List of museums in West Yorkshire

This list of museums in West Yorkshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Abbey House MuseumKirkstallCity of LeedsHistoryVictorian-period street scenes with shops and house displays,
Bagshaw MuseumBatleyKirkleesMultiplewebsite, local history, natural history, decorative arts from India, China, Africa and Japan, and an Ancient Egyptian exhibition
Bankfield MuseumHalifaxCalderdaleMultipleHistoric house museum, includes Duke of Wellington's Regiment Museum, textiles, toys and local history exhibits
Batley Art GalleryBatleyKirkleesArtwebsite, changing exhibitions of art, mainly by local artists and societies
Bolling HallBradfordCity of BradfordHistoric house14th-century manor home reflecting five centuries of family life
Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and MuseumBaildonCity of BradfordNatural historyNatural history, archaeology, geology, local history, nature centre and children's environmental education programs
Bradford Industrial MuseumEccleshillCity of BradfordIndustryFeatures relics of local industry, especially printing and textile machinery, kept in working condition for regular demonstrations to the public, also vehicles including classic cars, motor bikes, bicycles, buses, trams and a locomotive
Bramham ParkBramhamCity of LeedsHistoric houseEarly-18th-century Baroque mansion
Brontë Parsonage MuseumHaworthCity of BradfordBiographicalLives and novels of the Brontë family
Bullecourt MuseumMilnsbridgeKirkleesMilitaryinformation, military artefacts
Cartwright HallBradfordCity of BradfordArtCivic art gallery, collection includes Victorian and Edwardian works, Old Masters, 20th-century British painters and sculptors, Asian art and textiles
Castleford Forum MuseumCastlefordCity of WakefieldLocalwebsite, history of Castleford, from the Bronze Age to the modern day; local library below
Cliffe Castle MuseumKeighleyCity of BradfordMultiple19th-century Victorian, neo-Gothic castle with period rooms, exhibits of local history, natural history, geology, crafts and trades, archaeology, Ancient Egypt, stained glass, costumes, local pottery
Colne Valley MuseumGolcarKirkleesIndustryThree converted 19th-century weaver's cottages with 1850s weaving equipment and period rooms
Colour ExperienceBradfordCity of BradfordEducationVisual displays and exhibits showing how the eyes perceive colour, visitors need to pre-book
David Brown Tractor Club MuseumMelthamKirkleesAgriculturewebsite, David Brown tractors and memorabilia
Dean CloughHalifaxCalderdaleArtFormer 19th-century carpet factory and mill buildings now housing art galleries, a theatre and music spaces, as well as offices
Dewsbury Bus MuseumDewsburyKirkleesTransportationwebsite, preserved bus and coach collection, displayed on open days and events. School visits available
Dewsbury MinsterDewsburyKirkleesReligiouswebsite, heritage centre exhibits about the church's history
Dewsbury MuseumDewsburyKirkleesChildren'swebsite, child's view of history, including toys, 1940s-period schoolroom
East Riddlesden HallKeighleyCity of BradfordHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 17th-century manor house, gardens
Eureka! The National Children's MuseumHalifaxCalderdaleChildren'sFocus on play based learning and informal learning experiences
Fulneck Moravian MuseumFulneck Moravian SettlementCity of LeedsEthnicwebsite, Moravian memorabilia, embroidery and crafts, Victorian parlour and kitchen, historic local artefacts, 1822 hand-pulled fire engine
Gallery IIBradfordCity of BradfordArtwebsite, contemporary art gallery of the University of Bradford
Gissing CentreWakefieldCity of WakefieldBiographicalwebsite, childhood home and exhibits about novelist George Gissing, operated by the Wakefield Historical Society
Gibson MillHebden BridgeCalderdaleLocalOperated by the National Trust, 19th-century textile mill visitor centre with local history exhibits, located in Hardcastle Crags
Harewood HouseHarewoodCity of LeedsHistoric house18th-century grand country house designed by architects John Carr and Robert Adam, furniture by Thomas Chippendale and grounds by Capability Brown, features a bird garden
Henry Moore Institute in LeedsLeedsCity of LeedsArtSculpture gallery
Heptonstall MuseumHeptonstallCalderdaleLocalinformation, local history
The Hepworth WakefieldWakefieldCity of WakefieldArtArt gallery with collection of sculptures by Barbara Hepworth
Horsforth Village MuseumHorsforthCity of LeedsLocalinformation, local history
Huddersfield Art GalleryHuddersfieldKirkleesArtwebsite, collection focus is 20th-century British art, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture
Ilkley Toy MuseumIlkleyCity of BradfordToyToys and dolls dating from 350 BCE to modern times
Ingrow LocoIngrowCity of BradfordRailwaywebsite, collection of locomotives, operated by the Bahamas Locomotive Society
Keighley Police MuseumKeighleyCity of BradfordLaw enforcementwebsite
Keighley and Worth Valley RailwayOxenhopeCity of BradfordRailwayHeritage railway, Oxenhope railway station features museum of rolling stock, locomotives and artefacts
Kirkstall AbbeyKirkstallCity of LeedsReligiousRuins of a medieval Cistercian monastery, exhibits on the history of the abbey and the lives of the monks
Last of The Summer Wine ExhibitionHolmfirthKirkleesMediawebsite, collection of artefacts about the British television sitcom Last of the Summer Wine
