Dr James Bradburne is a British-Canadian architect, designer and museum specialist who has designed World's Fair pavilions, science centres and international art exhibitions.

He has developed numerous exhibitions, research projects and symposia for UNESCO, UNICEF, national governments, private foundations and museums during the course of the last twenty years. He was Head of Design at the new Metropolis Science and Technology Center in Amsterdam and has directed the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt.

James is currently the Director General of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence. He lectures internationally about new approaches to informal learning and has published extensively.