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Our blog is written by staff and very special guests. We share stories from our Collections, coverage of our film festivals, and take you behind the scenes at the Museum.

  • Our new internationally significant contemporary photography collection

    23 May 2013

    We know it’s a bit naughty, but we’ve unwrapped one birthday present a little early. We are acquiring another amazing photography collection – an internationally significant selection of contemporary photography from the Impressions Gallery archive here in Bradford. The archive has been accumulated by Impressions Gallery over the past 40 years. It will soon be […]

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  • G is for ghosts… the birth and rise of spirit photography

    20 May 2013

    Colin Harding takes a quick peek at the spooky world of photographic ghosts, from the first accidental images to the charlatans of the Crewe Circle.

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  • The world’s earliest surviving photographic negative is in our archive

    22 May 2013

    The world’s earliest surviving negative, and Fox Talbot’s mousetrap cameras, priceless artefacts from the birth of photography, are stored here in our archives.

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  • The most extensive collection of James Bond material ever assembled

    21 May 2013

    Our landmark exhibition in 2002 celebrated 40 years of the world’s best-known movie phenomenon – the James Bond films.

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  • The cine camera which began the National Cinematography Collection

    20 May 2013

    The cine camera which formed the beginnings of the National Cinematography Collection sits right here in Bradford, the first UNESCO City of Film. Fitting, don’t you think?

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  • An historic photography archive from the world of print journalism

    19 May 2013

    The Daily Herald Archive contains millions of photographs documenting the first half of the 20th century, and even preserves pre-digital methods of archiving.

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  • In 30 days time we’re going to be 30 years old

    18 May 2013

    We’ll be counting down to the big 3-0 by sharing some of our biggest achievements and most interesting collection items, and we want you to share your memories.

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  • Bradford Animation Festival 2013 is open for submissions

    17 May 2013

    It’s that time of year again – we’re open for submissions for BAF 2013. Here’s the skinny on why you should enter your short animated film, and how you do it.

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  • A powerful equation for International Museum Day 2013

    17 May 2013

    This year’s IMD is all about memory, creativity and social change – something which is close to our hearts, and inseparable from our collections.

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  • Inspired by Tom Wood? Show us your photographs

    16 May 2013

    If you’ve been inspired by Tom Wood’s talent for capturing ordinary people doing every day things, in photographs bursting with life, we want to see your work.

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