National Science and Media Museum exhibitions to explore how sound shapes lives

The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford is preparing to launch its Sound Season this summer with a series of exhibitions and events exploring how sound shapes our world.

The season includes two free exhibitions running between 23 July – 5 December 2021: Sonic: Adventures in Audio and Boom: Experiments in Sound, will uncover how the invisible phenomenon of sound has inspired people to explore its principles, including its origin and behaviour.

Visitors will learn about the journey of a sound wave and how it interacts with different materials and spaces, as well as exploring the biology of sound, and how an understanding of the physical properties of sound can be used by musicians, engineers and scientists to create and manipulate sound. 

Annie Jamieson, curator of Sound Technologies, said: 'We are really excited to be launching our Sound Season this summer. This is the first time the museum has featured sound-specific exhibitions and it is a great opportunity to explore our ever-growing collections in this area.

'Sound is a central part of our lives, but despite its importance to our understanding of the world, we don’t often think about it. Through this season of exhibitions and events we hope to demystify the invisible phenomenon of sound so visitors can understand what it is, how it moves through the world and how it can be played with and manipulated.'

For more information visit: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/visit