In our last blog we introduced our trip to the US. We packed our bags and travelled to inspirational places to continue our learning. With the trip being part of our collaborative action research, we made sure to bring people from across the research project. Our delegation of eight consisted of Bradford practitioners combining creative…
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As part of the Bradford’s National Museum Project I have been working with the AHRC project team, Bradford Museums and Galleries, the BBC and the National Science and Media Museum to find out more about the people featured in the Belle Vue Studio portraits. Following the buzz that surrounded the photographs when they were shown…
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In an earlier blog post on the Bradford’s National Museum Project website, we looked at how some Bradfordians are frustrated by the images used by the national press to portray their city. Now, I’d like to put the spotlight on how these images are chosen, and explore how changes to media content production may be…
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Join us to explore the Above the Noise: 15 Stories from Bradford exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum until 7.30pm on 22nd, 23rd and 24th May. We’ve arranged special late evening openings on these days to coincide with the Ramandan Tent Project’s Open Iftar events held in City Park. Why not take the…
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A Google image search for the word ‘Bradford’ throws up some predictable results. Predictable, that is, if you’re a Bradfordian. The first few pages almost exclusively feature depictions of City Park, the vast new public space that laps up to the walls of Bradford’s awesome neo-gothic City Hall. This should come as no surprise to…
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When: 17.00–19.00, Tuesday 5 March 2019 Where: Bread + Roses, 14 North Parade, Bradford BD1 3HT We want to know about your favourite meeting and socialising spaces in Bradford—past and present. Do you have a favourite place to meet friends for a catch-up? Or somewhere that always seems to inspire the best conversations and ideas? Join Bradford-based…
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A huge thank you to everyone who came down to join in our open conversations at the National Science and Media Museum’s first Open Day. This was the first of many sessions we will run to meet with anyone and everyone who has ideas about the role the museum might play in the district or who…
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Come and meet us! Have a biscuit! Come along and meet members of the Bradford’s National Museum project team as we launch the project at the National Science and Media Museum this Sunday. We will be at the museum between 11-3pm this Sunday alongside museum Director Jo Quinton-Tulloch and other members of staff from the museum. We will…
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In May we’re launching an Open Conversation. We want to start a conversation with people in Bradford. We’d love to talk about what’s going on in Bradford and about how National Science and Media Museum in Bradford can make a positive contribution. The first part of the conversation is to really learn about all the things…
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