venues throughout the district.
At Cliffe Castle in Keighley be inspired by the fabulous stained glass and make your own creation, check out the clogs in the workshop and design your own shoe, have a go at screen printing, hop on the Bradford Stories Bus, design and create a fairy-tale castle using recycled materials.
You’ll also be able to learn how to play the musical stones at the museum, use the new Women in STEM poster as inspiration to create your own badge and pick up your very own tree at the free tree give away.
At Bolling Hall Museum and Library families will get the opportunity to meet local historic astrologer Abraham Sharp to learn about his marvellous inventions that helped us to explore the globe and space, and have a go at making your own, jump on the Bradford Stories Bus and grab a book and interview your family, there will also be storytelling sessions with themed craft activities.
At Cartwright Hall Art Gallery join the 50 Things team to help make a giant adventure map, work with a local artist to create portraits of local inventors out of light, explore the collections and take part in a self-led printing activity, meet ‘Samuel Lister’ local historic inventor and mill owner and take part in a challenge to see if your family can build the tallest chimney.
At Bradford Industrial Museum you can hop on the Bradford Stories Bus, take part in an activity to make your own Jowett Car, meet the team from Undercliffe Cemetery to find out about Bradford’s past and take part in the chimney building challenge. You can also wreck some tech and make some art, joint the 50 Things team and make and test paper planes and get your hands dirty and travel back to 1940s wash day.
Councillor Sarah Ferriby Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Healthy People and Places, said: “There is so much for families to explore at our museums and galleries. From meeting famous historical figures to creating crafts inspired by them – there’s something for everyone to enjoy at these free family friendly events throughout the school half-term holidays.
Visit https://bradfordmuseums.org/we-built-this-city-february-half-term-at-bradford-museums-and-galleries/ to find out more about the We Built This City events.
