Free

18 Jan 2025

Fighting to Be Heard: Big Celebration Day

A free day of family-friendly activities as part of Fighting to Be Heard.

Event Details
Date 18 Jan 2025
Times 11.30am–3.30pm
Location Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Ages All ages

Explore the themes of the new exhibition Fighting to Be Heard, with family-friendly crafts, performances – and boxing skills.

Join us to celebrate the opening of Fighting to Be Heard at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery with a free day of discussions, workshops and special events.

We’ll be joined from 11.30am to 12.30pm by the exhibition’s co-creators, including world champion boxer Tasif Khan, calligrapher Razwan Ul-Haq and Daniel Lowe, Curator of Arabic Collections at the British Library, who will talk about the making of Fighting to Be Heard.

There’ll also be activities for all, including a family calligraphy workshop, mehndi designs, recitals by young people from the Al-Mustafa Centre in Girlington, and the chance to try boxing skills with the Tasif Khan Community Boxing Academy.

Book a calligraphy workshop

The day is free – just drop in. But if you’d like to book a place on the family calligraphy workshop, for which places are limited, please call Bradford District Museums & Galleries on 01274 431212.

Visit Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Head to the Bradford District Museums & Galleries website for more information about planning your visit, including access information and parking.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Lister Park
Bradford BD9 4NS

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