A new exhibition featuring work by a Bradford cartoonist is opening tomorrow at the Bradford Peace Museum.

The temporary exhibition, titled Cartoons for Peace, contains a number of satirical peace-themed cartoon drawings that have appeared in the press.

It will include work by Bradford cartoonist and anarchist Donald Rooum, who has drawn cartoons about a range of global issues since the 1950s.

The cartoons use humour to tackle a range of issues, including war, nuclear weapons, inequality and pollution.

Mr Rooum, 89, has drawn for publications such as the Daily Mirror, Private Eye, She and The Spectator over the years.

He also created the famous political comic strip ‘Wildcat’ for Freedom newspaper, and has been the editorial cartoonist for the Peace News since 1962.

Alongside his artistic works, the former Bradford Regional Art School student also played a role in exposing police corruption during demonstrations about King Paul of Greece and Queen Federika visiting London in 1963, where he proved in court that police had planted a weapon on him.

The exhibition will feature drawings, newspaper cuttings, posters, postcards, badges, and t-shirts featuring the satirical cartoons.

A special opening event is being held tomorrow from 5pm to 6pm, which is free for anyone to visit, at the Peace Museum in Piece Hall Yard. Visitors will have the opportunity to be the first people to see the new exhibition, as well as speaking to staff about the museum and its collection, and enjoy hot and cold refreshments and cakes.

The exhibition will run until the end of the year. Group bookings and guided tours are welcome and can be booked on request.

Bradford Peace Museum is the only accredited museum of its kind in the UK, and is home to exhibitions telling the often untold stories of peacemakers and peace movements throughout history.

Admission to the museum is free, and it is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 10am to 4pm.

For more information, call 01274 780241.