Throughout this month, we’ve been counting down to our 30th birthday, and now it’s finally here!
Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the museum, see hidden treasures from our amazing collection and hear the inside story from our curators, archivists and special guests.
Dick Vaughan arrived in 1983 to organise the installation of the first permanent IMAX cinema in Europe. 30 years later he’s still here, and still fascinated by the technology.
Brian Liddy looks back at the Museum Exile of 1997—when all the objects in our collection (along with their curators) went on an adventure to Halifax.
Deb Singleton, Director of Bradford Animation Festival, looks back at some of the highlights of the last 20 years of BAF.
By Phil Oates
An internationally significant contemporary photography archive is added to our collection
An new archive, including work by Martin Parr, Julian Germain and Anna Fox, has joined our collection.
Our landmark exhibition in 2002 celebrated 40 years of the world’s best-known movie phenomenon—the James Bond films.
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.
One of the interactive games I was tasked with making for a gallery about the internet was about life before the internet. A perverse request, you might think…
It takes a lot of work to develop the interactive exhibits you see at the museum. Audience Researcher Catherine Elvin looks at how we test them.
Getting the opportunity to work on a brand new gallery doesn’t happen very often. Creating video content for Life Online presented an exciting challenge for our team.
Meet Joe Brook, our Life Online Project Leader, to hear more about the inspiration behind the new space—and see a sneak preview.
Seven weeks to go before Life Online opens to the public: looming shapes have appeared in the foyer, walls are being built, and our technicians are ready to fit screens, lights and speakers…