2025: 28 June - 13 July

Pride Day: Sat 12 July

Martin Parr Exhibition

Head to Bristol Museum for a unique exhibition of Martin’s Parr photos of Bristol Pride from over the past decade.

The world-famous documentary photographer’s work showcases the city’s colourful Parade March, the 45k attendee-strong festival on The Downs, and all the different walks of life that come to celebrate and protest at Bristol Pride.

Parr’s work has become synonymous with fly-on-the-wall and candid documentary style, often provoking a mixed reaction and creating narratives with his perspective. His work has been collected by many of the world’s leading museums, from the Tate, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Having attended Bristol Pride multiple times as an attendee, Parr’s snapshots reveal a fascinating insight into the busy, colourful, and joyful event that Bristol Pride puts on annually.

This free exhibition can be found upstairs in Bristol Museum and runs from the 27 May until November.

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A message from Martin:

I have photographed over 4 Prides and it is always one of the best days for shooting in the Bristol calendar.

I like shooting when people are assembling for the march, and also gives me a chance to shoot some great home made placards
and to isolate these, to give them more presence. It is fantastic how Pride marches are now enjoyed by so many people. This would not have been the case when these marches started as the acceptance of the gay/ trans sections of society is now so much greater.

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