In November a group of us connected to the Bradford’s National Museum Project went to Chicago with the aim of exploring the cutting-edge participatory, co-creative and community engagement work going on in the City. Some of us also travelled on to Washington DC to exchange ideas with the Smithsonian Institution about the specific issues facing…
Read More***With regret, we have taken the decision to cancel this event due to the Coronavirus. We’ll post any furture events here. Join our mailing list to stay in touch**** Join us at the National Science and Media Museum on 16th March between 5-7pm for an open ideas exchange between people from across Bradford and…
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In November a group of us connected to the Bradford’s National Museum Project went to Chicago with the aim of exploring the cutting-edge participatory, co-creative and community engagement work going on in the City. Some of us also travelled on to Washington DC to exchange ideas with the Smithsonian Institution about the specific issues facing…
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I’ve lived in Bradford for over 55 years and I’m proud of it. I met someone from Montreal, Canada a few years back and he said he’d never met anyone with such civic pride. The source of that pride is the people I’ve met across communities and the lifelong friendships we’ve established. The shared celebration…
Read MoreBradford’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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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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