New Photography Exhibition at the People’s History Museum
 

The People’s History Museum, which tells the story of ordinary people and how they changed the world, will be hosting a free exhibition by well-known photographer Tim Smith and oral historian Irna Qureshi, titled The Grand Trunk Road. It opens to the public on Saturday 11 November 2006 and will be on display until Sunday 15 April 2007.

In conjunction with Bradford Museums, Galleries and Heritage Service, the exhibition will explore the longest, oldest and most famous highway in the Asian subcontinent using photographs and oral history. Tim and Irna travelled to India and Pakistan from Delhi to the Khyber Pass earlier this year where they photographed life along the road and sought out and interviewed people with links to Britain.

The result is a fascinating photographic exhibition personalised by memories, opinions and feelings of the individuals they interviewed. There will also be a full and varied free events programme to complement the exhibition, including a guided tour and elephant headdress making.  Please phone the museum or see www.phm.org.uk for more information.