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 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 MoreIn 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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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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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 MoreIn 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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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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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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