Launds Inn MuseumGolcarKirkleesHistoric housewebsite, restored 14th-century inn with exhibits of local history
Leeds Art GalleryLeedsCity of LeedsArtCollection includes 19th- and 20th-century British Art
Leeds City MuseumLeedsCity of LeedsMultipleLocal history, natural history, archaeology from Ancient Greece and Rome, African artefacts
Leeds College of ArtLeedsCity of LeedsArtPresents many contemporary shows each year in two gallery locations
Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley MillsArmleyCity of LeedsIndustryIncludes textile machinery, railway equipment and heavy engineering displays
Lotherton HallAberfordCity of LeedsHistoric houseCountry house estate with Victorian and Edwardian interior and decorative arts, costume collection, formal and wildflower gardens, wooded grounds, a red deer park and a bird garden
Manor House MuseumIlkleyCity of BradfordLocalLocal history, archaeology, art exhibits
Mental Health MuseumWakefieldCity of WakefieldMedicalHistory and artefacts from the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Middleton Railway MuseumHunsletCity of LeedsRailwayHeritage railway and shed with locomotives and rolling stock
Museum of Rail TravelIngrowCity of BradfordRailwayHistoric railway carriages and artefacts
Museum of the History of Science, Technology and MedicineLeedsCity of LeedsEducationwebsite, part of the University of Leeds, teaching materials, history of education and teaching methods
National Coal Mining Museum for EnglandOvertonCity of WakefieldMiningFormer coal mine with underground tours
National Media MuseumBradfordCity of BradfordMediaPhotography, cinema, television, animation, advertising, and related technology and artefacts
Nostell PrioryNostellCity of WakefieldHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th-century Palladian house with interiors by Robert Adam, collection of Chippendale furniture, 18th-century dolls' house, 300 acres (1.2 km2) of parkland
Oakwell HallBirstallKirkleesHistoric houseElizabethan manor house and period gardens
Otley MuseumOtleyCity of LeedsLocalLocal history
Peace MuseumBradfordCity of BradfordPeaceHistory and development of peace, non-violence and conflict resolution
Pontefract MuseumPontefractCity of WakefieldLocalLocal history, mining, culture, archaeology,
Red House MuseumGomersalKirkleesHistoric house1830s cloth merchant's home with Brontë connections
Royal Armouries MuseumLeedsCity of LeedsMilitaryArmour, swords, spears, warfare from ancient to modern times
Salts MillSaltaireCity of BradfordArt19th-century textile mill now housing the 1853 Gallery with works by David Hockney, Gallery 2 with a collection of Saltaire paintings and drawings, and the Saltaire Exhibition with local history exhibits
Shibden HallShibdenCalderdaleHistoric house15th-century timber-framed house, park include West Yorkshire Folk Museum with rural life displays
Smith Art GalleryBrighouseCalderdaleArtwebsite, permanent exhibition of Victorian paintings, changing exhibits of local and regional artists
Standedge Tunnel Visitor CentreMarsdenKirkleesTransportationConstruction of the Standedge Tunnels and the history and life along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal
Stanley & Audrey Burton GalleryLeedsCity of LeedsArtwebsite, part of the University of Leeds, collection includes European and British painting, drawings and prints, dating from the 17th century up to the present day
The TetleyLeedsCity of LeedsArtwebsite, centre for contemporary art and learning, located in the former headquarters building for Tetley's Brewery, includes the Tetley Collection with relics from the brewery's past
Temple Newsam House and EstateLeedsCity of LeedsHistoric houseTudor-Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, working rare breeds farm, collections of fine and decorative arts, especially paintings, furniture, silver, ceramics, textiles and wallpapers
Thackray MuseumLeedsCity of LeedsMedicalHistory of medicine, including Victorian treatments and patients, childbirth, surgery
Thwaite MillsLeedsCity of LeedsIndustryFully restored working water-powered textile mill and associated buildings
Todmorden Toy & Model MuseumTodmordenCalderdaleToyinformation, shop and museum, includes toys, model trains
Tolson MuseumHuddersfieldKirkleesMultipleLocal history, natural history, transportation, textiles, archaeology
Wakefield MuseumWakefieldCity of WakefieldMultipleLocal history, culture, natural history collections of Charles Waterton
West Yorkshire Print WorkshopGolcarKirkleesArtwebsite, printmaking and crafts art centre with gallery
Yorkshire Sculpture ParkWest BrettonCity of WakefieldArtChanging exhibits of sculpture, both outdoors and indoors

Defunct museums

See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in West Yorkshire

References
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  2. "Official site". Harmonium Museum at Saltaire. Retrieved 21 March 2015. As per December 1, 2011: "Owing to the closure of the Museum, there is no longer a Harmonium Museum in England. However, there is a VIRTUAL museum.
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  4. "Famous car collection under the hammer". Craven Herald and Pioneer. April 27, 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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