Blog
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Blog by Aamta – Our Street Gallery Volunteer
Aamta, one of our amazing Our Street Gallery Volunteers, is an arts graduate and has been doing all the amazing social media on this project over the last few months. In… read more about Blog by Aamta – Our Street Gallery Volunteer
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Blog by Niamh – Our Street Gallery Volunteer
Niamh has been volunteering on the Our Street Gallery project. Whilst doing some social media for the project, Niamh is also assisting with installations of the huge billboard banners and… read more about Blog by Niamh – Our Street Gallery Volunteer
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Casting Around the Stores
In this blog Dr Rebecca Wade, Collections Assistant (Cultural Recovery Fund), rediscovers the identities of an intriguing set of plaster casts in our collection taken from some of the most… read more about Casting Around the Stores
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(Re)Discovering Women’s History: ‘Cockle Sarah’ Laycock
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 woman, Sarah Laycock, known as… read more about (Re)Discovering Women’s History: ‘Cockle Sarah’ Laycock
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A blog from our new Gallery Volunteer Facilitator, Usman Mahmood
Today’s blog is written by our new Gallery Volunteer Facilitator, Usman Mahmood. Usman reflects on his first weeks in his new role, some of the work he’s been doing, and… read more about A blog from our new Gallery Volunteer Facilitator, Usman Mahmood
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‘Spring’ by Samar Shahdad
Today’s blog has been written by Samar Shahdad, an exiled Iranian poet and a researcher whose work explores the themes associated with exile such as language, identity, and belonging. Samar holds… read more about ‘Spring’ by Samar Shahdad
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Empress Eugenie- a centenary recollection
Ian, our ‘Butterfield’ Volunteer spent much of 2020 researching some of the background to the history of the Butterfields, in order to add context to the stories that we were… read more about Empress Eugenie- a centenary recollection
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Tokens of Affection
In today’s blog, Assistant Curator, Kirsty Young, delves into our collection for this Valentine’s Day inspired blog, tracking the evolution of love and relationships from wooing to marriage using items… read more about Tokens of Affection
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The ‘Meg’, the huge toothy shark
Today’s blog is has been written by Dr Gearóid Mac a’ Ghobhainn, Collections Curator at Bradford Museums & Art Galleries, on the subject of the ‘Meg’ – the largest known… read more about The ‘Meg’, the huge toothy shark
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Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums – a blog by the chair
Today’s blog is has been written by Christine Halsall, the chair of the Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums She agreed to share with us a little bit about… read more about Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums – a blog by the chair