Galleries and exhibitions

Saquib Idrees writes about the many uses of satellites, from spying to exploring space—and making it possible for us to watch our favourite TV programmes!

Harriet Terrington delves into the world of cryptography and explores quantum encryption, a technology that harnesses the principles of quantum mechanics to create an ‘unbreakable’ code.

As our new exhibition Top Secret opens, Saquib Idrees takes a look at some examples of ciphers throughout history—and the activities we’re offering to help you learn more!

Jenny Rowan explores the life of Noor Inayat Khan, a secret agent during the Second World War who became the first female wireless operator to be sent from the UK into Nazi-occupied France.

Alexandra Haley goes behind the scenes of Séance: A View Through the Veil, a short film shot in the museum’s Kodak Gallery.

Bradford Museums and Galleries’ John Ashton worked with us to produce a new exhibition about the Belle Vue Studio—one of the best photography stories Bradford has to offer.

Bradford has been at the heart of the UK’s amateur photography scene since the 1860s. Kate Burnett, Interpretation Developer, writes about the city’s photography clubs and some of their alumni.

Photographer Tim Smith writes about the story behind the images in his exhibition River of Tea, which explores the links between Bradford and the Sylhet District of Bangladesh created by the early tea trade.

Discover how exhibitions are developed and installed through a case study, featuring the Daylight Studio in the Kodak Gallery.

We’re all familiar with the idea of film directors making cameos in their work. But this practice began earlier than you might think—with some of the very first pioneers of cinema.

The extension of our exhibition about Robert Paul allowed us to investigate an interesting object rediscovered in the museum’s collection.

Photographer Jude Palmer discusses the stories behind the images in our new online exhibition, which capture engineers’ responses to Covid-19.