Happy birthday to us! On 16 June 1983, we opened our doors for the very first time, as the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. 40 years, a few name iterations and millions of visitors later, we’re still here.
Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the museum, see hidden treasures from our amazing collection and hear the inside story from our curators, archivists and special guests.
The museum may be temporarily closed until summer 2024 while we undergo a once-in-a-generation transformation, but our collections and stories are always open for all.
At the end of February we hosted our third round of community consultations, discussing some of the visual aspects of the new galleries.
Discover what goes on behind the scenes as we create new interactive exhibits for our new exhibition, Switched On: 100 years of broadcast innovation.
We’re consulting with Bradford district communities as we develop plans for a major revamp of two permanent galleries.
Young people from across Bradford are helping to shape our Sound and Vision project, which will transform the museum and develop two brand-new galleries.
Jo Quinton-Tulloch, Director of the National Science and Media Museum, reflects on Bradford’s selection as City of Culture 2025. What will this mean for the museum, the city and the wider district?
Alexandra Haley goes behind the scenes of Séance: A View Through the Veil, a short film shot in the museum’s Kodak Gallery.
We worked with Why Don’t We to produce a new exhibition called My Museum and Me. Sarah explains how it all came together—even when lockdown got in the way!
Lynn Wray, Research Fellow at the National Science and Media Museum, introduces a new research initiative, ‘Communities and Crowds’.
Discover how exhibitions are developed and installed through a case study, featuring the Daylight Studio in the Kodak Gallery.
In this post, our Head Curator Geoff Belknap looks at how we approach the challenge of collecting photography, and how we make decisions about what to collect (and what not to collect).