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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince:
The IMAX 3D Experience

Starting July 15, Harry Potter is back – bigger and better in IMAX, with select scenes in 3D.

As the students enter their sixth year at Hogwarts, Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds -- and the school of witchcraft and wizardry is no longer the safe haven it once was.

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Harry Potter weekends

Don’t miss our Harry Potter Weekends: free wizarding fun, all through summer. Create your own potions, design a spell book, write a Daily Prophet article – and enter our fancy dress competition. Weekends, 25 July – 30 August.

Ride the steam star Olton Hall

Olton Hall steam train
Ride the steam star Olton Hall

Don't miss your chance to ride the steam train seen in the Harry Potter films. Special steam rides are available in at the National Railway Museum, York, Sundays 26 July - 30 August 2009. The locomotive will also be on static display during the week.
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The IMAX Experience

Seeing an IMAX film at the National Media Museum is like no other cinema experience. Whether you are watching a classic IMAX film, a 3D IMAX film full of spectacular effects or the latest Hollywood blockbuster digitally re-mastered for the ultimate film format – IMAX is for everyone.

DMR – a new way of seeing blockbuster films

Using IMAX DMR Technology, 35mm films are digitally re-mastered into the giant IMAX format. With wraparound sound and stunning visual clarity, the film is 10 times larger than its original format – and is an experience not to be missed.

IMAX films and showing times
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For more information about the IMAX Experience visit www.imax.com

IMAX facts

  • The IMAX cinema was opened in 1983 (when the Museum was called the National Museum Of Photography, Film & Television) and was the first ever IMAX cinema in Europe.

  • The screen at the Museum is 48' (14.63m) high x 65' (19.81m) wide.

  • The IMAX screen was lowered into the auditorium through the roof as there was no other way to install it.

  • Since 1983 over 5,000,000 tickets have been sold.

  • The IMAX screen is perforated with thousands of tiny holes to allow the crystal clear sound to flow through freely.

Showing Times

IMAX Ticket Prices

Adult £6.95, Conc £4.95

Saver £14.70, Saver Plus£19.60

IMAX DMR®
Adult: £8, Conc £6

Family £18.55 / £24.40

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IMAX films

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen - The IMAX Experience

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen – The IMAX Experience
The battle for Earth has ended – but the battle for the universe has just begun.

IMAX films

Dinosaurs Alive! 3D

Dinosaurs Alive! 3D
Dinosaurs come to life on the only screen big enough to play host to them.

IMAX films

Deep Sea 3D

Deep Sea 3D
Sea life in a whole new way. Swim alongside the ocean's most unique and colourful creatures.

IMAX Films

Fly Me To The Moon 3D

Fly Me To The Moon 3D
Tween-aged fly Nat and his two best friends defy the notion that “dreamers get swatted!” and hatch a plan to get on board Apollo 11.