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:
- We have held our first Bradford College Textile Archive conference
Infinite and Various - Our collections have been the subject of, and supported, publications and research by distinguished textile experts and prestigious institutions:
June Hill
Dr Brenda King
Dr Susan Kay-Williams
Professor Anne Cranny-Francis
Dr Philip Sykas, Professor John Styles and Meg Andrews
- Our collections have inspired work by artists in residence:
Lorna Jewitt
Barbara Greene - Our collections are currently inspiring new and established artists:
Funding awarded for contemporary art exhibition based on the Textile Archive and Bradford Pick and Mix exhibition
Helen Parrott
Gherkin Art House
Our collections are used in research by students from around the world:
Masako Nishiyama
Our collections have provided research material, featured as exhibits in, and inspired new work for, prestigious exhibitions, competitions and campaigns
Threads of Life
The Golden Age of Couture
Golden Threads
Bradford Textile Society Design Awards
Bradford College Textile Archive participates in collaborative research projects with other institutions:
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