City of Culture

Who is in the running for City of Culture 2029?

Nine contenders make the longlist for accolade and £10m cash prize

Profile | ‘Technology can isolate people – a museum is the antidote to that’

Jo Quinton Tulloch, director of the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, talks about the future of the venue, the city and the sector

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The legacy of Bradford 2025 looms large

Sustaining funding and media interest is the challenge, writes James Steward

Plymouth and Bristol announce plans to bid for UK City of Culture 2029

Portsmouth, Ipswich and Wrexham are also contenders ahead of February's deadline

Bradford shares UK City of Culture achievements

Museums and galleries played a key part in the programme

Turner Prize show opens in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall

Shortlisted artists explore themes of identity in annual art prize exhibition

DCMS to launch UK Town of Culture competition

New initiative will sit alongside City of Culture 2029

Bradford 2025: Building on the City of Culture legacy

The festival can act as a catalyst for cultural regeneration – as long as stakeholders are in it for the long haul. Caroline Parry reports

Science and Media Museum reopens ahead of Bradford’s year as City of Culture

Twelve-month programme of cultural events and exhibitions launches this weekend

National Science and Media Museum announces reopening plans

Phased reopening to start with redesigned welcome area

National Science and Media Museum reopening delayed until 2025

Museum will open in two phases to coincide with Bradford’s City of Culture year

Profile | ‘There’s something in Bradford’s DNA that is activist and radical’

Rebecca Atkinson talks to Shanaz Gulzar, the creative director of Bradford 2025, about her plans to surprise visitors with the rich heritage and contemporary vibrancy of this youthful city