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Curating Bradford’s Textile Heritage: Woven Through Time
Our Assistant Curator of Collections, Emma Longmuir, shares the journey of curating ‘Woven through Time’
7 July 2025
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Our Assistant Curator of Collections, Emma Longmuir, shares the journey of curating ‘Woven through Time’
Here at Bradford District Museums & Galleries Photo Archive we are celebrating the stories of two Bradfordian war veterans
If you visited Bradford Industrial Museum earlier this year you might have spotted the display on Baird Television & Thorn Electricals that we had in our small cafe gallery there.
During their visit to Bradford Industrial Museum, three generations from the same family discovered photographs of their war hero ancestor from the Belle Vue Studio.
Through Our Lens – Self Isolation Project was set up by artist and photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn in April 2020 as a response to the Covid19 Pandemic at the start of the first lockdown . After receiving funding by a Response grant from Bradford Council, Carolyn called out to young people in the Bradford District aged 12-20 to work with her to tell their story of this time.
As this month (March) is Women’s History Month, Assistant Curator of Collections Dr Lauren Padgett wanted to share some research she undertook of a Bradford
John, our Photo Archive Assistant, has written a fascinating blog for us this week on the development of Aerial photography.
John Ashton, Photo Archive Assistant, tells us that Bradford born photographer Ian Beesley is a keen supporter and friend of Bradford Museums Photo Archive. In
John Ashton is the Photographic Archive assistant for Bradford Museums and Galleries. He agreed to write a blog for us on whats been happening with the archive recently.