Admission to the National Media Museum is FREE. Charges apply to the cinemas and IMAX.
What are you interested in?
What's on this weekend? See the super-widescreen 1952 white-knuckle ride This Is Cinerama on one of the only Cinerama screens in the world, this Saturday. Book tickets for This Is Cinerama
Exhibitions? See our Exhibitions and What's On pages. Or download our latest Exhibitions and Events guide (PDF 1.3Mb)
New films or IMAX? See what's on in film and IMAX. Or download our latest Film guide (PDF 2Mb)
Family visit? See our Families pages. Or download our latest Families guide (PDF 1Mb)
Group or school visit? See our Groups page. Teachers can plan a visit with our Learning pages.
Booking and tickets
You can book online for any film (including IMAX), or call the box office on 0870 70 10 200.
Enquiries
Box office: 0870 70 10 200
Groups & schools: 0870 70 10 201
Access guide
The Museum caters for all needs. For information on our Access facilities, see our access guide or our large print access guide (PDF 32Kb)
Getting here
National Media Museum
Bradford
BD1 1NQ
By public transport
The Museum is just a five-minute walk from Bradford Interchange with rail, bus and taxi services all under one roof. Forster Square station is only a 15-minute walk away.
By road
Follow Bradford City Centre and brown tourism signs from Junction 26 off the M62.
Download a map (PDF, 213Kb) for further information about finding us.
Larger Google Map
Google Street View route
For further information and accommodation ideas in and around Bradford go to www.visitbradford.com.
Museum map
Opening times
Museum galleries and shop
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am – 6pm
Closed Mondays except 20 and 27 July, and all August
The Museum shop has everything from gifts and souvenirs to postcards and optical toys, and one of the UK's finest bookshops dedicated to film, photography and TV.
Cinemas (IMAX, Pictureville and Cubby Broccoli)
Daily: 10am – late
Café
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am – 5pm.
Serves a fantastic selection of homemade cakes and soup, freshly ground coffee, fresh sandwiches, salads and hot meals. Hot food is served until 3pm.
Pictureville Bar
Daily: 5pm – 9pm.
Offers a range of bottled beers and spirits, freshly-made coffees, and soft drinks. Cold food is also available.
IMAX
IMAX
Watch films in 2D and 3D on our gigantic IMAX cinema screen – it's as tall as five double decker buses.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Two new exhibitions – Don McCullin: In England (above) and Animalism – are now open.
Connect with us
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National Media Museum events
This weekend
This Is Cinerama
This Saturday in Pictureville Cinema – one of the world's only Cinerama theatres – enjoy two hours of 1952 Americana, showing on three projectors.
Family events
Family Events
Have a great family day out at the National Media Museum, with arts and crafts activities, gallery talks, storytelling and more.
Permanent exhibits
Permanent exhibits
View the history of television, see how photography evolved in the Kodak Gallery, tour our Collections and Research Centre, and much more.