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Entry is FREE National Media Museum, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1NQ. Opening Times Galleries daily 10.00 - 18.00 / Cinemas daily 10.00 - late.

Please note: Our café will be closed for refurbishment from Tuesday 7 May - Friday 24 May. Refreshments will be available from other areas in the museum during this time.

May Half Term

Dance Fusion Performance

25 May - 2 June
This half term, see the Bollywood posters in our exhibition come to life with a live performance which retells the stories from the films through the art of dance and music.

Tom Wood

Photographs 1973 - 2013

8 March - 16 June
Regularly walking the streets of Liverpool, and seldom without his camera, Wood continually recorded the people he encountered with rare and empathetic insight into human nature.

Film of the Week

The Great Gatsby 3D (12A)

Baz Luhrmann directs a star studded cast in this extravagant 3D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel about a war veteran being drawn into the lavish lifestyle of his millionaire neighbour.

Explore our Galleries

Magic Factory

The young and young-at-heart can play with over 30 exciting hands-on exhibits, experiments and games which demonstrate the principles of light and colour, and explain the science behind film, photography and television.

 

What's on

  • 25/05/2013

      Film Showing Times

    Beware of Mr. Baker (15)

    Ginger Baker looks back on his musical career with Cream and Blind Faith; his introduction to Fela Kuti; his self-destructive patterns and losses of fortune; and his current life inside a fortified South African compound. 92 mins

    18:05

             

    Gattu (adv. PG)

    Gattu can't concentrate on his work because he's obsessed with kite-flying, and defeating the mysterious Kali, whose black kite rules the skies. 79 mins

    12:20

             

    Iron Man 3 (12A)

    When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. 130 mins

    20:15

             

    Star Trek Into Darkness - An IMAX 3D Experience (12A)

    After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. 129 mins

    11:00

    14:00

    17:00

    20:00

       

    The Great Gatsby (12A)

    Baz Luhrmann directs a star studded cast in this extravagant adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel. 142 mins

    11:45

    17:15

           

    The Great Gatsby 3D (12A)

    Baz Luhrmann directs a star studded cast in this extravagant 3D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel. 142 mins

    14:30

    20:00

           

    Voyage to Italy (PG)

    Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders star in this 1954 classic from Roberto Rossellini, one of the most influential directors of all time and the godfather of Neo-Realism. 97 mins

    15:50

             
  • 25/05/2013

      Film Showing Times

    A Personal Journey Through Italy

    Explore the ways in which the great innovator of neo-realism, Roberto Rossellini, set about making his most influential film – side-stepping the conventions of mainstream cinema at every turn.
    1 hour (followed by screening)

    14:30

             
  • 25/05/2013

      Events Showing Times

    Gattu (adv. PG)

    Gattu can't concentrate on his work because he's obsessed with kite-flying, and defeating the mysterious Kali, whose black kite rules the skies. 79 mins

    12:20

             

    Bollywood Icons Family Trail

    Explore our free exhibition Bollywood Icons: 100 Years of Indian Cinema with our fun family trail.
    Available all day | Ages 7 - 11

    10:00

             

    Lego Rangoli Poster

    Help us recreate a giant Indian cinema poster in a rangoli style using Lego.
    Available 10.00 - 16.00 | Ages 5 - 11

    10:00

             

    Indian Folk Tale Shadow Puppets

    Learn all about Indian folk tales, and how light behaves using our shadow puppets.
    Drop in sessions | Ages 5+

    10:00

    13:00

           

    Lights, Camera, Action: The Beginning of Bollywood

    Find out what it takes to make a Bollywood movie with our interactive show.
    20 mins | Ages 7 - 11

    11:00

    12:00

    13:00

    14:00

       

    Dance Fusion Workshop

    Learn some Bollywood dance moves with Dance Fusion.
    Drop in sessions | Ages 5+

    11:45

    12:45

    13:45

         

    Dance Fusion Performance

    See the Bollywood posters come to life through the art of dance and music.
    10 mins | Ages 5+

    11:30

    12:30

    13:30

    14:30

       
  • 25/05/2013

      Events Showing Times

    A Personal Journey Through Italy

    Explore the ways in which the great innovator of neo-realism, Roberto Rossellini, set about making his most influential film – side-stepping the conventions of mainstream cinema at every turn.
    1 hour (followed by screening)

    14:30