National Media Museum, Bradford

National Media Museum
Princes Way
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 1NQ
England

Website

www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

E-mail

talk@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Box Office

0870 7010200

Fax

01274 723155

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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A part of the National Museum of Science and Industry, the decision to locate the Museum in Bradford was driven by the city's historic contribution to the development of cinema and film-making in the UK, and the desire to make the NMSI collection accessible to a wider audience.

From its outset the Museum has set new standards in display and interactivity. Visitors can obtain a hands-on experience of the media, learning how television cameras work or trying their hand at animation among other activities. Special events bring you face-to-face with leading photographers, stars and programme makers, allowing you to ask the questions you want answered. Three film festivals bring you the very best in new and classic film. Above all, the Museum invites you explore the media, the world it presents and to think again.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Tues-Sun 1000-1800
+ bank and school holiday Mondays

Closed: Mondays except bank & school holidays

 Admission charges

General Museum Admission Free. Charges apply for IMAX & Cinemas

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Cafeteria
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

National Media Museum
Princes Way
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 1NQ
England

Website

www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

E-mail

talk@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Box Office

0870 7010200

Fax

01274 723155

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The Museum's renowned collection includes more than three million items of historical, social and cultural value. These include three key 'firsts': the world's first negative, the earliest television footage and what is regarded as the world's first example of moving pictures – Louis Le Prince's 1888 film of Leeds Bridge. Alongside this you will find the Playschool toys, the longest-established IMAX cinema and the only publicly accessible Cinerama cinema in the world.

Collection details

Archives, Film and Media, Personalities, Photography, Science and Technology, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • The world's first negative
  • The earliest television footage
  • Louis Le Prince's 1888 film of Leeds Bridge (regarded as the world's first example of moving pictures)
  • The Playschool toys (Humpty, Jemima, Big Ted and Little Ted) and Dapple the rocking horse, as well as the three windows (round, square and arched) and the cuckoo clock from the BBC TV programme.

Collections services

  • Public access available to collections information

National Media Museum
Princes Way
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 1NQ
England

Website

www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

E-mail

talk@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Box Office

0870 7010200

Fax

01274 723155

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 digital and online resources

Animation Toolkit

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=653

Animation is a fantastic tool to use when exploring almost any theme or subject – from French to fractions, Healthy Eating to History. This learning journey offers some easy-to use techniques for getting started with animation in the classroom.

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

National Media Museum
Princes Way
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 1NQ
England

Website

www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

E-mail

talk@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Box Office

0870 7010200

Fax

01274 723155

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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