A pair of hands holds a photograph - women wearing South Asian dress pose in front of a car.
Free

20 Sep 2025

Make Yourself at Home: Family Poetry

A new exhibition sharing an archive of family photographs which celebrate the people who call Bradford home.

Event Details
Date 20 Sep 2025
Times 10am-4pm
Location Impressions Gallery

Join in with a family friendly poetry activity that will help you explore and enjoy these treasured images.

Visit Make Yourself At Home, a new exhibition by Impressions Gallery commissioned by Bradford 2025, sharing an archive of family photographs which celebrate the people who call Bradford home. Join in with a family friendly poetry activity that will help you explore and enjoy these treasured images.

Credits
BBC Contains Strong Language is a partnership between the BBC, Word Up North and Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. It is supported by Arts Council England.

Make Yourself at Home is curated and produced by Impressions Gallery and New Focus: Bradford Young Curators. Commissioned by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
Poet Kirsty Taylor wearing a green jacket performs using a microphone. Poet Kirsty Taylor wearing a green jacket performs using a microphone.

Part of BBC Contains Strong Language

The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival for new writing is coming to Bradford for the first time.

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