The National Media Museum has six floors of FREE permanent galleries. There are also two temporary exhibition spaces displaying varied exhibitions, which are detailed on the exhibition page.
Download our New Museum map (PDF, 0.8Mb) to see where they all are.
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.
Kodak Gallery
Experience TV
Discover how television is made, learn about the early pioneers of TV and find out what it feels like to read the news. Priority is given to groups who have pre-booked the Experience TV Tour.
Experience TV
TV Heaven
Choose from over a thousand programmes and take a trip into the past of TV in your own booth, or book our group viewing room in advance for your class. Encounter some of the original 'stars' of children's TV from days gone by, from Play School's Humpty to Gordon The Gopher.
TV Heaven
Animation Gallery
Learn about how animation works and find out how favourite characters such as Wallace And Gromit are created. Investigate optical illusions using hands-on exhibits.
Animation Gallery
Magic Factory
Use exciting hands-on exhibits to appreciate the different ways in which light behaves, discover how a lens works and find out all about reflection and refraction. There's also a Magic Factory website to explore.
Magic Factory
