Post-16 Education
Find out more about our IMAX films, and browse the events suitable for Post-16 education by selecting from the categories below.
Download our annual Learn brochure (PDF, 1Mb) covering KS2 – 16+ or email learning@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk to request a hard copy and to join our mailing list.
We've provided some useful information to help you plan and book your visit, or you can contact our Learning team on 0844 856 3799 and they will help plan the right visit for you.
Galleries
Our galleries offer a range of learning opportunities to meet a range of learning styles. Select one of the following galleries to find out more and view specific curriculum links.
Experience TV
Learn about the invention and development of television, see how programmes are made and funded and investigate the social and cultural impact of television.
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Kodak Gallery
Find out about the birth of photography and the development of the camera. Discover what part the Victorians played in making photography so accessible today.
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Animation Gallery
Explore the history of animation and animated images, particularly British animation, and investigate optical illusions using hands-on exhibits.
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TV Heaven
Explore the history of British television, and select from our archive of more than 1000 television programmes to watch in the group Viewing Room.
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Magic Factory
The Magic Factory is a hands-on opportunity to explore the science behind light, optics and image-making using over thirty interactive exhibits.
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IMAX
IMAX films have to be seen to be believed. Shown on a 16m x 20m screen, they're educational, entertaining, and often supported by free educational resources.
IMAX: Hubble 3D (U)
Journey through distant galaxies, explore the mystery of our celestial surroundings and accompany spacewalking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA's history.
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IMAX: Wild Ocean 3D (U)
Explore the ways in which the creatures that live off the coast of South Africa need our protection and discover how the food chain works in this underwater environment.
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IMAX: Mummies (PG)
Learn about how pharaohs lived and about the Egyptian civilisation, their beliefs and customs, temples and tombs.
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IMAX: Dinosaurs Alive 3D (PG)
Journey to the Triassic and Cretaceous periods to see some of the greatest dinosaur finds in history.
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IMAX: Journey to Mecca (PG)
Follow Ibn Battuta on his perilous and adventurous pilgrimage from Tangier to Mecca between 1325 and 1326.
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Talks & Tours
Talks and tours led by Museum Explainers and Curators are designed to further students' understanding of subjects and themes studied in Post-16 education. Also listed below are special events which may be of interest to Post-16 students.
Collection Tour for Post-16 and HE Students
Subject to availability
Take a tour of Insight: Collections & Research Centre, home to over 3.5 million items of historical and cultural significance.
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Exhibition Talk
Subject to availability
Take a tour of the exhibitions currently on display in Galleries One and Two.
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Animation in Motion
Subject to availability
Learn about the history of animation and watch a specially created animation showreel in our TV Heaven Group Viewing Room.
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Workshops
Workshops are led by industry professionals or trained teachers, enabling students to work with people who are experts in their field.
Movie Trailer
Subject to availability
Study examples of trailers from a range of genres, plan and shoot a trailer, edit and add soundtracks and titles then evaluate the work.
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Television Advertising and Editing
Subject to availability
Plan, film and edit television adverts in and around the Museum.
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Animation
Subject to availability
Learn about different types of animation, make clay models and animate them using animation software.
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48 Hour Film School
Subject to availability
Make a short film from scratch with the support of experienced industry professionals during this intensive 2-day course.
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News Day
Subject to availability
Work as reporters, camerapeople, producers and presenters to produce a topical news programme and meet a deadline.
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Documentary Newsday
Subject to availability
Study extracts from a range of documentaries then plan and produce a short film.
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