A group of adults and children stood a priest who is reading from a book.
Free

3 – 27 July 2025

Tu i Tam/Tyt i Tam

Tim Smith & Marta Szymańska

An exhibition documenting our Polish and Ukrainian communities.

Event Details
Date 3 – 27 July 2025
Times Thursday – Saturday: 12-6pm
Sundays: 12-4pm

Closed Monday
Location Loading Bay

Exile, identity and the nature of home come into focus at this captivating exhibition exploring Polish and Ukrainian communities in Bradford and beyond.

More than 150,000 Poles and 35,000 Ukrainians resettled in the UK following the Second World War – and the thriving local textiles industry helped make Yorkshire a popular destination. Bradford soon became home to large, proud and tight-knit Polish and Ukrainian communities – joined in the last two decades by economic migrants from Poland and, more recently, people displaced by the war in Ukraine.

Tu i Tam/Tyt i Tam (respectively, Polish and Ukrainian for ‘Here and There’) explores the fascinating histories of these communities through unique objects, rare archival materials and photographs – including many by Bradford’s own Tim Smith, who’s been documenting the city’s Polish and Ukrainian communities for more than 40 years.

The exhibition, which has been created in partnership with Łódź Fotofestiwal, will be accompanied by a programme of special events exploring the nature of migration, exile and social change, both then and now – details to be announced.

Opening times

The Gallery at Loading Bay is open at the following times:

  • Thursday – Saturday 12-6pm
  • Sunday 12-4pm
  • The gallery will also open to view before evening shows

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Credits
Curated by Tim Smith and Marta Szymańska. Commissioned by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and British Council Poland.

Lead image: © Tim Smith

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