National Media Museum

The National Media Museum is home to over 3.5 million items of historical and cultural significance, and our diverse Collection encompasses some of the finest and most compelling visual material to be found anywhere in the world.

Amongst the Collection are three pivotal firsts - the world's earliest known surviving negative, the earliest television footage and the camera that made the earliest moving pictures in Britain.

Choose from the National Photography, National Cinematography, National Television and National New Media Collections to explore an online selection of artefacts.

Schools

We have eight floors of free galleries about the internet, television, animation and photography, and three temporary exhibition spaces exploring different aspects of the media. We can offer our spectacular IMAX cinema, practical workshops, gallery talks, study days and downloadable resources, as well as our live interactive show – CinemaMagic.

Visits will suit groups from KS2 to Further Education, and can meet curriculum requirements for English, science, design & technology, ICT, history, art & design, Media and Film Studies.

Call our dedicated Learning Team on 0844 856 3799 and they will help plan the right visit for you.