Bradford’s National Museum Network 5-7pm, 27th January 2020 Impressions Gallery Book your free place Join us at Impressions Gallery on Monday 27th January between 5-7pm for an open ideas exchange between people from across Bradford and National Science and Media Museum staff. Coming out of Above the Noise: 15 Stories From Bradford exhibtion, we’re creating…
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Taking Forward What We’ve Learned: Developing our Action Research – by Julia Ankenbrand
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…
Read MoreBradford’s National Museum: Speakers Announced!
Bradford’s National Museum Network Meet Up Monday 9th December, 11am-1pm Quaker Meeting House, Russell St, Bradford BD5 0JB All very welcome (no need to book) Join us at the Quaker Meeting House on Monday 9th December between 11am-1pm for an open ideas exchange between people from across Bradford and National Science and Media Museum staff.…
Read MoreTaking our research questions to Chicago and Washington DC
In November a group of us linked to Bradford and Bradford’s National Museum project are spending time in Chicago and Washington DC. The group are Jo Quinton-Tulloch, Sarah Ledjmi and Gin Jacobucci (National Science and Media Museum), , Julia Ankenbrand, Helen Graham and Lynn Wray (University of Leeds), Nabeleeh Hafeez (creative practitioner on the Above…
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Bringing out the Belle Vue Studio (From the Bus Depot to the BBC) by Tim Smith
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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How does the national media choose images of Bradford? – By Si Cunningham
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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What difference does media portrayal make to Bradford?
Thursday 11th July / Cubby Broccoli, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford 6pm: Registration & reception / 7pm: All seated / 8.30pm: Close Book your place You are invited to join BBC Yorkshire, The National Science and Media Museum and Bradford City of Film to reflect on two recent initiatives with a shared ambition to…
Read MoreAbove the Noise: Films from and about Bradford
In Above the Noise we’ve collaborated with people who live and work in the district to explore how they make and shape Bradford using media technologies. As the exhibiton run has gone on there is one exhibt that we’ve added to. We kicked off the Bradford film exhibit with Peaceophobia! a film by Speaker’s Corner…
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Fast FM Radio: Bradford and the Origins of Muslim Community Broadcasting – Seán McLoughlin
In an effort to cut down on pirate radio stations, the 1990 Broadcasting Act allowed short-term “Restricted Service Licences” (RSLs) for the first time. Such licences enabled community groups to broadcast for around one month within a local radius of around three to five kilometres. This new opportunity prompted pioneering broadcasters working on local Asian…
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‘Above the Noise’ Open Late for Open Iftar
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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