City of Wonder
An exhibition concept proposal for the National Science & Media Museum, developed for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
About the Project
City of Wonder was a concept proposal for an interactive gallery experience celebrating Bradford's creativity, diversity and cultural identity through sound, vision and immersive technology.
Developed for the National Science & Media Museum in collaboration with Bradford 2025, the proposal reached the tender stage. It was not commissioned.
Tanya Vital served as Creative Director of Immersive Narrative and Audience Engagement — leading the storytelling strategy, audience interaction framework and narrative design across a 310sqm gallery space.
This page documents the concept design process and proposal.
The Concept
An interactive gallery blending data, sound, and immersive visuals
Inspired by Born in Bradford — one of the world's largest longitudinal research projects
Designed around Bradford's STEAM identity and cultural diversity
Audience-first design: active participation over passive viewing
Built for both local communities and international visitors
the team
Tanya Vital, Alex Chisholm, Dave Lynch, Imran Ali, Richard England, Tarique Naseem, David Girdlestone, Faisal Mushtaq, Mark Mon-Williams, Tim Rogers.
