Irna is an anthropologist, writer and oral historian specialising in British Asian heritage. She has collaborated on several exhibitions and books on this theme, including Coming of Age: 21 Years of Mela in the UK and The Grand Trunk Road: From Delhi to the Khyber Pass.
At TEDxBradford, Irna recalls her journey along the Grand Trunk Road, interviewing the subjects for her remarkable book…
Tom Woolley is Curator of New Media at the National Media Museum. Recent curatorial projects include developing Life Online, a new set of galleries that focus on the history and social impact of the internet.
Tom spoke the about approach towards creating the museum’s Life Online gallery – on the history of the internet – and provided a sneak preview of the gallery’s content, before its launch in March 2012.