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News items from the Saltaire Collection – find out what we have been doing and what we are going to do.
Big news – major funding awarded
Read about our exciting news about an award of £249,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Temporary closure
The Saltaire Collection is closed to visitors until October 2026. We are suspending taking donations until October also.
Salt and Roberts families visit Saltaire
At the end of July the Saltaire Collection and Shipley College welcomed three generations of the Salt family and two of the Roberts family to Saltaire
Bradford Heritage Festival 11-13 July
Find out about the first Bradford Heritage Festival. Events all across Bradford and district 11 to 13 July.
Free guided tour of Saltaire
Signup for a free history-themed tour of the World Heritage village of Saltaire on Saturday 12 July.
Free guided tour for National Lottery players
For National Lottery players only: sign up for a free guided tour of the World Heritage Site of Saltaire on Saturday 15 March 2025
Design consultants required
Designing for Saltaire’s new museum The Saltaire World Heritage Education Association (the Saltaire Collection’s parent charity) is seeking proposals from museum and exhibition designers to… Read More »Design consultants required
Alpacas everywhere in our new exhibition
There are alpacas all over Saltaire, carved in stone, wood and metal and sometimes even visiting for real. Our new online exhibition Alpaca wool: From the… Read More »Alpacas everywhere in our new exhibition
The Real McCoy – an introduction to black inventors
A free travelling exhibition by Chris Peltier in collaboration with the Saltaire Collection. ‘The Real McCoy’ is an interactive, educational exhibition designed for all ages,… Read More »The Real McCoy – an introduction to black inventors
May Rhodes (1921-2024)
The Saltaire Collection are sad to hear about the death of May Rhodes (1921-2024). May donated a detailed biography of her life including time in Saltaire.
Helping to break down barriers to accessibility
We have made several important changes to our website aimed at improving accessibility – mainly for disabled people, those who are neurodiverse and where English… Read More »Helping to break down barriers to accessibility