What was on

Hands-on light and magic helped you discover the science behind how we see the world around us. Flash-bang fun for the whole family!

Environmental artists Dalziel + Scullion drew on the museum’s archives to create a large-scale video installation.

An exhibition of work by The Linked Ring Brotherhood, a group of 19th century photographers who worked to establish photography as a serious art form.

Presented with her first camera in 1863 at the age of 48, Julia Margaret Cameron went on to create an unrivalled collection of immortal portraits.

A new generation of international artists brought a playful and subversive twist to the documentary image, blurring boundaries between fact and fiction to dramatic effect.

An insight into one of the world’s greatest collections of photographs on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.

Martin Parr is arguably the most influential and innovative figure in British social documentary photography. This exhibition brought together 150 works and several installations.