What was on

A display of colourful illustrations capturing inspiring stories of different routes to careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths).

We invited you to discover the world of sound with exciting new installations and interactive sound works from scientists, artists and engineers.

In this exhibition, you could experience the sensation of sound, learn how it shapes our everyday lives, and follow the journey of a soundwave.

In 2021, Bradford Science Festival returned to the museum and the city with a killer whale, LEGO challenges, pumpkin trails and spectacular light and sound displays!

To create this display, members of the Why Don’t We team picked their favourite things from our collection and found out more about them.

In 2021, Widescreen Weekend celebrated its 25th anniversary with a fantastic programme of restorations and rediscoveries, special guests, community screenings and an exploration of all things sound in cinema.

The YPU’s Annual Exhibition celebrates the work of photography clubs across Yorkshire.

We invited you to see an exhibition of Tim Smith’s photographs retracing the route of the early tea trade, and contribute your thoughts about how we should tell stories in our galleries.

An online exclusive exhibition of conceptual photographs by Ted Humble-Smith.

This online exhibition showed how digital innovations are helping pathologists diagnose disease.

See Jude Palmer’s photographs of award-winning innovations and achievements from engineers fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

To help keep everyone safe and maintain social distancing, in 2020 we brought all the fun of Bradford Science Festival to you at home!

2021 saw our fantastic programme moving online for the first time, bringing gaming inspiration to you at home!

This exhibition uncovered how Robert Paul, the forgotten pioneer of cinematography, invented British cinema.

This fun family experience featured live demos, new experiments and fantastic adventures in the science of light and sound.

This interdisciplinary conference explored the relationships between sound instruments and sonic cultures.