Research

Bradford College Textile Archive plays a unique role in preserving the textile heritage of Bradford, and offers opportunities for scholarly activity and research. Access to our collections continues to enhance the scholarship of staff and students with the College, as it has from the nineteenth century when it was known as the Textile Museum.  Our collections are also accessible to researchers working on personal or institutional projects. We also provide a service to designers and commerce, at a charge, enabling them to use the collections as a design resource. Collections can be accessed by via personal research visit or at a distance, using digital surrogates by arrangement. You can discover much more about the wide-ranging research activities we have enabled in the following examples:

  • Bradford College Textile Archive participates in collaborative research projects with other institutions:
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